original photo, by Michael Martine, Sandwich MA June 2025. Animated by Google Veo3 July 2025
Published 14 July 2025
e520 with Michael, Andy and Michael – stories about AI advertising, still photo animation, anime agents, Pollen Robotics, Unity tokamak fusion reactor digital twin and a whole lot more.
Michael, Andy and Michael get things off to a fast start with an article all about AI advertising. And how including AI inside does not correlate with positive impressions. The Google Veo3 capability to turn still image prompts into short videos is next in focus. The hero image for this episode was made using Veo3. On deck next are the open source Reachy robots from Pollen Robotics newly available on Hugging Face, along with associated demo code and AI models. Then, on Kickstarter, the co hosts consider an AI 3D character pod. The Dipal D1 on Kickstarter trumpets itself as the “world’s first curved 3D AI Character Pod”. The intrepid Games at Work team digs up the Gatebox example from 2017 and the associated episodes shared in the links below. This even includes a discussion from 2018 about “cross-dimensional” human-AI agent marriages, which foreshadows the game “Date Everything” from the Wired article.
The next article is absolutely right in the wheelhouse for Games At Work: South Korean scientists used Unity to create a digital twin of a toroidal fusion reactor. And using the game engine’s physics engine, these scientists may have unlocked how to unleash fusion energy.
Rounding out this episode is the upcoming LEGO launch of a new Arcade Machine. This fun kit has a number of cool easter eggs in it, and the team’s looking forward to building it.
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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
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