On The Digital Life this week, we discuss the idea of “super technologies”—the combination and subsequent amplification of emerging technologies like AI, robotics, and the IoT. The recently released MIT Sloan executive guide “Seven Technologies Remaking the World” highlights pervasive
#196 Admired Designers, Unlikely Games Enjoyed and Listener Questions
Cole Wehrle – @colewehrle, cole@leadergames.com Dirk Knemeyer – @DKnemeyer, artana.com, dirk@artana.com Kathryn Hymes – @chicalashaw, thornygames.com Episode Outline – 00:07 Welcome! – 01:50 Admired designers – 01:55 Brenda Romero, previously known as Brenda Brathwaite – 02:57 Avery Alder – 06:50
#195 Game Designer Alex Roberts
Alex Roberts – @muscularpikachu, helloalexroberts.com Dirk Knemeyer – @DKnemeyer, artana.com, dirk@artana.com Harrison Pink – @gilespink, harrisonpink@gmail.com Episode Outline – 00:19 A little information about Alex Roberts – 01:19 How did Alex’s Kickstarter work out? – 01:27 Information about Alex’s project;
The Digitial Life #262: The Future of Food
On The Digital Life this week, we take another look at the future of food, in particular, meat. Because the agriculture industry is the source of about 15% of greenhouse gas emissions, there are serious environmental concerns about the consequences
The Digitial Life #261: Creative Jobs of the Future
This week on The Digital Life, we discuss the creative jobs of the future with special guest, Daniel Harvey, Head of Product Design and Brand at The Dots. With current technology trends in mind, from AI to robotics, and their
The Digitial Life #260: AI Plays Poker
This week on The Digital Life, our special guest is Noam Brown, a PhD student in Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, who with his advisor, Professor Sandholm, created Libratus, an AI which decisively defeated four of the world’s best
The Digitial Life #259: Exploring the Hidden Music
This week on The Digital Life, our special guest is Christopher Janney, a pioneer in the field of sound art, merging architecture, sound, light, and interactive technology. For over 30 years, Janney has been blending music and light with the
#194 Kickstarter Results and Listener Questions
David Heron – @DavidVHeron Dirk Knemeyer – @DKnemeyer, artana.com, dirk@artana.com Rob Daviau – @robdaviau Episode Outline – 00:14 Fireball Island Kickstarter campaign update – 03:44 What does the success of the Kickstarter campaign mean for Restoration Games? – 06:00 What
The Digitial Life #258: Streaming Wars
On The Digital Life this week, we discuss the latest salvos in the streaming video wars as Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and YouTube Red duke it out. On YouTube Red, the show Cobra Kai is full of GenX nostalgic goodness. But
The Digitial Life #257: Sustainable UX
On The Digital Life this week, we discuss the environmental price of technology and the growing need for sustainable design and UX. A series of research studies has detailed the increasing carbon footprint of the tech industry. The largest contributor