Happy Mooniversary to Apollo 11! An out of this world episode with tales of space, Earth, Middle-earth, machine learning, hospital-shortening games, and much more! Continue reading →
A miracle occurs and our three co-hosts (Phaedra, Michael M. and Michael R.) all end up at the same location, at the same time, on the same day to record a Live show at our favorite coffee shop, BeanTraders. We begin by looking at how storytelling has changed over the years, and wonder if games like Haunting Melissa are the future, or just an expensive look into the past. We look into how incentives can back fire and what kind of cool games you could play for improved boarding of airplanes, and end the show looking at the latest startup … Continue reading →
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Michael M. and special guest Phaedra Boinodiris make a few book recommendations to help program your brain on using gaming for business, while Michael R is off this week. Phaedra also announces that she is writing a book and is currently working on the chapter about Ethics in Serious Games, so be on the look out for it. Recommended books Reality is Broken Ender’s Game – by Orson Scott Card Persuasive Games – by Ian Bogost and from wired magazine Cow Clicker The Eight – by Katherine Neville On Fairy Stories – by J.R.R. Tolkien http://media.blubrry.com/gamesatwork/op3.dev/e,pg=6e00562f-0386-5985-9c2c-26822923720d/gamesatwork.biz/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/1-13-13-Programming-for-the-Brain.mp3Podcast: Play in new window … Continue reading →