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  • e569 — Vice City or ASCII City

    e569 — Vice City or ASCII City
    Sep 28 2026
    Photo by Logan Voss on Unsplash Published 28 September 2026 e569 with Andy, Michael and Michael explore flight and world simulators, VR glasses that burn temples, sideburns, ice printing, a camera robot, audio optimized venues and a whole lot more! The Game at Work cohosts Andy, Michael and Michael are back together for a whirlwind review of the latest in technology. They start off with a flight simulator, which is not from the perspective of a pilot – rather from the perspective of a passenger. The familiar sights and sounds or jet travel can be yours from the browser-based InFlightSimulator. Then, zooming out a bit, the cohosts consider God’s Eye View, where the user can experience a photorealistic digital twin of the planet. After briefly touching (down) on Geoscape, Andy has an opportunity to share the ASCII City experience. This is not your 1980s ASCII art, rather a very Matrix-esque view of a city, with cars, pedestrians and buildings. Switching gears, the team takes a look at several VR stories, including the new VR glasses from Meta and the Inmo Air3. The Inmo glasses have had a recall for overheating, which opened a etymology discussion on the origin of sideburns. And an article from heise.de details challenges stemming from GDPR requirements. In the last part of the episode, there are several cool stories. One details how it is possible to 3D print ice by removing air. Another is an interactive art exhibit. A third is a kickstarter for flat dice. After looking at Beni, a camera robot designed to follow or race ahead of you to film you, the team wraps up with the new Apple Music Hall venue in London, which looks to be a fantastic place to hear performances. What city would you like to experience in ASCII? Have your bots 🤖 drop our bots 🤖 a line at @gamesatwork_biz@mastodon.social (our home for now) and let us know! These show notes were lovingly hand crafted by a real human, and not by a bot. All rights reserved. That’s our story and we’re sticking to it. Selected Links World Simulations In Flight Simulator @gamesatwork_biz If you happen to know any flight simulator enthusiasts/delightful nerds… why not offer them a God-like-vista to keep them busy exploring forever… https://youtu.be/o_FJ1NIH9yw #FrontierMapping#SuckYouInHighU11Y — 𝓛𝔁𝓼 / 𝔸𝕝𝕖𝕩𝕚𝕤 🏵🇪🇺💫 (@lxs@fosstodon.org)2026-09-15T17:44:24.510Z God’s Eye View on GitHub Geoscape ASCII City Grow Now! Games (for ASCII City) ASCII Art Archive AR/VR Glasses IGN article: Meta’s New VR Glasses to Entice Casual Viewers With 3D and Full-Frame IMAX The Verge article: These smart glasses have been recalled for overheating temples causing burns Wikipedia article: Ambrose Burnside (for the etymology of “sideburns”) heise.de article: GDPR trap Smart Glasses: Why Ray-Ban Meta wearers can be held liable Ice Ice Printing Fabbaloo article: A 3D Printer That Makes Ice By Removing Air PNAS article: Three-dimensional printing of ice structures via evaporative cooling in vacuum More Cool Stuff Ink and Switch Ink and Switch Ambsheets Kickstarter: HEXFORME DICE: Ultra-Thin Modular Magnetic Spinner Dice Mondo Robotics Games at Work e171: Jelly Jelly Bo Belly (for the selfie taking wrist drone) Apple Newsroom: Apple opens Apple Music Hall, a brand‑new state‑of‑the‑art live music venue in London Berliner Philharmoniker
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    27 Min.
  • e565 — Building Minas Tirith

