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Episode 131 – Catching up on things!

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Michael and Michael are back to kick off 2016 a bit later than planned, but we have an exciting show. Michael R. get’s us all up to speed on the things he saw at CES this year, we talk about a hotel in Amsterdam that let’s you play games, Microsoft releases a version of Minecraft focused on K-12 education, and net neutrality is back in the news. So take a listen and let us know what you think on this episode of GamesAtWork.biz Show Links: Michael’s CES trip – Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3 Ford teams with Amazon … Continue reading →

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Episode 125 – Procedural Worlds

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Michael and Michael are back again to talk about some cool gaming tech which is being put to work. We talk about creating new worlds with procedures.. We talk about taking a very old idea and adding a new UI to it.. and we go back to star stuff with Neil DeGrasse Tyson. Show Links: No Man’s Sky – Amazing Procedural World Game – coming soon! Spore Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri Minecraft Raph Koster’s Laws of World Design Project SoLu Google Chromebook Neil DeGrasse Tyson What are you playing: Michael R – Emotiv Insight App – Apple and Android Michael … Continue reading →

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Episode 122 – Motivational Design

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Phaedra and Michael M start off the show with a discussion about Phaedra’s experience at the SimTecT conference in Adelaide, Australia.  Phaedra reflected on an interesting question posed to her while at the conference — how motivational design could be used to extract someone from an indoctrinated, calcified way of thinking.  Motivational design leads to humanitarian design and then on to persuasive design, not just for simulation content, but also for how the experience is created and tailored for the user to know when and how to interrupt their flow for maximum benefit and impact. As you pass through the … Continue reading →

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Episode 120 – Herding Cats

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The Michaels have had a great time herding cats lately and decide to play a game with it. As the summer ends, and people come back from vacation, we are all herding a bunch of cats to get projects done before the next holiday season. In the meantime, decides to herd the sun with project Sun Roof, which helps you understand the efficiency of your roof for the deployment of solar panels. Michael R talks about a local offering around leasing solar panels, and his frustration with not being on solar power already. We then focus on green water. No, … Continue reading →

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