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Episode 109 – Phone Floppers

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Michael and Michael get together this week to muse over how students can address college debt via gaming, thanks to a link from co-host Phaedra. We also look at how the Internet Archive is saving games from digital extinction, while reminiscing about some of our favorite old-school games. This brings us to a deeper discussion on how newer games with server components and digital rights management, may be disabling this preservation to continue. We end-up musing about use cases for Apple’s upcoming Watch announcement and how the smart-watch ecosystem may become yet another lock in play for the mobile ecosystem. … Continue reading →

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Episode 74 – 4K Gaming

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Episode 74, 4K Gaming was recorded on Friday, September 27th, 2013. In this almost-lost episode, Michael M introduces Sandy Kearney as a Game At Work.biz co-host. Since Sandy used the term “HD of Gaming” during the recording of the podcast, it seemed a small editorial liberty to upgrade to 4K. Game on! Sandy’s core work is with e426.org — assisting small businesses, IEEE and universities on the use of emerging and innovative technology. She is also a professor at Villanova University teaching leadership, business and emerging technology. Furthermore, she also teaches emerging technology and runs the emergency planning and professional … Continue reading →

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Episode 73 – 3D Printing

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The Michaels take a quick diversion to talk about how 3D Printing can change work and gaming. Is this just an excuse for Michael R. to talk about all the fun he’s had playing with his new MakerBot? We propose that it is not the case. For those of you who check out our website we have a great pic of a before and after view of a 3d Scan/Print. We also discuss the WoW Model Viewer and how it allows you to play with models from within the game World of Warcraft. Michael M. tells us about TwinKind and … Continue reading →

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Episode 9 – Reality is Broken

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Michael and Michael get back together for another exciting episode. This episode we start our periodic review and analysis of the book “Reality is Broken” by Jane McGonigal, PhD. We focus on the first three chapters this episode in order to get us all a good foundation of why we play games, and what value you can get out of them. We learn that most senior executives are actually playing games at work almost every day! Check it out – . We also talk about two really cool examples of music, learning and fun: Bobby McFerrin – World Science Festival … Continue reading →

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