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Episode 192 – PVP-Y

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  On a Games at Work busy day — the co-hosts start with follow up to the last two episodes dealing with smart speakers about the new HomePod being released.  While not said on the show, Michael M is looking forward to experiencing the dulcet tones of the Games At Work podcast on his HomePod in just a short few days! Robotics & automation loom large for this episode with many stories converging on the concept of whether automation will be a net job destroyer or creator.  The MIT Technology Review article gives a comprehensive snapshot of a variety of … Continue reading →

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Episode 139 – It’s All About The Rings Baby!

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This week Michael and Michael look at another example of NFC Rings, this time by Visa for the athletes of the 2016 Olympics. We also investigate a new way to combine AR and VR with Occipital’s new purchase. And talk about a few of our new games we are playing. Check it out! Show Links Visa’s Olympic NFC Rings Occipital buys Replica Labs Magic Leap The World’s most secretive startup Games we are playing: Star Trek – Timelines Shark Evolution http://media.blubrry.com/gamesatwork/op3.dev/e,pg=6e00562f-0386-5985-9c2c-26822923720d/gamesatwork.biz/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/5-139-Episode-139-Its-all-about-the-rings-baby.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (28.7MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Android | … Continue reading →

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Episode 42 – Physiotherapy Games

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The Michael’s have special guests Marilyne Lopes and Alexis Biller on this week. Marilyne is a French Physiotherapist working in the United Arab Emirates, using games and technology to help children improve balance, recovery from injuries, and cerebral palsy. Alexis, a long time listener to the show and husband of Marilyne, also brings a history of technology to the show and provides us with a sanity check on many of the medical terms. Between the two of them, we also get a great lesson in Latin! We discuss various technologies and how they are used in therapy and speculate on … Continue reading →

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