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Your weekly dose of Gaming, Technology, and Play. Michael and Michael have been podcasting since 2007 looking at the world of Technology, AR/VR, AI, Mobile, and Play. We search the web each week for interesting topics, and also talk about those things our listeners tweet at us at @gamesatwork_biz

Michael Rowe, Michael Martine

RTP, NC


    • May 26, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 34m AVG DURATION
    • 323 EPISODES


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    e515 — Seeing Through Walls

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 28:52


    e515 with Andy, Michael and Michael - #Fortnight #DarthVader #NPC, #IO, both from #Google and #OpenAI, #AIHardware, #VisionPro use case, #infrared #ContactLenses, #CarPlayUltra, #Microsoft #GamePass & more

    e514 — Leroooooy Jenkins!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 36:50 Transcription Available


    e514 with Michael R and Andy - generative #ads & #LEGO, #AstonMartin x Apple #CarPlayUltra, new #VisionPro #UX, an #InternetRoadtrip, #LeroyJenkins and so much more.

    e513 — Not Dead Yet

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 39:26 Transcription Available


    e513 with Michael and Michael - #Clippy + #LLMs, #SocialAI, new old #cars, first person video, #Duck, #Pong & other games, #DigitalTwin, #metaverse and so much more.

    e512 — Sounds Good, On Paper

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 26:58


    e512 with Andy and Michael M on #EInk #monitors, #Agent run companies & towns, winning arguments with #AIAssistants, #pixellating reality and a whole lot more!

    e511 — Vibing in London

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 28:36 Transcription Available


    e510 with Michael, Andy and Michael - #VibeCoding with the #VisionPro, #eInk, #ePaper, multi and single player #MMORPGs, #Minecraft #London and much more.

    e510 — Singing To the Dolphins

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 31:28 Transcription Available


    e510 with Andy, Michael and Michael - #AI stories ranging from #privacy, #dolphin communication, #OpenSource models for #robots, #GameTransferPhenomenon and much more.

    e509 — Maverick and Marbles

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 32:10


    e509 with Michael and Michael - stories and discussion all around #AI, #LLMs, #llamas, generated #Quake, #grokking, #generalization and much more.

    e508 — Taxes and Tetris

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 30:53 Transcription Available


    e508 with Michael, Andy and Michael - stories and discussion on AI Conversational Swarm Intelligence, the Pokétax game, numerous Nintendo stories and much more.

    e507 — VR is Dead? Let's Play!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 34:09


    e507 with Michael, Andy and Michael - stories and discussion on AIs training humans, non-serindipious searching, doomed VR gaming, playlist portability and much more.

    e506 — Make Me A PowerPoint

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 31:32


    e506 with Andy and Michael M - stories and discussion on the attention economy, focus, pirated data used in training LLMs, snarky software and much more.

    e505 — AR Never Neverland

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 43:34


    e505 with Michael and Michael - stories and discussion on AI technical & security challenges, a Metallica augmented concert, Dungeons & Dragons and much more.

    e504 — Can You Digg It?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 30:24


    e504 with Andy, Michael and Michael - stories and discussion on #vibecoding #AI, #biocomputing, #philosophy, #Digg, #MWC25, #LaserRot and much more.

    e503 — Death Watch

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 32:18


    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.

    e502 — Humane Rabbits

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 40:24


    e502 with Michael and Michael - stories and discussion on #AI for #career recommendations, game generation, enabled devices such as the #Humane #AIPin and #RabbitR1 and #Agents, as well as #Kindle #eBook #DRM while Andy is in transit to #RubyJam.

    e501 — Dumb Users, Smart AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 37:05


    e501 with Michael R and Andy - all about outsourcing intelligence to #AI, protecting your #data after #death, #AR #glasses, #Diablo & #Civ game ports, #backdoors and more!

    e500 – fünfhundert smooth operator

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 34:55


    Congratulations to us on hitting the big 5-0-0! The hosts reminisce about past gems and dive into current tech tidbits, from #AI wonders, to #gaming with Mario in (Unreal) 3D.

    e499 — Seeking Data

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 35:44


    e499 with Michael and Michael - all about #AI with #DeepSeek, #coldstart, #hallucinations, #BerlinWall, #AttentionEconomy, #IntentionEconomy and a whole lot more!

    e498 — Password to the Oregon Trail

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 35:49


    e498 with Michael, Andy and Michael on #maps, #weather, #games, #gamification, #robots, #LanguageLocalization, #LEGO and a whole lot more!

    e497 — Rise of the Robots

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 40:46


    e497 with Michael, Michael and Andy on #CES2025, #robots, #socks, #AI, #TalkingMoose, #ZaphodBeeblebrox, #LanguageLocalization, #LEGO and a whole lot more!

