e453 — Vision Pro a Pro-Pro | Games At Work dot Biz

Apple Vision Pro on a stand - Photo by Mylo Kaye on Unsplash — Photo by Mylo Kaye on Unsplash

Published 12 February 2024

Michael, Michael and Andy are back in studio to talk tech. Immersive engagement, user experience, advertising and strategic partnerships form the backbone of this episode.

Starting off, as one would expect, the team starts things off with Michael R’s experiences with the Vision Pro from the past week. Among the stories Michael shares, he talks about his productive work use cases. Listeners will be relived to know he did not wear the Vision Pro while driving!

Next up, the team considers the Brilliant Labs Frame, from the same company that produced the Monocle, discussed in episode 436. Then, discussion turns to search innovations, which brings up an interesting story from London, where tube stations had been temporarily renamed as part of an advertising campaign for Google’s circle to search feature. Speaking of search, Lycos still exists, while Alta Vista had been acquired by Yahoo. Open source Stract gets a mention for listeners to try out.

Then, some exciting news with several North Carolina connections. Disney and Epic Games announce a partnership to “expand the reach of beloved Disney stories and experiences” according to the press release. This is on the heels of the recent news of Disney’s second Storyliving neighborhood: Astoria in Chatham County, North Carolina, which will take advantage of Disney’s Imagineering placemaking. But wait, there’s more from Disney… and Fox and Warner Brothers – a new sports streaming service.

Closing out this episode is a Kickstarter that streams poetry – the Poem/1 AI rhyming clock.

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