Photo by Michael Martine, Hamptonville, North Carolina, Oct 2018
Published 27 July 2026
e562 with Andy and Michael M – EMFCamp recap, whole lot of LEGO love, the game of life, a Playdate mini MMO, AR assisted murals and a whole lot more!
Andy and Michael M start off with a recap of Andy’s experiences at EMF Camp while Michael R is away for this episode. Andy shares his experiences, describes the “Monumental GameBoy”, how visitors to his campsite enjoyed playing his LEGO pinball machine and his updates to the EMF badge (such as Pigs in Space!). Check out the show notes below for a few visual links, including the Joust game for the Tildagon badge and more. Michael M went to an event at a local arcade in Chapel Hill and only noticed as he was leaving that they too had a Joust cabinet game.
Andrzej Marczewski wrote an article in gamified.uk about the game of life – not the one by Hasbro or Conway – rather the game of life itself with resources to manage and protect. Andy and Michael enjoyed Andrzej’s take, especially how he treated progress and score. Going from the macro to the micro, the team also took a look at the Playdate miniMMO PointlessQuest. Andy may give this a shot on his Playdate soon!
Next, it’s on to LEGO, and there are so many new cool drops from Billund. Andy already mentioned his pinball table during the EMF recap. After checking out the playable Donkey Kong game, the pair then takes a look at the new Star Trek Enterprise 1701 bridge. With 8 minifigs from the original series, and features such as the rocking command chair, transporter room actions and troubling Tribbles, there’s something for every Star Trek fan. And the team just loved just how many LEGO bricks it took to make the Enterprise bridge set.
Then, Andy and Michael take a look at how an artist created a mural using sketchar.io augmented reality – just like using transparencies and an overhead projector from days of yore. If that doesn’t ring a bell, have a look at the YouTube from the Computer History Museum below. Many thanks to @lxs@fosstodon.org for sharing this mural designing video with us!
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New, exclusive, by me: LG to Ban Residential Proxy Providers from Smart TV Apps
The home appliance giant LG Electronics USA said this week it plans to suspend any apps built for its smart TVs that turn one’s television into an always-on residential proxy node. The move comes less than a month after researchers found that more than 42 percent of games and other apps available for download on LG’s webOS store allow unknown third-parties to route their Internet traffic through a user’s TV.
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
e535 with Michael M and Andy - #AdversarialPoetry to jailbreak #LLMs, #iFixit’s #FixBot, power of #DigitalTwins, putting the breaks on #Rewind, #RatsPlayDoom, #Nintendo #VirtualBoy and a whole lot more.
e533 with Andy, Michael and Michael - rings to chart the heavens and control your home, repurposing smart TVs, retro La Machine and Vectrex hardware made newly available, new Valve Steam hardware and a whole lot more.
e532 with Michael and Michael - Halloween Spooktacular edition with #AI #whale #communications & implications, #robotic #vacuums that phone home, #AdSupported #TV and a whole lot more.
e530 with Michael and Michael - An AI extravaganza with #VibeCoding, #AI #GamingChums, rating #LLMs via #Infocom games, #robots for #construction, #SelfAssembling #SpaceHabitats and a whole lot more.
Stories and discussion on #AR #glasses & #snarky #AI #wearables, #CarrotWeather, #RabbitOS2, #ShakeToSummarize, #Doomscroll and a whole lot more. www.gamesatwork.biz .
e528 with Michael, Andy and Michael - stories and discussion on #AI #ImageEditing with #NanoBanana, #GAN enabled #LLM evolution with #R-Zero, #MentraOS #OpenSource #SmartGlasses, #AutomotiveSoftware, #MakingMonsters, #Of…
