e503 with Andy, Michael and Michael – stories and discussion on the #DeadInternet, #AI, #recipes, #crowdsourcing #VR, #VirtualWorldsMuseum, #watches such as the #Pixel3, #CasioRingWatch and much more.
Andy, Michael and Michael get things started off with a couple of detailed articles on the state of AI. They focus first on a post outlining on how historical records could be changed, using the example of PhysicsForums where backdated posts have appeared. This leads to a conversation on human creativity and community, with examples from music and film. A Techdirt article continues on this theme, featuring the technique dubbed SNARF, an acronym for “stakes, novelty, anger, retention and fear” used in the attention economy. After these deep discussions, the team turns to Ed Ross’ AI created game called “Solterra Guardians” as a practical example of what can be done with AI at speed, which harkens back to episode 458 detailing an example of an AI that creates a full fledged websites from a prompt.
In the AR and VR space, Andy, Michael and Michael touch on Niantic’s Into the Scaniverse app for the Meta Quest 3 and 3S VR headsets. Content for this can be created by people with the Scaniverse app to record their experiences. Curation and recording of the multitude of metaverse experiences is the goal of the Virtual Worlds Museum – a kickstarter aiming to reach it’s funding goal in March 2025. This reminds the team of the OpenSimulator project for flexibility for navigation and portability between virtual worlds.
Wrapping things up for this episode, the co-hosts consider a pair of timekeeping devices. The Pixel Watch 3 has a has a feature called “Loss of Pulse Detection”, which can reach out to emergency services on behalf of the wearer. The Casio Ring Watch is exactly what it sounds like, a Casio watch that is shrunk down to a ring form factor.
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Everyone is wasting all this money betting huge amounts on “AI” (aka large statistics models, really clever parrots) when they should be investing in the human communities around their product, which are the source of… everything. 🧠
@gamesatwork_biz Here's a game I made with AI (specifically ChatGPT) over the last few weeks https://edaross.codeberg.page/ (it'll work on mobile if you have a keyboard connected, otherwise a standard computer is needed).
The weekly conversation hosted by Michael Rowe, Michael Martine, and Andy Piper, Games At Work dot Biz, explores the intersection where our digital play and professional lives collide. This isn't just a review show; it's a deep dive into the technology that powers our hobbies, the business behind the leisure, and the cultural news shaping both worlds. Each episode feels like pulling up a chair with three friends who are as passionate about the craft of game development and the evolution of hardware as they are about the pure joy of finding a great new title. You'll hear specific discussions on everything from the latest graphics card impacting performance to the narrative design of an indie darling, all filtered through the lens of professionals who live in the tech space. The Games At Work dot Biz podcast operates on the belief that the games we play and the tools we use are inextricably linked, offering listeners a consistently thoughtful and engaging analysis that goes far beyond a simple score. Tune in for a regular dose of insightful commentary where the serious business of technology meets the serious fun of games.
Author: Michael Rowe, Michael Martine, Andy Piper
Language: en-us
Episodes: 50
Photo from the International Space Station 1 April 2026 of the exhaust plume from Artemis II in Earth’s atmosphere – NASA ID: iss074e0431736 Published 20 April 2026 e551 with Michael, Michael and Andy – a tour of the Atm…
Mashup of photo by Victor Serban on Unsplash & images-assets.nasa.gov/image/art002e009287/art002e009287~orig.jpg Published 13 April 2026 e550 with Michael, Andy and Michael – celebrating Moon Joy with the Artemis II crew…
NASA photo art002e009057, 4 April 2026 Published 6 April 2026 e549 with Andy, Michael and Michael – boldly go into a deep set of space discussions featuring Artemis II, ways to keep track of the historic flight, COTS sof…
Photo by NEOM on Unsplash Published 23 March 2026 e548 with Michael and Michael – Stories and discussion on uncomfortable valley & uncanny valley, Nintendo’s Talking Flower, 8bit Pixel Agents for AI orchestration and a w…
Photo by Michael Martine, Chapel Hill, NC March 2026 Published 16 March 2026 e547 with Michael and Michael – Stories and discussion on bot to bot communications, 50 years of Apple, LEGO SmartPlay SmartBricks and a whole…
Published 9 March 2026 e543 with Andy, Michael and Michael – Stories and discussion on LEGO’s new Smart Play brick, this is a human brain (cells) on Doom, orc audio for vibe coding, Liquid Death’s Spotify urn for playlis…
Photo by Marc-Olivier Jodoin on Unsplash Published 2 March 2026 e545 with Andy and Michael – Get to talk about mostly non-AI topics this week, as we look at a cool kickstarter, Titan, that is building out a futuristic ga…
Photo by Masahiro Naruse on Unsplash Published 23 February 2026 e544 with Andy, Michael and Michael – Stories and discussion on rumoured AI devices, addictive predictives, listening through bananas (or mud), and what hap…
Photo by Viktor Keri on Unsplash Published 16 February 2026 e543 with Andy, Michael and Michael – Stories and discussion on Agentic AI and the changing nature of work, agents renting humans, real time translation, artist…
Photo by Mihai 👑 on Unsplash Published 9 February 2026 e542 with Michael, Andy and Michael – Stories and discussion on programming language localization, Virtual Boy hardware & emulation, LEGO terrestrial & orbital dwell…
