e449 — AI in CES

futuristic auto control panel with engine stop start button in focus.

AI, Automotive and HCI innovations at CES 2024, VR headset announcements and the creation of the Readyverse. Continue reading

e448 — Bricks (Falling and Cars)

building facade reminiscent of Tetris bricks

Copilot keyboard key, VR trackball for your feet, bricks (Tetris, cars, LEGO) and a whole lot more for the first recorded episode of 2024! Continue reading

e447 — 23 and Games

Dungeons & Dragons adventure characters generated via DiffusionBee

Published 1 January 2024 Andy and Michael R are back while Michael M is away – and have a fantastic show on the DNA of 2023 in games. This episode starts with a stroll down the beginnings of Dungeons and Dragons, with Michael R sharing a couple of links from the Internet Archive.  He found a veritable treasure trove of documents, rulebooks and more.  A couple of which are in the show notes below.  Michael R noted that AD&D was not only about dungeons and dragons, with the same rules and mechanics applied to other sci-fi genres.  An additional example … Continue reading

e446 — Laser Light Show

green lasers shining across the lake and through the trees at the Chicago Botanic Gardens #LightScapeChicago

Stories about human-computer interactions with lasers, lights & LLMs. Creating universes from LLM prompts, disintermediating Craigslist fediverse-style and musings on MarketPub creating a fediverse of marketplaces. and… Vintage Vinyl Continue reading