Metaverse as a product? As a place? Or a moment? Life logging & open source software escrow as a means of historical preservation. @onepeloton’s #Lanebreak. And a dose of heavy metal tuba from Deathtöngue’s Bill the Cat & Opus Croakus. Rock on with @andypiper @michaelrowe01 & @carolinabigblue
Starting off this week’s episode, Michael, Andy and Michael talk through the World Economic Forum’s assessment of the metaverse, and the the three theories posited by the article. Andy pulls out the brain computer interface, and takes a deeper look at the non-surgical OpenBCI innovation, which reminds Michael R of his experiences with the Emotiv headset.
Reminiscent of the MIT experiment of life logging from the 1990s, the co-hosts discuss the Motorola neckband, which is designed to make the XR glasses less bulky. The team then turn their attention to the recently released Lanebreak game from Peloton, which introduces another interesting twist on gameifying your workout.
The cohosts embark upon an intriguing discussion on the historical preservation of software. The example of software support for implantable bionic eyes from SecondSight. Comparisons between the historical preservation of architectural and cultural heritage are made with examples of software placed into open source escrow.
Michael R shares the news that Fox is planning a Bloom County animated TV series. Michael M remembers rhythm tuba player Opus Croakus from Deathtöngue. This TV show is certainly going to go up to eleven on the charts.
What fictional band would you most like to see in concert? What software should be put into open source escrow in your opinion? Let us know over at @gamesatwork_biz !
Thanks for listening!
Selected Article Links
World Economic Forum article: 3 technologies that will shape the future of the metaverse – and the human experience
OpenBCI: Galea: Biosensing + Spacial Computing
The Verge article: This 5G neckband from Motorola could make XR glasses less bulky
MIT Technology Review article: My Life, Logged
The Chronicle of Higher Education article: On The Record, All the Time
MIT Media Lab people: Steve Mann publications
The Verge article: Go read this dystopian story about patients whose bionic eyes went obsolete
IEEE Spectrum article: Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete And Unsupported
Moorfields Eye Hospital article: Revolutionary bionic chip inserted in Moorfields patient’s eye
The Verge article: Peloton’s Lanebreak video game is finally here
There is no reasonable path for legal access to discontinued digital games, including through traditional institutional pipelines, due to lobbying from the ESA. Game companies, ask yourselves: is this irresponsible and destructive handling of our history really what you support? https://t.co/i1fLL9ySHe
— kelsey lewin (@kelslewin) February 17, 2022
@epredator the larking can’t be good for their health though #topGear https://t.co/nLffeWM0TN
— Patchouli Woollahra😼 (@PatchouliW) February 18, 2022
The Verge article: Netflix is making a live-action BioShock movie
Slashfilm article: Bloom County Animated TV Series In The Works At Fox, Based On The 1980s Comic
The Tyranny of Tradition article: Deathtöngue Honored By Imaginary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
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Just found out how to enable code deployment on my Vision Pro wirelessly. So will be trying it out later…