e447 — 23 and Games

Dungeons & Dragons adventure characters generated via DiffusionBee

Published 1 January 2024 Andy and Michael R are back while Michael M is away – and have a fantastic show on the DNA of 2023 in games. This episode starts with a stroll down the beginnings of Dungeons and Dragons, with Michael R sharing a couple of links from the Internet Archive.  He found a veritable treasure trove of documents, rulebooks and more.  A couple of which are in the show notes below.  Michael R noted that AD&D was not only about dungeons and dragons, with the same rules and mechanics applied to other sci-fi genres.  An additional example … Continue reading

Episode 286 — Tiny Tech

Boggle board

Mini (Raspberry Pi) iMac, working LEGO NES, transcription services, Boggle-esque randomized security key generation system, a “galbum” release in Carrboro and WoW animated series Afterlives. Continue reading

Episode 243 — Droning on about Robots

Bots, drones, and immersive Star Wars & World of Warcraft experiences. Continue reading

Episode 231 — Great Googlie Mooglie

Michael and Michael explore a multitude of AR & VR experiences, improvements to Google Maps, the upcoming Niantic-powered Harry Potter game, Google Earth Carmen Sandiego, speculate on AR specs from Apple, and so much more. Continue reading