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June 22, 2026
e558— Exploding Bananas
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="1024" height="1024" src="https://gamesatwork.biz/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/gabriel-meinert-Oksx9FB_Lok-unsplash-1024x1024.jpg" alt="exploded banana on a black background" class="wp-image-16388" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/gamesatwork.biz/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/gabriel-meinert-Oksx9FB_Lok-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/gamesatwork.biz/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/gabriel-meinert-Oksx9FB_Lok-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/gamesatwork.biz/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/gabriel-meinert-Oksx9FB_Lok-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/gamesatwork.biz/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/gabriel-meinert-Oksx9FB_Lok-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C768&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/gamesatwork.biz/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/gabriel-meinert-Oksx9FB_Lok-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&ssl=1 1536w, 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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">e558 with Michael M and Andy – slowing things down with games where you walk, fly, sail, throw bananas and play ball, along with 3D printing innovation, a new flip phone from Commodore and a whole lot more!</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Michael M and Andy get things started while Michael R is away with cornucopia of games. First up is StonkRider, which bills itself as “motocross meets wall street” where you ride a motorcycle up and down a stock ticker.  Then, from the makers of Untitled Goose Game, is a new title called Big Walk, where, as the title suggests, you go out for an unstructured walk.  This harkens back nicely to the discussion between Ian and Andy in last week’s episode.  And it reminds Michael of a story he saw recently about Google’s take on Flight Simulator using Google Maps.  Next, the pair discuss TinyWind, a pixel pirate sailing game, where you might charter an accountant and sail the wild accountancy.  Then, an even more retro game appears – Gorilla.JS.  This DOS game has gorillas throwing exploding bananas at one another from across a cityscape where you can choose the angle and force to throw.  Both cohosts promptly thew their bananas with such little force that it went up in the air and exploded on their own gorilla.  </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Batter up!  Andy and Michael’s next set of topics take them to America’s pastime, and the adjacent sport of cricket.  After checking out the game visualization of Ribbie, the pair get into a discussion on what 8-Bit really means.  Michael remembers the SmallBall game, and was disappointed to learn that this game is no longer maintained.  On the other hand, he is happy about his university playing in the College World Series.  Baseball and cricket really lend themselves well to games because of all of the stats that are kept about each player and the games themselves.  Andy shared the story of the Wisden Cricketers Almanack which chronicles enormous details in it’s 1,500 pages!</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">After turning to innovations in 3D printing and visionOS collaboration, the cohosts consider the slow tech movement using the example of the new Commodore Callback flip phone.  This phone features the promoted ability to run 99% of Android apps while completely blocking social media and browsers.  </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Andy and Michael wrap things up with a new LEGO Ideas set – a playable LEGO space themed pinball machine.  </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Links to all of the fun are below – check them out!  </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">What do you think the Commodore Callback model number 8020 means?  Have your bots 🤖 drop our bots 🤖 a line at @gamesatwork_biz@mastodon.social (our home for now) and let us know! </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">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.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Selected Links</strong></h2> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Games</strong></h3> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://stonkrider.com">StonkRider</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">This Is Colossal article: <a href="https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/06/big-walk-video-game-house-house/">‘Big Walk’ Is a New Video Game about … Walking and Talking</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Games at Work <a href="https://gamesatwork.biz/2026/06/15/e557-the-british-are-coming/">e557: The British are Coming!