    E496 – The Starting Square

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 34:07


    Andy and Michael discuss the FOSDEM 2025 conference and the open-sourcing of the Moxie toy server. They also explore the use of Clams for water monitoring, Minecraft worlds generated from Open Street Map data, and VR glasses for mice.

    e495 — Personal Planetarium

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2024 43:08


    e495 with Michael and Michael on personal #planetariums, digital #doppelgängers, #agentic #AI acceleration, and a whole lot more!

    e494 — License to Brick

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 34:11


    e493 with Michael, Michael and Andy on #digital #storage for a century, #AI #datasets, videos & new #Oreo flavors, #hacking digital license plates and #robots, and a whole lot more!

    e493 — A VR Merry Holiday

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 33:34


    e493 with Andy, Michael & Michael — all things #VR, from #AndroidXR & Project #Moohan to #GorillaTag to the #NFL #Funday crossovers with the #Simpsons and a whole lot more!

    e492 — Flexi Festivus

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 33:24


    e492 with Michael & Michael — #holiday desktop #decorations, #AR, #ImmersiveVideo in sports, user experience and interaction and a whole lot more!

    e491 — Geospatial Bricks

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 32:07


    e491 with Michael, Andy & Michael — #AI training data from authors & #Foursquare #OpenSourcePlaces, #SamStones, #VR experiences from #Lapz, #MSFlightSimulator, #GOG like #Elite & #StarWarsTheOldRepublic and a whole lot more!

    e490 — Codename - "Amelia"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 35:28


    Photo by Gerald Hartl on Unsplash Published 18 November 2024 e490 with Michael & Michael — #AI, #AR, #VR, #RR (that's #RealReality) and a whole lot more! Michael and Michael start off the show with a discussion on how O2 is employing AI to waste phone scammers time.  Check out the video in the show notes below for how dAIsy, the AI grandma works.  After a quick discussion on Oasis, an AI generated game, the co-hosts then turn to an interview with professor Greg Benson on the future of coding now that natural language processing (NLP) and large language models can interpret user prompts and generate the code required to fulfill the stated need.  Both Michael and Michael agree that there is high value in understanding the underpinnings of coding even where NLP can be a tremendous accelerator, much in the same way that writing algebraic proofs deepen the understanding of algorithms.   Switching to mixed reality, Michael and Michael touch on the subject of watching movies and TV shows together, prompted by the YouTube feature on Quest.  Michael R expands with another article about the Vision Pro music experience from The Weekend, and shares how intimate the experiences can be when the singer is performing directly for you, up close and personal.  Next up, is a story about “Metaversities” in EU and UK schools that remind the cohosts of the Second Life experiences of a video screen in SL.  This spurs Michael M to share what he learned at a recent UNCSA.edu School of Design and Production lunch.  The ;TLDR is that Gen Z (among others) are craving authentic and real experiences not through a lens or a screen.  Following the trend of *R, Michael calls this Real Reality, and in the context of the global entertainment market, this means live performances, such as the crane dance show in Sentosa, Singapore (see video below).  This reminds Michael R of an interview he saw with Robert D Putnam, focused on the importance of building community and engagement as explained in his book Bowling Alone.  The pair then turns to the Verge and Engadget stories discussing Amazon's codename “Amelia” plans to build upon the Echo Frames platform to create augmented reality experiences that can shave seconds off of Amazon delivery drivers' work.  Wrapping up the episode, Michael R gives a quick overview of Tetris Forever and movie professor and adventurer Indiana Jones' latest gameplay. Would you want to ask dAIsy, the AI grandmother call your telemarketers?  What Real Reality (RR) experiences are you craving?  Have your bots

    e489 — Networking Rocks!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 29:55


    Hard rockin' #GenAI rendition of #CURL, creative #architecture, animation, #avatars and #StarWars inspired #album art and a whole lot more!

    e488 — Fight. For Your Right. To Pla-aaay!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 27:07


    e488 with Andy & Michael M — video game #emulation, #AI chat with gardens & articles, watch-based #translation, an #OregonTrail movie and a whole lot more!

    e487 – Data Privacy and you, NOT!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 36:28


    This week Andy, Michael, and Michael have a location based show, with discussion on FourSquare, data Privacy, and fast moving robots. #security #privacy #locationBasedServices #disney #foursquare #3dprinting #firstAmendment #amazon

    e486 — Miss AI Manners

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 38:43


    AI engagement etiquette, OpenAI's GPT Store, invisible unicode prompt injection, disappearing Chief Metaverse Officers, digital twin worlds & a whole lot more!

    e485 — Barbarians at the Rhubarb Bar

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 40:50


    e485 with Michael and Michael — flow, focus & distraction, waking up with Nintendo's Alarmo, Wartke & Fischer's song about Barbara, her rhubarb bar and the barbarians, the disappearing .io domain suffix and a whole lot more!

