Professor Game Podcast

Special episode Engagers! This is your reminder to take a step back of what·s been going on and to get your glass filled with energy once more!

There used to be an episode an example in gamification, which we've decided to migrate elsewhere. If you want some free content in this world of creating engagement and loyalty inspired on what games do great, find our FREE Gamification Course at professorgame.com/freegamificationcourse .  

There used to be an episode on playtesting and iteration in gamification, which we've decided to migrate elsewhere. If you want some free content in this world of creating engagement and loyalty inspired on what games do great, find our FREE Gamification Course at professorgame.com/freegamificationcourse .  

There used to be an episode on storyboarding and prototyping in gamification, which we've decided to migrate elsewhere. If you want some free content in this world of creating engagement and loyalty inspired on what games do great, find our FREE Gamification Course at professorgame.com/freegamificationcourse .

There used to be an episode on choosing and using game mechanics, which we've decided to migrate elsewhere. If you want some free content in this world of creating engagement and loyalty inspired on what games do great, find our FREE Gamification Course at professorgame.com/freegamificationcourse .  

There used to be an episode on who are our players, which we've decided to migrate elsewhere. If you want some free content in this world of creating engagement and loyalty inspired on what games do great, find our FREE Gamification Course at professorgame.com/freegamificationcourse .

There used to be an episode on setting up objectives in gamification, which we've decided to migrate elsewhere. If you want some free content in this world of creating engagement and loyalty inspired on what games do great, find our FREE Gamification Course at professorgame.com/freegamificationcourse .

On this special episode we are providing an overview of the first steps in our gamification course! So enjoy and perhaps we will have the whole series!

James I. Bond is one of America·s leading behavioral management specialists, and author of the award-winning book, BRAIN GLUE · How Selling Becomes Much Easier By Making Your Ideas ·Sticky.· For thirteen years he ran one of Southern California·s leading behavioral management firms, working with a who·s who of American business. Early in his career, he ran an advertising agency in Montreal. He is a...

James "Pigeon" Fielder, Ph. D. joined CSU as an Instructor after retiring from the U.S. Air Force as a Lieutenant Colonel and Associate Professor of Political Science at the U.S. Air Force Academy. He is also serving as a Marine Corps University Non-Resident Krulak Fellow for academic years 2021-2026, is the Director of Professional and Educational Games for Mobius Worlds Publishing, and consults...

Matt Nuccio is the president of Design Edge, Inc., a toy and game development company and licensing agency whose clients include Mattel, Hasbro, Spin Master and Fisher-Price to name only a few. For 4 years, Matt co-chaired the Toy Association (TA), on their associate panel, representing all designers and inventors within the toy industry. Currently, Matt sits on the board of directors of the Unite...

Cristobal Figueroa is a Chilean entrepreneur based in Melbourne. His journey of self-discovery, combined with experiences, passions, and skills, have led him to discover his purpose·to cultivate meaningful connections among families and individuals through the power of play.

Corey Hord is currently employed with Mondelēz International (Oreo, Chip Ahoy!, Ritz, Sour Patch Kids, Swedish Fish, Clif Bar, and beyond) as an Operational Excellence professional implementing the company's integrated Lean Six Sigma program across the United States. Corey has over a decade of operations experience (Craft Brew Alliance, Anheuser-Busch, BJC HealthCare, Mondelēz International) with...

Victoria Ichizli-Bartels is a writer, coach, and consultant with a background in semiconductor physics, electronic engineering (with a Ph. D.), information technology, and business development. While being a non-gamer in the traditional sense, Victoria came up with the term Self-Gamification, a gameful and playful self-help approach bringing anthropology, kaizen, and gamification-based methods tog...

Sarah Le-Fevre is a Games-based Learning design and delivery professional and certified Lego® Serious Play® Facilitator.  After tiring of creating programs for blue-chip clients that focused almost solely on growth and profit, Sarah made the decision to keep the same audience but shift the focus to learning around sustainability, human flourishing and tackling systemic wicked problems. With a focu...

Scott Provence is an award-winning instructional designer, author, and speaker. His print, instructor-led, and web-based curricula have been delivered throughout the world, and his sales and customer service trainees have gone on to receive multiple industry awards for their work. Scott has over a decade of Instructional Design experience, as well as five years of experience in VP and senior leade...

Mike Washburn is an educator, community builder, content creator from Barrie, Ontario, Canada. He currently serves as the Director of Learning and Development for Logics Academy, a STEM, Robotics and Learning Experience Design company based in Toronto, Ontario. As a former computer science teacher, Mike created a custom-made curriculum using elements of game design and game-based learning culminat...

Mai P. Trinh is an Assistant Professor in Leadership and Interdisciplinary Studies at Arizona State University. Her scholarly works empower people to become the best leaders they can be so that we can build a more equitable and equal world together. From the top down, she combines complex adaptive systems science with agent-based modeling to reveal systemic patterns of inequalities, examine the ef...

Andrew is co-founder at Rollama - a new gaming website for English language practice. Andrew was an English and Primary class teacher for 15 years in the UK, Malaysia and China. Now he's running Rollama full-time to help make English grammar practice fun for kids.

Brit Morenus has a goal to MAKE LEARNING FUN! When she isn't online supporting Microsoft Contact Centers with gamified learning, she can be found homeschooling her daughter and volunteering with local youth. She truly feels gamification can be a successful approach for all ages for every day life tasks, work tasks, education tasks or even your routine tasks. Brit has served Microsoft for almost 10...

Jed's mission is to bring more trust, connection and playfulness into the world. Why? Because for him that's what makes life fun, meaningful - and worth putting up with the necessary bullshit. He's a coach and co-creator of Cozy Juicy Real - a board game that gamifies human connection and builds stronger relationships for friends, families and complete strangers. It's been described as "deeper con...

Jon Spike started his career as an English Teacher and later as a Technology Integrator. He now serves as Coordinator of Instructional Technology Integration Services at UW-Whitewater's College of Education. Jon has presented all over the United States to districts, organizations, and conferences, including the International Society of Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference, the Future of Educa...

Today's guest is Jim Samartino, lead Game designer for Secrets of the Lost Station, co-creator of Secrets of the Lost Tomb, conceptual writer for the Big Trouble in Little China "Legacy of Lo Pan" expansion game, and most recently the author of the interactive children's book Crow the Courageous. He is a father of two, has a degree in psychology, and is a creative spirit who enjoys entrepreneurial...

Special episode with more professional updates for me! It will undoubtedly benefit this Engagers community, so listen to this short, 10-minute episode and get up to speed!

Christen is, and always has been, a storyteller. She started with singing and musical theatre at the age of five and went on to earn two music degrees. Fictional books (mostly fantasy, some sci-fi) were her best friends growing up and continue to be a huge part of her life. The earliest books she remembers reading are the Jewel Kingdom books and the Jedi Apprentice Star Wars books. By day she teac...