</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Google Maps Platform Documentation entry: <a href="https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/earth/flight-simulator">Fly around the world (Experimental)</a></p> <blockquote data-instance="phpc.social" data-post-id="116756668900169347" class="ftf-fediverse-post-embed"> <p>Why I 🧡 the web:</p> <p>TinyWind is a "pixel pirate sailing game" with real wind physics. Even has a leaderboard.</p> <p><a href="https://tinywind.io" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tinywind.io</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p> <p>🏴☠️</p> <p><a href="https://phpc.social/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>games</span></a> <a href="https://phpc.social/tags/pirates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>pirates</span></a> <a href="https://phpc.social/tags/javascript" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>javascript</span></a></p> <p class="ftf-fediverse-post-embed-author">— David Bisset (@davidbisset@phpc.social)<a class="ftf-fediverse-post-embed-link" href="https://phpc.social/@davidbisset/116756668900169347">2026-06-15T23:16:22.396Z</a></p> </blockquote> <p><script data-allowed-prefixes="https://phpc.social/" async src=“https://phpc.social/embed.js"></script></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://tinywind.io">TinyWind</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Retro Computer Museum post: <a href="https://retrocomputermuseum.co.uk/events/legendary-gathering-20-06-26/">Awesome World Famous Legendary Gathering* 20/06/26</a></p> <blockquote data-instance="mastodon.social" data-post-id="116761329530982106" class="ftf-fediverse-post-embed"> <p>GORILLA.JS, a web port of QBasic GORILLAS with online multiplayer:<br /><a href="https://gorillas.zone/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">gorillas.zone/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p> <p class="ftf-fediverse-post-embed-author">— Anatoly Shashkin💾 (@dosnostalgic@mastodon.social)<a class="ftf-fediverse-post-embed-link" href="https://mastodon.social/@dosnostalgic/116761329530982106">2026-06-16T19:01:37.978Z</a></p> </blockquote> <p><script data-allowed-prefixes="https://mastodon.social/" async src=“https://mastodon.social/embed.js"></script></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://gorillas.zone/#/">Gorilla.JS</a>, a recreation of the classic DOS game</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Baseball and Baseball adjacent</strong></h3> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://kottke.org">kottke.org</a> blog post: <a href="https://kottke.org/26/06/watch-baseball-games-in-realtime-in-8-bit-view">Watch Baseball Games in Realtime in 8-Bit View</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://ribbie.tv">ribbie.tv</a> </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://GoHeels.com">GoHeels.com</a> <a href="https://goheels.com/feature/2026-bb-cws-central">College World Series Central</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Wikipedia article: <a href="http://List%20of%20Atari%208-bit%20computer%20games">List of Atari 8-bit computer games</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Fandom Aesthetics Wiki: <a href="https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/8-Bit">1980s 8-Bit Game Design Aesthetics</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Reddit <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/SmallBall/">r/SmallBall</a> – sadly the game is no longer available</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://www.tiny-teams.com">TinyTeams Baseball</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">American Baseball Coaches Association: <a href="https://www.abca.org/ABCA/ABCA/Education/Charts-and-Documents/Baseball-Charts-Documents.aspx">Charts & Documents</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Wikipedia article: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisden_Cricketers'_Almanack">Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack</a></p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>AR / VR / Replicators</strong></h3> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://hackster.io">hackster.io</a> article: <a href="https://www.hackster.io/news/layer-free-ultra-fast-3d-printing-is-now-available-to-you-6f0cdb4b62b6">Layer-Free, Ultra-Fast 3D Printing Is Now Available to You</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Apple Developer video: <a href="https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2026/284/">Collaborate on structured 3D models in visionOS</a></p> <p 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class="wp-block-paragraph">Retrododo article: <a href="https://retrododo.com/lego-officially-reveals-new-playable-pinball-set/">LEGO Officially Reveals New Playable Pinball Set</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">LEGO Icons <a href="https://www.lego.com/en-gb/product/arcade-pinball-machine-11374">Arcade Pinball Machine 11374</a></p> <p><iframe allow="autoplay *; encrypted-media *;" frameborder="0" height="150" style="width:100%;max-width:660px;overflow:hidden;background:transparent;" sandbox="allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation" src="https://embed.music.apple.com/us/album/pinball-wizard-from-tommy/269404986?i=269406043"></iframe></p>
June 15, 2026
e557 – The British are Coming!
