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
Games at Work episode 385 – It’s only a model
Random sidelines
The Bootloader podcast: Episode 1 – Rock Stars are Just Like Us
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
To celebrate the official launce of Google Stadia (@GoogleStadia) tomorrow, I have created a single-purpose website: https://t.co/PrsCMfkQIB. It is a countdown timer set for the average lifespan of any Google service/product, which is 4 years. pic.twitter.com/uR2ujUWeQc
— Jason Scott (@textfiles) November 18, 2019
Digital legacy / recreations
A look at Kyiv-based Respeecher, which uses performers' archival voice recordings and AI to create new dialogue, including for Darth Vader in Obi-Wan Kenobi (@breznican / Vanity Fair)https://t.co/hu55cQhSr4https://t.co/0vZPAVnjLe
— Techmeme (@Techmeme) September 24, 2022
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
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Such a fun episode, Michael & Andy! Loved your discussion on Life by You.