Episode 233 — Back in the Saddle

We’re back in the saddle again, with a smorgasbord of stories from the last couple of weeks.  Here’s a summary of the topics that Michael and Michael cover in this week’s episode.

In virtual reality, we have Notre Dame in Second Life, and a funny Saturday Night Live skit about non player characters.

For augmented reality, there’s the upcoming Harry Potter: Wizards Unite game we can’t wait to play, Snapchat’s Scan utility, Jack Daniel’s pop up books, Angry Bird’s Isle of Pigs, and the Apollo 11 demo from Microsoft’s MSBuild19 conference.

Robots factor in with Starship delivering the goods on university campuses.  

AI — artificial intelligence trying to be punny.  

Home IoT — a couple of intriguing capabilities from Princeton University, Fing and of course, Pi-Hole.

Selected Links

New World Notes blog: As Notre Dame Burns, Avatar Crowd Spontaneously Appears At Second Life Recreation To Mourn Cathedral’s Destruction — https://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2019/04/notre-dame-second-life-sl.html 

Notre Dame in Second Life — https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Paris%201900/42/78/24 

9To5Mac article: Harry Potter: Wizards Unite iPhone and Android AR game available, but only in two countries — https://9to5mac.com/2019/05/02/harry-potter-wizards-unite-iphone/ 

TechCrunch article: Snapchat launches Scan, its AR utility platform — https://9to5mac.com/2019/05/02/harry-potter-wizards-unite-iphone/ 

Princeton IoT Inspector — https://iot-inspector.princeton.edu 

Fing — https://www.fing.com 

Pi-Hole — https://pi-hole.net 

Starship — https://www.starship.xyz/business/ 

Because of Them We Can article: Meet the Kenyan Engineer Who Created Gloves That Turn Sign Language Into Audible Speech — https://www.becauseofthemwecan.com/blogs/culture/meet-the-kenyan-engineer-who-created-gloves-that-turn-sign-language-into-audible-speech 

Mobile Marketer article: Jack Daniel’s turns bottles into pop-up books with AR app — https://www.mobilemarketer.com/news/jack-daniels-turns-bottles-into-pop-up-books-with-ar-app/552795/ 

Adweek article: Adweek Announces the Winners of Our First Annual Experiential Awards — https://www.mobilemarketer.com/news/jack-daniels-turns-bottles-into-pop-up-books-with-ar-app/552795/ 

Wired article: The Comedian Is In the Machine.  AI Is Now Learning Puns — https://www.wired.com/story/comedian-machine-ai-learning-puns/ 

Variety article: ‘SNL’ Skit Pokes Fun at Chatty Video Game NPCs — https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/snl-kit-harrington-vr-video-game-skit-1203183007/ 

Patently Apple article: Angry Birds ‘Isle of Pigs’ will be Rovio’s First Augmented Reality Game coming to Apple’s Mobile Devices Late Spring — https://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2019/03/angry-birds-isle-of-pigs-will-be-rovios-first-augmented-reality-game-coming-to-apples-mobile-devices-late-spring.html 

Random Thoughts blog: Moogfest Day 4 – It’s a Wrap — https://michaelrowe01.com/index.php/2019/05/01/moogfest-day-4-its-a-wrap/ 

Apollo 11 Hololens 2 Demo at MSBuild19

Apollo11 #HoloLens2 demo at #MSBuild19… 10M+ polygons in this #UE4 engine experience. Impressive storytelling https://t.co/VjwbnZZ8ST

— Alex Kipman (@akipman) May 9, 2019

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