Episode 335 — Horsing Around

Horses in games, HUD swim goggles, newest Gartner hype cycle, Jolla, a signature that’s not an autograph, and NC barbecue.

Michael and Michael start out with a story about how horses are misrepresented in video game designs and some possible solutions.

Michael R shares that he’s participating in the FORM Smart Swim Goggles beta.  Michael M has an idea about using the HUD during a race to show each participant data on their competitors.

Then, the co-hosts have a discussion about the current emerging technology on the recently released Gartner hype cycle.  This leads to a conversation about Jolla’s Sailfish OS for mobile devices.  Next up, is another situation where user records are exposed, and a public service announcement to change the ADMIN password to something other than ADMIN.

Wrapping things up for the episode, Michael and Michael take on a news story about a person who requested and autograph from Steve Jobs, and instead received a letter from him saying that he doesn’t give autographs.  With a signature.  It is interesting that Steve Jobs signature (not an autograph) is in lower case, as is the “hello” on the unveiling of the original MacIntosh, and lends more credence to the importance of typefaces and fonts in the original MacOS.

What’s your favorite font?  Let us know over at @gamesatwork_biz ! 

Thanks for listening!

Selected Links

The Mane Quest article: 8 Common Horse Mistakes I Want Game Designers to Stop Making — https://www.themanequest.com/blog/2021/8/22/8-common-horse-mistakes-i-want-game-developers-to-stop-making 

The Verge article: Amazon’s New World MMO is getting an open beta on September 9th — https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/25/22640656/amazon-games-new-world-mmo-open-beta-date 

ScreenRant article: These Goggles Give You A HUD While You Swim — https://screenrant.com/smart-swim-goggles-hud-form/ 

FORM Smart Swim Goggles — https://www.formswim.com 

ZD Net article: Gartner releases its 2021 emerging tech hype cycle: Here’s what’s in and headed out — https://www.zdnet.com/article/gartner-releases-its-2021-emerging-tech-hype-cycle-heres-whats-in-and-headed-out/ 

TechCrunch article: Jolla hits profitability ahead of turning 10, eyes growth beyond mobile — https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/25/jolla-hits-profitability-ahead-of-turning-ten-eyes-growth-beyond-mobile 

Jolla — https://jolla.com 

Sailfish OS — https://sailfishos.org 

The Verge article: Check your permissions: default settings in Microsoft tool exposes 38 million users records online — https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/24/22639106/microsoft-power-apps-default-permissions-settings-user-records-exposed-38-million-upgard 

Newsweek article: Steve Jobs Letter Saying He Doesn’t Sign Autographs Sells for Almost $500k — https://www.newsweek.com/steve-jobs-letter-saying-he-doesnt-sign-autographs-sells-almost-500k-1621951 

Digital Trends article: Steve Jobs: The godfather of fonts as we know them — https://www.digitaltrends.com/apple/steve-jobs-the-godfather-of-fonts-as-we-know-them/ 

TED talk: Steve Jobs | Stanford University — How to live before you die — https://www.ted.com/talks/steve_jobs_how_to_live_before_you_die 

History and Culture of Barbecue with John Shelton Reed — https://alumni.unc.edu/events/the-history-and-culture-of-barbecue-with-dr-john-shelton-reed/ 

Extended remix links for this week

The Campaign for Real Barbecue — http://www.truecue.org

a few of the topics discussed during John Shelton Reed’s History and Culture talk

Wilson County Barbecue — https://wilsoncountybarbecue.com 

Mabel’s Barbecue — http://www.mabelsbbq.com 

Ocracoke Oyster Company — https://obxguides.com/ocracoke/ocracokeoystercompany 

Big Bob Gibson’s Bama Birds With White BBQ Sauce recipe — https://amazingribs.com/tested-recipes/chicken-recipes/big-bob-gibsons-bama-birds-white-bbq-sauce-recipe 

Midwood Smokehouse — https://midwoodsmokehouse.com 

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