Podcasts about swapbots

Valerie Vacante is recently back from CES and the Alexa Expo and she has tons to share on this episode of the Power Kid Podcast! Valerie stays on the edge of technology and consumer goods in several industries including toys and games. Today she shares with us some emerging technologies and how they are being re-imagined and used on playful products. She provides helpful tips for manufacturers looking to integrate new tech. I ask her what companies are having success leveraging new technologies. Check her company out here: www.collabsco.com With so many options available - IOT, AI, Robotics, AR/VR, Data Over Sound, Voice, Wearable, NFC/RFID, Social, EdTech - which technology aspects should you be focused on? We break it down for you on this show!   We also discuss how these great companied are innovating play:   Swapbots - http://www.drawandcode.com   Mekamon - https://mekamon.com/   Birde - https://birde.co/home   X2 Games - https://x2.games   Immplay - https://www.immplay.com/   Tech up and enjoy!

In the second episode of Inside Indie Games, we speak to Phil Charnock of Draw & Code. His company raised over £25,000 on Kickstarter to fund their first product, SwapBots. Phil brings some fantastic insights and advice for those interested in funding future projects. Draw & Code is a unique company; Phil describes them as creative content marketers who stay ahead of the curve by embracing immersive technology and spatial computing. But like any company, revenue and turnover are vital to survive and thrive long term, and the bulk of Draw & Code’s revenue still comes from client work.We explore how they sourced that work in the early days, and how they’ve continued to ensure that they find interesting collaborators and partners who are a good fit for them.

@BulletproAgency http://bulletproofagencynetwork.com/   Bulletproof Agency are pleased to share this podcast. This episode takes us on a journey with an established agency as they launch a new cutting edge tech start-up, harnessing augmented reality to produce an exciting new toy product into the market   Topics Covered Andy, Mike, Rob, Tom and Annie talk about how they have launched a side project which aims to make major waves in the toy market, taking augmented reality and putting it into the hands of the world's children (and plenty of adults too)   They are talking Swapbots - www.swapbots.co   Themes examined include: How Swapbots was borne out of established digital agency Draw & Code Moving from being an agency for hire, to one who are able to realise their own ideas  How augmented and virtual reality has progressed over the last few years; from fads to genuine value What it feels like to take a tech start up from the North West of England to Silicon Valley Technology playing a new role in the collectibles market The experience of going through a competitive pitch process and the impact when you win Delivering a successful crowdfunding campaign including the importance of appropriate reward choice   Guest BIO's   Andy Cooper Co-Founder of Swapbots   Twitter @Swapbots   Bio Director at Agency, Draw & Code, Co-Founder of Swapbots and 92 Degrees Coffee     Links www.swapbots.co www.drawandcode.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/swapbots/swapbots-the-augmented-reality-toy-and-video-game   Presenter BIO A journalist and broadcaster for nearly 30 years, Andy runs his own media consultancy in Manchester working with clients like Weber Shandwick, the NFU, and the Institute of Directors. Andy started in print before 17 years as a BBC presenter & reporter, appearing on BBC Breakfast, Five Live & the Today programme. For five years Andy presented the award-winning BBC1 current affairs programme Inside Out, travelling across Europe making documentaries on terrorism, the smuggling of illegal guns into the UK and the Manchester IRA bomb. He also made films with Sir Bobby Charlton, Yoko Ono, Lord Heseltine and Johnny Marr. Find out more about Andy’s media consultancy: www.andyjohnson.tv   Thank you for attending and hope you enjoyed the show. Please subscribe to our podcast for more industry discussions with more fantastic guests.

Episode 112 might have been a slow news week, but that didn't stop us from having fun! We chatted about Butterbeer ice cream, Beauty and the Beast, Tom Brady's jersey, and so much more. But really, the meat and potatoes was all about the wild amiibo of Hyrule, for Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.   First, we tried making sense of the missing Cursed Tiki Temple for Skylanders. Then we broke down more rumors about LEGO Dimensions, and talked about some fun packs breaking exclusivity. We SWITCHED over to amiibo, talking about a weird Breath of the Wild glitch, as well as the soon to be release Mario Sports Stars amiibo cards. We also covered the Kickstarter campaigns of SwapBots and Oniri Islands, which are both doing great!    In the back half of the episode, we read through all the tweets for the #CommunityQuestion, and pick a winner for the #ResponseOfTheWeek giveaway. Finally, we wrap up with emails from the great folks in the community, doing our best to answer all questions thrown our way!   All this and more on Episode 112 of the Toys For Games ‘Cast!   Executive Producers:Jorge Torres! Our Sponsors: SHOW SPONSOR - Devin Laschinski (YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Dlasch2) James Holian (@InfinityMuseum) Matt Sonnenberg (@SCLMatt) from SkylandersCharacterList.com and Facebook.com/SkylandersCharacterList Micheal O'Driscoll (@amiibo_Museum) Christopher Long (@clong83), from Long’s Toys. Check out his YouTube page as well! Evan, TheLoneGoldfish (@TheLoneGoldfish). Watch him play games at Twitch.tv/TheLoneGoldfish Want to become a Sponsor as well? Check out our Patreon page!

Episode 110 was a little different, as it turned out to be a one-on-one sit-down interview instead of the normal show. Josh sat down with Phil from SwapBots, and they talked all about the new upcoming game, how Augmented Reality is evolving the toys-to-life genre, and so much more! CHECK OUT SWAPBOTS ON KICKSTARTER!   Executive Producers:Jorge Torres! Our Sponsors: SHOW SPONSOR - Devin Laschinski (YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Dlasch2) James Holian (@InfinityMuseum) Matt Sonnenberg (@SCLMatt) from SkylandersCharacterList.com and Facebook.com/SkylandersCharacterList Micheal O'Driscoll (@amiibo_Museum) Christopher Long (@clong83), from Long’s Toys. Check out his YouTube page as well! Evan, TheLoneGoldfish (@TheLoneGoldfish). Watch him play games at Twitch.tv/TheLoneGoldfish Want to become a Sponsor as well? Check out our Patreon page!

For Episode 109, Jason is MIA so we turn to a returning co-host to help push the show along and make it fun and enjoyable - Valerie Striplin! As per the norm, nothing about the show goes quite as planned, but thankfully Val brings her enthusiasm and bubbly personality, her jokes, and yes, even her grudges, and lays them all out on the line for this episode, which is on Switchmas Eve!     First we say goodbye to the online servers for Disney Infinity, before chatting about the new wave of Skylanders Imaginators to hit store shelves. Then we break down the rumors of LEGO Dimensions and why that game hits our nostalgia so perfectly. We wrap up with some boastful amiibo discussions, as well as some Lightseekers and SwapBots news!   In the back half of the episode, we read through all the tweets for the #CommunityQuestion, and pick a winner for the #ResponseOfTheWeek giveaway. Finally, we wrap up with emails from the great folks in the community, doing our best to answer all questions thrown our way!   All this and more on Episode 109 of the Toys For Games ‘Cast!   Executive Producers: Jorge Torres! Our Sponsors: SHOW SPONSOR - Devin Laschinski (YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Dlasch2) James Holian (@InfinityMuseum) Matt Sonnenberg (@SCLMatt) from SkylandersCharacterList.com and Facebook.com/SkylandersCharacterList Micheal O'Driscoll (@amiibo_Museum) Christopher Long (@clong83), from Long’s Toys. Check out his YouTube page as well! Evan, TheLoneGoldfish (@TheLoneGoldfish). Watch him play games at Twitch.tv/TheLoneGoldfish Want to become a Sponsor as well? Check out our Patreon page!