e386 – Too Many Brits

cityscape of London with Big Ben and a double decker bus
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Special guest Ian Hughes joins Andy and Michael R for this edition of Games at Work, altering the British:American ratio for the weekly discussion on all things tech.  They get the party started with some examples of 3D mapping following on last week’s session.  Epic’s Unreal Engine-powered Twinmotion is available to subscribers of Autodesk Revit, allowing for faster collaboration and access to the 3D assets. 

Trombone Champ was even more in the news this week, with several people building a number of controller mods to allow for even more realistic trombone simulations.  Also there was an interview with the creator of the game who said it was a joke.  This ongoing story spun up several additional musical software examples, such as Instant Music (for the Amiga) and Rocksmith+.  

The team discusses gaming subscription services, including the news that Stadia is going to be discontinued in January 2023. 

In addition to the interesting examples of stable diffusion images, Michael, Andy and Ian discuss deepfake audio.  Respeecher, which uses archival voice recordings is one example.  Another story deals with Deepcake, and this story continues to evolve.

The team wraps things up for this episode with an offering from Hasbro for custom action figures and the game Hardspace : Shipbreaker.  

What deepfake of a celebrity would you most want to see?  Would you want a custom action figure of yourself?  Drop us a line at @gamesatwork_biz and let us know! 

Selected Article Links

Follow ups from last week

3D mapping 

The Verge article: Gamin tech can be used to walk through buildings before they’re even constructed

MacRumors article: Tim Cook: Not Too Long From Now, You’ll Wonder How You Led Your Life Without AR

Polycam app for iOS

Games at Work episode 385 – It’s only a model

Random sidelines

The Bootloader podcast: Episode 1 – Rock Stars are Just Like Us

FullControl Design Library

Trombone champ – virality and controllers

The Guardian article: ‘It’s a joke first and a game second’: how the delightful Trombone Champ went viral

muzines article: Instant Music

ubisoft: Rocksmith+

Wikipedia entry: Onlive

Stadia

Digital legacy / recreations

Diffusion Bee

Collider article: Actor Bruce Willis Becomes First Celebrity to Sell Rights to Deepfake Firm

Gizmodo article: Hasbro’s Selfie Series Action Figures Will Be Available In the U.S. Starting Friday

Ebay: Six Million Dollar Man Action Figure w/Engine Block Vintage 1975

VG247 article: Hardspace: Shipbreaker – now on Xbox Game Pass and PS5 – is an essential, searing rejection of sci-fi tropes

Feeding Edge

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