e465 — Roblox Physical Fusion | Games At Work dot Biz

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Published 6 May 2024

Andy, Michael and Michael squeeze into the virtual studio to talk tech. In this episode, the team share some tech happy birthday wishes, takes a side trip down the Rabbit R1 hole, discuss screens and buttons in automobiles, check into real world implementations of video games and gaming versions of real world shopping and more.

The co-hosts start off this episode with the first happy birthday wish – sending congratulations to the BASIC programming language, which turns 60 this year. They then turn to the continuing discussion on the Rabbit R1, in particular how it is an android app, wrapped up in a hardware shell. This leads to the consideration of design, and how the blending of hardware and software can compliment one another even more effectively than just hardware or just software alone.

After touching on the as-yet unannounced new version of iOS, the team takes on a story on Mercedes-Benz and CarPlay. Michael M is reminded of a recent article from the Atlantic (see below) and a lively discussion ensues about which co-host may be the greatest automotive “Captain Slow”.

Next up is a story and video about Super Nintendo World at Universal, and how the experiences there allow one to feel as if they are physically placed into a video game. This is followed up by an article about Walmart being the first brand in Roblox to enable physical purchases. Then, some more birthday wishes, this time for SL21B, Second Life’s upcoming 21st birthday bash.

The team wraps up the episode with a story on the Razer Zephyr RGB face mask and the FTC’s fine.

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