Published 10 July 2023
Andy, Michael and Michael are all together to cohost this episode. Topics for this show include Andy’s recent Liverpool experiences, AR, VR and AI. Andy kicked off with details about Liverpool MakeFest, and several of the elements showcased there that caught his eye. Among these elements are a hot air balloon, the architectural beauty of the Central Library and recycling 3D printing material via Precious Plastic Machines. He also returned to blogging form and links to his two posts are included below.
On Saturday, 8 July, Major League Baseball hosted a VR stadium for the celebrity All Star Game. A YouTube recording of the experience by 1stmint is included in the show notes so you can check it out.
With all of the recent discussion on Apple’s VisionPro, there are a couple of stories about what Supernova Technologies have done on a Quest Pro. Also on the docket is the new Game Porting Toolkit beta.
Turning next to AI, the cohosts share their thoughts on Google’s updated privacy policy as it relates to using publicly available information to help improve it’s AI models. Wrapping up for the episode Michael M shares some of his experiences from MIT’s Dr. Cynthia Breazeal’s talk on social robotics and AI. Dr. Breazeal was the co-founder and Chief Scientist & Chief Experience Officer of Jibo, the social robotics company that featured in several Games at Work episodes over the years.
There’s never quite enough time to get to everything – so the intriguing additional stories the team did not get to discuss today are included in the show notes bonus links below.
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Selected Article Links
Andy’s Liverpool Experiences
Liverpool MakeFest, Makers 2023
Diode Zone post: Indoor Hot Air Balloon at Liverpool MakeFest 2023 #livmf23
Andy’s The Lost Outpost blog: Liverpool Makefest 2023
Andy’s The Lost Outpost blog: Running a 3D print catalogue with VanDAM
AR & VR
Mashable article: MLB will debut a metaverse stadium for the celebrity All-Star game
9 to 5 Mac article: You can kind of try visionOS in VR now without Vision Pro
9 to 5 Mac article: Apple’s Game Porting Tool for macOS got its first update – and it’s a huge one
AI
Gizmodo article: Google Says It’ll Scrape Everything You Post Online for AI
So glad that I was invited to attend a talk by Dr. Cynthia Breazeal yesterday on #HCI #PersonalRobotics & #AI. Fascinating story about the entrepreneurial experience of starting #Jibo and where her research has led her now. https://www.media.mit.edu/people/cynthiab/overview/
MIT Media Lab: Jibo Social Robotic Research Platform
MIT Media Lab: Dr. Cynthia Breazeal
Games at Work e230 Dance this AR Around
Bonus links
Thought we’d have flying cars by now
USA Today article: The first flying electric car, ‘Model A,’ approved by the FAA and it’s 100% electric
Entertainment
Slashfilm article: Futurama Season 11 Trailer: The Animated Series Returns Yet Again
Slashfilm article: Dune: Part Two Trailer: What’s Spice Got To Dune With It?
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Such a fun episode, Michael & Andy! Loved your discussion on Life by You.