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Β» To clearly demonstrate what he felt were the most commonly abused mechanics of these games, @ibogost quickly developed a Faceb**k game entitled #CowClicker Β«
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cow_Clicker

Cow Clicker - Wikipedia

#shownotes for @gamesatwork_biz #podcast e470 are done and publication set for tomorrow, Monday 1 July on https://www.gamesatwork.biz , YouTube and all your favorite podcast feeds! Back after a break, this episode has #AI, games galore (#MiltonIsTrapped, #HHG2G, #Banana, #Egg, #CowClicker), mini-brain biocomputing and even more. Be sure to subscribe on https://www.gamesatwork.biz so you don’t miss an episode!
on the #shownotes #grind (while listening to the new #Madness album C'est La Vie) for @gamesatwork_biz in preparation for Monday’s posting of e470 - #AppleIntelligence, #AI #LLM injections of the #BeeMovie, #mini-brains #WetwareComputing and games (#Milton, #HHG2G, #ZenOfKayaking, #Banana, #CowClicker) galore. Check out earlier episodes, chock full of #AI #metaverse #AR #VR #gamification and so much more on https://www.gamesatwork.biz

TIL Ian Bogost was an associate prof at #GeorgiaTech when he wrote #CowClicker, but he quit in 2021 when the university dropped their covid safety protections.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Bogost

Ian Bogost - Wikipedia

@byttyrs @backwardsflow Do either of you remember the game #CowClicker for #FB? Much more fun and engaging than #FarmVille
How a cow-clicking parody game harvested Facebook user data

How a cow-clicking parody game harvested Facebook user data

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