Aljernon Bolden – @AljernonBolden, harebrained-schemes.com Dirk Knemeyer – @DKnemeyer, artana.com, dirk@artana.com Harrison Pink – @gilespink, harrisonpink@gmail.com Episode Outline – 00:06 Introductions – 00:18 About Aljernon – 01:10 Aljernon describes a recent night of gaming that turned out to be a
The Digital Life #254: Ready, Set, Automate
This week on The Digital Life, we chat about automation, potential job losses, and the findings in Barclay’s newly released report: “Robots at the gate: Humans and technology at work”. Technology is reshaping work and the global workforce from agriculture
The Digital Life #253: Genetically Modified Crops
This week on The Digital Life, we chat about the USDA’s recent announcement, declaring a regulation free approach to the design, cultivation, and sale of certain gene-edited plants. On March 28, 2018, the USDA made an important announcement that included
The Digital Life #252: Digital People
What happens when we can’t distinguish between the real and the artificial? On The Digital Life this week, we chat about what happens when we’re able to create convincing representations of people, digitally. At the Game Developer Conference last week,
#191 Fireball Island
David Heron – @DavidVHeron Dirk Knemeyer – @DKnemeyer, artana.com, dirk@artana.com Rob Daviau – @robdaviau Episode Outline – 00:14 Game Design Roundtable After dark. – 00:35 What has everyone been up to? – 01:06 David explains to Rob, how vacations work.
The Digital Life #251: Digital People
On The Digital Life this week we chat about data, our digital selves, and the ongoing debate over privacy and permission given the recent revelations regarding Cambridge Analytica and Facebook’s user profiles. Jon: Welcome to episode number 251 of
#190 Listener Questions – Cons, Kids, Games and Names
Cole Wehrle – @colewehrle, cole@leadergames.com David Heron – @DavidVHeron Dirk Knemeyer – @DKnemeyer, artana.com, dirk@artana.com Episode Outline 00:06 Introductions 01:01 What types of conventions does the TGDRT crew go to and why? 15:51 Creating and testing games for kids. 20:49
The Digital Life #250: Designing Creative Culture
This week on The Digital Life, for our 250th episode, we discuss designing a creative culture with guest Juhan Sonin, director of our studio, GoInvo. Many companies try to create a design-centered culture in order to drive innovation but fall
The Digital Life #249: The Speed of Lies
On this episode of The Digital Life, we chat about a recent study, published in the journal Science by researchers at MIT Media Lab and the MIT Sloan School of Management, showing that false news spreads more quickly online than
The Digital Life #248: Net Neutrality
This week on The Digital Life, we chat about net neutrality, the digital divide, and fast, cheap Internet for all with guest Brough Turner, Founder of netBlazr. What is net neutrality and why is it important? And why should it