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Posted: 07 Jan 2017 10:14 AM PST
http://www.qsotoday.com/podcasts/n2ba

Episode 127 - Brooke Allen - N2BA Brooke Allen, N2BA, joins Eric, 4Z1UG,
to discuss his articles published in the National Contest Journal, Game
Design for Contesters, where Brooke discusses entering into the "zone" or
state of flow during ham radio contests. This benefit, known to top
atheletes, has many advantages to attract new people to amateur radio. The
QSO also touches on field day at the annual Burning Man event in the Nevada
desert and social skills for nerds. Show
Notes Listen to Podcast
N2BA Links: Brooke's Blog"Game
Design for Contesters", By Brooke Allen, N2BAPart 1 : FlowPart 2 : FunPart
3 : Lighting a FirePart 4: Feelings as Design SpecsYN2SX essay QRZ.com page
First License: 1966, age 14, WN2RWY

First Rig:Heathkit SW-717 four tube shortwave receiver1 tube novice
transmitter TV sweep tube from the ARRL handbookHeathkit DX35 transmitter
with VF1 VFO upgradeHeathkit HR10 receiverEico 753 Kit
First certificate: Rag Chewers Club

Frankford Radio Club

Octavio Miranda, YN2N - rents out his QTH for DX contests

Reverse Beacon Network

Education:
Started at: Rose Hulman institute of Engineering - all male engineering
institute.
"Engineers are tasked with reinventing the modern world in every generation"
The Web of Belief, by W. V. Quine (Author), J. S. Ullian (Author)
Rutgers University, BA Mathematics
New York University, MBA, Finance

"Hard Fun"- Seymour Papert

Favorite mode: CW, because its harder

Current Rig:Elecraft K3 Yaesu FT1000MPCar rig: Icom IC-706Titan 3CX8
amplifierSPE 1KFA amplifier
Game Mechanics - what goes into a game

CT software for ham radio - first ham radio logging software for the PC

Flow State - "in the zone" Challenge is too Easy - boredom stateChallenge
is too Hard - stress state
Living with a Creative Mind - By Jeff and Julie Crabtree

John Crovelli, W2GD - tower climber "you are realizing a childhood dream".

The Heroic Imagination Project, founded by Dr. Philip Zimbardo

The Grasshopper, Games, Life, and Utopia, by Bernard Suits - Philosopher of
games

YCCC - Yankee Clipper Contest Club - "how do you feel right now?"

Hamwidows.org - Brookes site phony organization for "ham widows".

Startup Weekend - invent a business in a weekend

Vidcode - why dont girls program code?

Maker Movement - how to make things

Global Game Jam - game design weekend

Theory of Mind- can you look at something abstact

The End of Us - Game

Burning Man Festival is a gift economy, a vacation from commercialism, and
an experiment in living with other people "orthogonally".

Social Skills for Nerds - Orthogonal The RSS Feed for all audio
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