We join the show already in progress as Michael M has finally read Kill Decision and convinces Sandy that she should go read it immediately! This week’s show becomes a bit of a review show including books, movies and games. What is your favorite? What do you think gaming will be called in 10-15 years? Will it still be gaming, will it be work, will it be something else? In the age of free culture, open source, and makers, how do we ensure that we continue to meet the basic needs of the individual to allow for the value creation of open culture?

We then flip over to a discussion of Flappy Bird and how it is the ultimate realization of the one more move game. We also discuss what games are we playing now. Threes, Disco Zoo (continues to feed Michael M’s 8-bit addiction), Real Racing 3, Tiny Tycoons, PvZ, PvZ2, etc. At what point do the games no longer give you enough dopamine to keep playing? We look back fondly at a few games that have slowly fallen off our rotation. We decide to do a bit of a game walk thru of Tiny Tycoon so you all can decide how much fun it is – NOT!!

Show Links:

Daniel Suarez’s Site

Kill Decision – By Daniel Suarez

Ant behavior and pheromones

Influx – By Daniel Suarez

Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple’s Greatest Products

The Lego Movie

Dan Pink’s = What motivates you

If you build it…Design Thinking

Flappy Bird – Flap

Buffalo Wings

Threes

Disco Zoo

Real Racing 3

Tiny Tycoon

Simpsons Tapped Out

1Password

Zork Adventures on iPad

Plants verses Zombies

The Roaming Gnome

Clumsy Ninja

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