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href="https://unsplash.com/photos/a-helmet-on-the-back-of-a-motorcycle-GWilCjln6Sk?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Published 15 Jun 2026</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">It’s an all-Brits episode, as Andy welcomes <a href="https://feedingedge.co.uk" title="">Ian “epredator” Hughes</a> back to the show as co-host, while both Michaels are away.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">We take a dive into some recent and current triple-A games as Ian talks through many hours of playtime in Crimson Desert, Forza Horizon 6, and 007 First Light. Although the new open-world Forza Horizon is set in Japan, Andy and Ian enjoy noting that these are games from UK-based studios or with British elements (like the legendary James Bond). Along the way, they talk about a WWDC video shared by Michael Rowe, which brings foveated streaming to the Vision Pro headset, although Ian notes that Varjo has been in this space for several years already.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">There’s a second round of gaming conversations that includes the latest XBox Games Showcase, featuring an older game (Sea of Thieves) from another British studio, and a yet-to-be-released game (Fable) with British voice talent and acting, that was also originally from the UK. There’s also a quick nod to an easter egg in the latest LEGO Batman game.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The episode wraps up with a discussion of the recently fully-funded Kickstarter for the Virtual Worlds Museum, that <a href="https://gamesatwork.biz/2026/05/25/e555-one-two-one-two/" title="we last talked about in episode 555">we last talked about in episode 555</a>. Ian mentions some of the recent video content that has been released by the project.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Many thanks to Ian for joining the show this week, bringing a deep focus on games and virtual worlds!</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">As usual, Have your bots 🤖 drop our bots 🤖 a line at <a href="https://mastodon.social/@gamesatwork_biz" title="">@gamesatwork_biz@mastodon.social</a> with any comments or ideas! </p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Selected Links</h2> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://crimsondesert.pearlabyss.com/en-US/Main" title="Crimson Desert">Crimson Desert</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forza_Horizon_6" title="">Forza Horizon 6</a> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://www.t3.com/auto/turn-your-apple-carplay-car-into-a-mario-kart-with-this-simple-upgrade" title="CarPlay brings Mario Kart to your car?">CarPlay brings Mario Kart to your car?</a></li> <li><a href="https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2026/286" title="Foveated Streaming with visionOS">Foveated Streaming with visionOS</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://ioi.dk/007firstlightgame" title="007 First Light">007 First Light</a></li> <li>XBox Games Showcase</li> </ul> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"> <div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://youtu.be/W83iAMvXBuM </div> </figure> <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:bya76aoajvy6ihmaviywjcil/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnpxqsbwok2i" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreie3tszingqnywisffkghsmqbk7bu22cpsew46dtcqu2r56wmq4wt4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"> <p lang="en">Here's an easter egg in the new Lego Batman that I think all of you will REALLY appreciate.</p> <p>It's so good, I had to make a video.</p> <p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bya76aoajvy6ihmaviywjcil/post/3mnpxqsbwok2i?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> <p>— Cabel Sasser (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bya76aoajvy6ihmaviywjcil?ref_src=embed">@cabel.panic.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bya76aoajvy6ihmaviywjcil/post/3mnpxqsbwok2i?ref_src=embed">June 7, 2026 at 9:06 PM</a></p></blockquote> <p><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://figcdev.itch.io/wolfenstein-3d-atari2600" title="Wolfenstein 3D Atari demake">Wolfenstein 3D Atari demake</a></li> <li>Videos from Virtual Worlds Museum via <a href="https://youtube.com/@teleportal_tv" title="@teleportal_tv">@teleportal_tv</a></li> </ul> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"> <div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://youtu.be/Y5uBQtL0lD0 </div> </figure>
June 8, 2026
e556— AI With Extra Guac
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10:28:45","http_code":403},"process":"done"},{"id":8196,"href":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2026\/06\/legos-pokemon-smart-play-sets-have-finally-been-officially-revealed","archived_href":"https:\/\/web-wp.archive.org\/web\/20260606093611\/https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2026\/06\/legos-pokemon-smart-play-sets-have-finally-been-officially-revealed","redirect_href":"","checks":[{"date":"2026-06-08 02:38:57","http_code":206}],"broken":false,"last_checked":{"date":"2026-06-08 02:38:57","http_code":206},"process":"done"}]"></span></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Published 8 June 2026</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">e556 with Michael, Andy and Michael – Michael R’s annual edu-cation, chatbot trickery, data center data visualization, LeRobot Humanoid open source robotics, LEGO and a whole lot more!</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Michael, Andy and Michael get things started with Michael R’s annual edu-cation, Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference.  </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Then the team turns to a news story about tricking Meta’s support chatbot into granting access to Instagram accounts.  This is not a new tactic – check out e429 for a link to try this out for yourself with <a href="http://lakera.ai">lakera.ai</a>‘s Gandalf game.