    e565 — Building Minas Tirith
    Aug 17 2026
    Photo by iridial on Unsplash 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 from friend of the show, Ian Hughes. In this game, the player collects stories that appeal to the co hosts of the podcast in order to put together a show. Bravo, Ian! Andy shares his Twine take on the Games at Work choose your own adventure game including inventory and time constraints. Andy’s game even allows you to create a choose your own adventure Twine game in the game! Then, the team celebrates several 10 year milestones – for No Man’s Sky and for Pokemon Go. Next – it’s time for LEGO! A new Nike + LEGO AF1 creation replete with a Spaceman minifig sporting Nike logos on his space boots makes its appearance. LEGO also announces the “Masters Academy” at the LEGO house, where you can learn to become more creative with your builds. This inspires Michael M on how LEGO can spur creativity in other settings, following on LEGO’s Serious Play offerings. Michael R found the Minas Tirith build with all 8,278 pieces while the builder was watching the entire extended edition of the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. The builder was wearing an Oura ring to track their stress level and included in the article are screenshots from the ring’s app. Check them out from the link below. Closing out the episode, the team takes a look at Prima, a retinal implant for macular degeneration. Amazing times we live in. What features would you like to see in the Podcasting games? Have your bots 🤖 drop our bots 🤖 a line at @gamesatwork_biz@mastodon.social (our home for now) and let us know! These show notes were lovingly hand crafted by a real human, and not by a bot. All rights reserved. That’s our story and we’re sticking to it. Selected Links AI 404 Media article: Person Hides Prompt Injection in Legal Filing Telling AI to Side With Them Fast Company article: ‘Fighting fire with fire’: Job candidates are sneaking AI prompt injections into their applications The Verge article: Claude will apply invisible watermarks to AI text and images Made by Human European Commission article: EU Icons for labelling AI-generated content Podcast and other Games LinkQuest: A Tech Podcast Adventure from Ian Hughes Games at Work Podcast Game from Andy Games at Work e35: Pirates of Pizzazz (for the Games at Work choose your own adventure game) Games at Work Podcast Game from Michael M Games Radar article: No Man’s Sky Cosmos is the next big update as Hello Games refuses to slow down after 10 years Kotaku article: No Man’s Sky Players Have Visited Less Than 1 Percent Of Its Planets After A Decade Of Exploration And 40 Major Updates Damp Squib / Damp Squid references IMDb: Remarkably Bright Creatures Pokemon Go news: Every Trainer can celebrate 10 years of Pokémon GO with a special Mewtwo! LEGO IGN article: LEGO Reveals Nike Air Force 1 Set With a New Version of the Classic Spaceman Minifigure Stuff article: I became a better builder at Lego House’s epic Masters Academy sessions – and you can too! Games at Work e130: The Final Countdown (for LEGO Serious Play) Stuff article: I tracked my stress while making an 8000 piece Lego set, and the results are surprising Tech New Scientist article: Eye implant that restores vision lost to age approved for use Prima
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    30 Min.
  • e566 — Making Fetch Happen

    e566 — Making Fetch Happen
    Aug 31 2026
    Picture by Michael Martine, Dennis, MA, August 2026 Published 31 August 2026 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! Michael M and Andy get together while Michael R is away, starting and ending the episode with some classic lines from stage and screen. Michael M is freshly back from seeing the Cape Playhouse’s rendition of Mean Girls, which was such a delight. Turning then to AI – the cohosts start off with a story about making podcasts searchable and usable by AI agents. This reminds Andy of Particle, an app that both he and Michael use occasionally to review the news. Next, they both use the Cringebot 3000 to make up some LinkedIn posts. Then, a series of hacks – beginning with a super fun one, the Apple Mactini, not to be confused with Dr. Dorian from Scrubs favorite drink – the appletini. The Mactini is not a watered down cocktail, rather it is a one button computer that Tucker Osman made based on the spoof of an Apple TV commercial from 20 years ago, and that remained true to the spoof in it’s function. The Onion made a spoof of a click wheel (from the iPod) Mac in 2009 – and you can see that video in in the notes below. After checking out a number of LEGO gaming PCs, Andy shares the story of the eenk firmware for Xteink devices to create the choose your own adventure games we’ve been sharing on the podcast recently. Longtime listeners will know that the Games at Work team collects Doom stories, and for this episode, there are a couple of new examples. There’s a story about Doom running on the EMFCamp Tildagon Badge, a mod called Mr. Friendly whose objective is to help the monsters recover from the latest space marine rampage, and an article about Anthropic’s Claude playing the game. Closing out the show, Andy and Michael take a look at a port of the After Dark screen savers which you can now experience again thanks to Afterglow. They also look at a review of the Coyote vs Acme film that is premiering, and the linkage to Looney Tunes, and Ben Moor’s talk entitled “Pronoun Trouble”. And, as mentioned at the start of the show notes, the ending for the episode ties everything up with an Elmer Fudd bow where we is hunting Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, and Daffy of course utters the classic line in his classic voice, “You’re despicable.” What is your favorite Acme product? Have your bots 🤖 drop our bots 🤖 a line at @gamesatwork_biz@mastodon.social (our home for now) and let us know! These show notes were lovingly hand crafted by a real human, and not by a bot. All rights reserved. That’s our story and we’re sticking to it. Selected Links Mean Girls @ The Cape Playhouse Mean Girls 2026 AI TechCrunch article: Radar makes podcasts searchable — and usable by AI agents Particle.news LinkedIn CringeBot 3000 Hacks hackster.io article: The Apple Mactini Just Became a Real Computer Games at Work e529: Shake, Shake, Shake Your iPhone (for the Onion MacBook Wheel) Brick Fanatics article: New LEGO gaming PCs revealed, and you can make them at home eenk custom firmware for the Xteink ESP32 series of e-ink reader devices Doom Mr. Friendly Hackaday article: Claude Plays Doom Miscellany Afterglow for After Dark Flying Toasters Games at Work e382: Know it when I see it (for the creepy AI generated flying toaster) IGN article: Coyote vs. Acme Review Ben Moor post: Pronoun Trouble Rabbit Fire (1951) on r/looneytunes (for the Rabbit Season, Duck Season bit, which is such a classic)
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    23 Min.
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