About Michael Martine

Michael is a co-founder and co-host of Games at Work as well as a dad, Tar Heel, sousaphone player and martial artist whose interests include quantum physics, neuroscience, philosophy, music, LEGO, patenting and game technology used for business.

e566 — Making Fetch Happen

Mean Girls program from The Cape Playhouse, Dennis, MA with the the theater set in the background.

e566 with Michael M and Andy who strive to make fetch happen with AI podcast search and news aggregation, spoof computers (Mactini & MacBook Wheel), Doom ports & mods, Flying Toasters, falling Acme anvils and a whole lot more! Continue reading →

e565 — Building Minas Tirith

a tree with white bark against a blue sky, reminiscent of the White Tree of Gondor

Published 17 August 2026 e565 with Andy, Michael and Michael – invisible prompt injections in legal briefs and resumes, podcasting games, No Man’s Sky & Pokemon Go’s anniversaries, LEGO and a whole lot more! Andy, Michael and Michael begin with invisible prompt injections.  The first example is in legal briefs with the intent to influence AI agents reading the filings.  Another example attempts to influence agents evaluating resumes.  Continuing on the theme, the co hosts consider a story about machine-readable watermarks in text and images in accordance with the EU’s AI Act.   Next up is an intriguing podcast game … Continue reading →

e564 — Saving Drowning People With Spiders

Orange lifebouy ring floating on water

Published 10 August 2026 e564 with Michael, Andy and Michael – a spider filled episode with AdTech and lifesaving robotic implications, VR Mario Kart, quantum lawn mowing, identity management and a whole lot more! Michael, Andy and Michael begin the episode with Spider-Man showing up in an unexpected place – a BMW infotainment system!  The negative reactions from the articles and cohosts were not surprising.  The team have discussed ads you don’t want showing up where you don’t want them – like on automotive windshields, in AR, and more – see e481 from 2024 in the links below for more … Continue reading →

e563 — Space Nerds in Space

Taped up sunglasses on top of a LEGO Tardis

Published 3 August 2026 e563 with Michael, Michael and Andy – Games at Work Game, and a cornucopia of other games: Haex, Pathbind Quest, a physical cockpit for Halcyon Dawn, Chris Pirillo’s UFO game from his Arcade and a whole lot more! Michael, Michael and Andy start off this episode with a discussion about what a Games at Work game might look like.  In addition to the idea that there could be three avatars scanning the internet for stories, Michael M reminds the team of a “choose your own adventure” Games at Work game coded back in e35 Pirates of … Continue reading →