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Next up is a data visualization for data centers across the United States.  And then, a solution for the energy needs of a data center: CrankGPT.  And harkening back to the earlier chatbot trickery, there’s a GitHub repo to get Chipotle’s chatbot Pepper to write python code and more.  Then, the team considers an article from The Atlantic that spells out a contrarian view that this is in fact the best time for a computer science degree.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">A new robotics story captured the team’s attention – the LeRobot Humanoid.  Hugging Face developed this robotic set of legs as an accessible, low cost, open humanoid (well, humanoid legs) robot.  Another intriguing maker project is a 3D book that has printed on it’s pages the machine code needed to fabricate itself.   </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Wrapping up the episode, the team takes a look at some of the newest LEGO sets featuring Gaudi’s architecture and SmartPlay sets featuring Nintendo’s Pokemon.  </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">What would you like to have your LeRobot do?  Have your bots 🤖 drop our bots 🤖 a line at @gamesatwork_biz@mastodon.social (our home for now) and let us know! </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">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.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Selected Links</strong></h2> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>WWDC 2026 coming up!</strong></h3> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://developer.apple.com/wwdc26/">WWDC26 All systems glow. June 8-12, 2026</a></p> <blockquote data-instance="mastodon.social" data-post-id="116676447090964498" class="ftf-fediverse-post-embed"> <p>From Apple: "Join us on Tuesday, June 9, for a screening of The Mandalorian and Grogu at Steve Jobs Theater. Doors open at 7 p.m. A pre-show presentation about the role of Apple technologies in the movie’s production, featuring a special guest, begins at 8 p.m." <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WWDC26" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WWDC26</span></a></p> <p class="ftf-fediverse-post-embed-author">— Paul Hudson (@twostraws@mastodon.social)<a class="ftf-fediverse-post-embed-link" href="https://mastodon.social/@twostraws/116676447090964498">2026-06-01T19:14:54.728Z</a></p> </blockquote> <p><script data-allowed-prefixes="https://mastodon.social/" async src="https://mastodon.social/embed.js"></script></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Random Thoughts blog post: <a href="https://michaelrowe01.com/index.php/blog/getting-ready-for-wwdc-and-building-my-homelab/">Getting Ready for WWDC And Building my HomeLab</a></p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>AI</strong></h3> <blockquote data-instance="infosec.exchange" data-post-id="116676301618274540" class="ftf-fediverse-post-embed"> <p>NEW: Hackers were able to hijack several Instagram accounts by tricking Meta’s AI-powered support chatbot into resetting the victims’ passwords. </p> <p>It’s unclear how many Instagram users were hacked due to this flaw. A Meta spokesperson said the issue has now been fixed. </p> <p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/01/hackers-hijacked-instagram-accounts-by-tricking-meta-ai-support-chatbot-into-granting-access/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techcrunch.com/2026/06/01/hack</span><span class="invisible">ers-hijacked-instagram-accounts-by-tricking-meta-ai-support-chatbot-into-granting-access/</span></a></p> <p class="ftf-fediverse-post-embed-author">— Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai (@lorenzofb@infosec.exchange)<a class="ftf-fediverse-post-embed-link" href="https://infosec.exchange/@lorenzofb/116676301618274540">2026-06-01T18:37:54.986Z</a></p> </blockquote> <p><script data-allowed-prefixes="https://infosec.exchange/" async src=“https://infosec.exchange/embed.js"></script></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Games at Work <a href="https://gamesatwork.biz/2023/08/21/e429-promptly-engineering/">e429: Promptly Engineering</a> (for the discussion on the Gandalf AI prompt engineering game)</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://datacentertracker.org/">Tracking American AI Data Center Buildout</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://crankgpt.com">CrankGPT</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">GitHub <a href="https://github.com/cyberpapiii/chipotlai-max">cyberpapiii/chipotlai-max</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Atlantic article: <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/05/computer-science-major-coding-ai/687279/">There’s Never Been a Better Time to Study Computer Science</a></p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Makers</strong></h3> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://hackster.io">hackster.io</a> article: <a href="https://www.hackster.io/news/hugging-face-launches-2-500-diy-humanoid-robot-a49e0be72221">Hugging Face Launches $2,500 DIY Humanoid Robot</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Design Boom post: <a href="https://www.designboom.com/design/3d-printed-book-manual-darius-ou-benson-chong/">this fully 3D-printed book turns its own G-code into raised lettering</a></p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>LEGO</strong></h3> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">LEGO <a href="https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/sagrada-familia-21065">Sagrada Familia Architecture 21065</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Nintendo Life article: <a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/06/legos-pokemon-smart-play-sets-have-finally-been-officially-revealed">LEGO’s Pokémon Smart Play Sets Have Finally Been Officially Revealed</a></p>
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