Every episode of the Professor Game podcast, hosted by Rob Alvarez of The Octalysis Group. Honest breakdowns of gamification, behavioral design, and the Octalysis Framework, applied to real products, retention, and engagement. New episodes weekly, plus interviews with leading experts.
Danielle Meadows-Stinnett Does More Tetris and Less Mario in Gamification | Episode 312
Listen to this episode on your phone! Danielle is the owner of Octane Design Studios, a 13-year-old branding and identity firm based in the heart of the Bluegrass. Danielle is a creative, recently certified prompt engineer, podcaster, strategist, wife and mama of 3. She’s also […]
AnnMaria Demars Making Learning Games Where You Actually Learn | Episode 311
Listen to this episode on your phone! After a stint in juvenile hall, AnnMaria ran away from her last foster home at age 15 and, with a fake ID, got a job and an apartment. By age 19 she had her bachelor’s degree, an MBA […]
Charisse Beach Finds Them Where They’re at: Videogames | Episode 310
Listen to this episode on your phone! Charisse Beach is the founder and CEO of Youth Transformation Services (YTS), a nonprofit company providing training on Risk and Protective Factors, Mental Health Intervention, and Game-based Learning. Charisse also authored At-Risk Students: Transforming Student Behavior which details […]
Kevin Reste Designs for Player Choice in Games | Episode 309
Listen to this episode on your phone! Kevin Reste operates at the unique intersection of art, media, and technology. As a Creative Operations Specialist, Artist, and Producer with an MFA in Design and Technology from Parsons the New School of Design, his expertise is multifaceted. […]
Lauran Kerr-Heraly Gets Anyone To Escape The (Class)Room | Episode 308
Listen to this episode on your phone! Lauran Kerr-Heraly is an award-winning educator and author. She currently serves as a history professor and Innovation Fellow at Houston Community College. Her innovative teaching includes turning a classroom into an escape room, multidisciplinary projects showcasing personal food […]