    e484 — n Card Monty

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 41:50


    e484 with Andy, Michael and Michael — social and interpersonal evolution from technology advancements, data ownership, North Carolina and global supply chain impacts from hurricane Helene and a whole lot more!

    e483 — Future Frames

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 40:27


    e483 with Andy, Michael and Michael — framing the evolution of computing and work with a social and human lens. Featuring Meta's Orion and Quest 3S, user experiences with kiosks, iPhone repairability and a whole lot more!

    e482 — New Hardware Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 35:34


    Games at Work podcast e482 with Michael and Michael — visionOS updates, AirPods Pro as hearing aids with social implications, satellites, Doom in a keycap, a kinetic coffee table and a whole lot more!

    e481 — Services You Don't Need

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 34:09


    E481 with Michael and Michael — active listening for targeted advertising, mixed reality color matching, Dungeons & Dragons therapeutics and a whole lot more!

    e480 — Time to Face the Music

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 33:45


    AI powered streaming fake songs, new GenAI text to video, a mycelia motivated robot, Nike+LEGO and a whole lot more!

    e479 — Listen Up, Outlaws!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 27:30


    Andy and Michael dive into advertising, AI, and gaming. They talk about CMG's creepy ad tactics, disabling smart TV tracking, Midjourney's new hardware, and the misuse of AI in music. They wrap up with the latest on Star Wars games, D&D, and VR gaming.

    e478 — Doomed, I Say!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 32:57


    e478 with Michael, Michael and Andy, AI, chatting with novels, symbolism, digital voice replicas on Narrativ.ai and games such as Tramsterdam, #CollageAtlas, #CivVII and much more!

    e477 — Build Your Own AI Hardware

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 28:06


    e477 with Michael, Andy and Michael, with quantum mechanics and football offsides calls, compensating creators for GenAI results via ProRata.ai, DoJ findings on Google, Diablo on the web and much more!

    e476 — The Returns of the Pins

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 39:46


    e476 with Andy, Michael and Michael, focusing on the reports of Humane AI pin returns, nursing & surgical simulations, Andy's viral blog post, NotchNook, SuperDrive, and even recommend other podcasts not called Games At Work!

    e475 — Hello, Friend

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 37:37


    e475 with Andy, Michael R and Michael M, focusing on telepresence, neurotechnology, brainwave control, exoskeletons, AI, friend.com, a forever mouse and a whole lot more!

    e474 — Scientists With Lasers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 38:40


    e474 with Andy and Michael R, focusing on robot dogs, hummingbirds with backpacks, drones that could fly indefinitely, swimming with linear algebra and a whole lot more!

    e473 — Powerball

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 38:33


    E473 with Andy and Michael R, focusing on The Sphere in fabulous Las Vegas, AI, OpenELM, OpenSCAD, cable management, floppy disks, and a whole lot more!

    e472 — Pixels, Prices and Pico

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 30:00


    e472 with Andy and Michael R, focusing on Generative Reality, gamification of automotive safety, AI algorithmic price segmentation, drones vs fireworks, the future of Futurama and more!

    e471 — Ghost Jobs and AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 30:58


    AI, exoskeleton innovations, ghost jobs, remarkably efficient solar power. The future's so bright, we have to wear Ray Ban Meta shades.

    e470 — Two Marvelous Mini-Brains

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 35:41


    AI threads through a set of old and new games that span text based adventures from Infocom's HHG2G to recent examples like Milton is Trapped, along with a conversation on FinalSpark's Neuroplatform for biocomputing.

    E469 – WWDC Recap – Everything you want to know

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 49:34


    Michael R. takes time to give a detailed look at what he learned at this year's WWDC 2024.

    e468 — Andy's Fun Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024


    Want to be part of an immersive Marvel story? Play Asteroids on a mountainside? Work in a virtual Roblox Ikea store? Well, two snaps up, it's your lucky day! These and other stories are in e468.

    e467 — Total Recall

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024


    Daylight's DC-1 e-ink computer, Welsh and Korean metaverse examples, searching for pizza, hold the glue, Minecraft tips from Microsoft Copilot and much more.

    e466 — AI's Perfect Vacation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 34:55


    AI and GenAI helping to create user research, vacation itineraries, music, and even dating compatibility. First eyes-on impressions of the Apple Vision Pro, a LEGO Barad-Dûr and drones that recharge on power lines.

    e465 — Roblox Physical Fusion

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 38:49


    Roblox virtual shopping, going down the Rabbit R1 hole, hardware & software integration, Super Nintendo World real world amusement park, BASIC & SL21B birthday wishes

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