Episode 230 – Dance this AR Around

Fashionable AI to allow for mass customization in the retail space, CourtTech with AI and geolocation to adjudicate judges’ rulings in real time, and implications of cloud supported companies shutting down. Continue reading

Episode 223 – CES and C64

While Michael is away flying thru the skies, Michael asks long time listener and all around excellent dude ePredator – AKA Ian Hughes, to join and talk about interesting events around gaming technology and CES 2019. Ian, is the founder of Feeding Edge and an analyst with 451 Research, where he focuses on enterprise use of emerging technology. In particular IoT and its impact across all industry. This includes AR VR and emerging interfaces and Industrial IoT. Researching, writing, presenting and advising on the subject. Selected Links Gaming now worth more than Video and music – https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46746593 Latest update on … Continue reading

Episode 180 – Augmented Beer Goggles

 Jan 2008 Activeworlds video of Van Gogh mashup of multiple paintings Augmented reality is hitting the news every few moments, you can crack open a cold one and start seeing things.  Or you can try on a new hair color from the app by Modiface.  Of course, you can experiment with how you would look in a new pair of shades from Ray-Ban. For even more fun, the Art Gallery of Ontario uses the ReBlink app to have the people in the paintings take selfies of the art gallery patrons taking selfies of them.  This reminded Michael and Michael of … Continue reading

Episode 176 – I Got Slimed!

Who you gonna call?  Three friends, we hope, to rush over to Madam Tussaud’s Ghostbusters Experience to check out the Void’s “Hyper-Reality” take on your becoming a Ghostbuster, and immersing yourselves in a full body simulation, where you can walk around wherever you wish within the bounds of the simulation.  This is different from the classic VR experiences where you are tethered to a small location by the wire on your Oculus Rift or HTC Vive.  From the YouTube video, this mixed reality experience overlays the special effects of the Ghostbusters world over real world objects, wearing a proton accelerator … Continue reading