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Innovations from #CES2022: @BMW iX Flow, tmsuk’s Pedia_Roid, GAF Energy’s Timberline Solar, @owogameofficial OWOGame, @yukaikk AMAGAMI HAM HAM.  multiple retail metaverse examples, @GameStop #NFT & @_phzn speech to text wearable.

It’s January 2022, and that means it’s time for CES in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Or kind of.  Or mostly remote.  Well, in any case, there are many interesting consumer technologies showcased at the consumer electronics show.  Michael, Andy and Michael start of with BMW’s E Ink, where the driver can change the exterior color of the iX Flow to any color they desire, as long as it is black.  Or white.  Or a shade in-between.  

Next up is a robot called Pedia_Roid from tmsuk, which is designed to provide a realistic adolescent for training healthcare workers.  Since children can be less predictable than adult patients, this robot can squirm around, change eye and skin color, and otherwise replicate how a frightened child might present in a healthcare setting.  

Another innovation that caught the co-hosts’ attention was GEF Energy’s Timberline Solar.  GEF Energy’s solar shingles can be nailed like ordinary roofing and because of their smaller size can be better leveraged than larger solar panels.  

Next up is OWO’s haptic jacket, which works with games such as Fortnite, League of Legends and more to provide tactile sensations for the in-game experience.  OWO provides a full  sensations library with fast driving, insects, and a series of haptic representations of in-game damage such as punch, dagger and severe abdominal wound.  Ow!

Last up is another robot, this time from Yukai Engineering called AMAGAMI HAM HAM.  This plush robotic nemu nemu cat or dog will gently nibble on your finger in a comforting way.

Switching gears to the metaverse, the cohosts react to the recent stories/buzz around the Walmart experience.  Michael R remembers the Circuit City retail experience in Second Life, and Andy references a Sainsbury’s virtual experience in the 1990s.  Everything old is new again!  

The brick and mortar GameStop company has made an interesting pivot, opening up their own NFT marketplace.  Michael M is intrigued by this move, and can see how a company so attuned to gaming may be the right place to create a marketplace for digital goods.

Wrapping up this episode, Andy shares an intriguing post by Kevin Lewis who has made an AI speech to text wearable to help people understand him better when he is speaking with a mask on.   Kind of subtitles as a wearable.

What’s on your list of cool consumer electronics?  Contemplating opening up your own NFT marketplace?  Let us know over at @gamesatwork_biz ! 

Thanks for listening!  

Selected Article Links

The Verge article: BMW, IBM, Panasonic, and Mercedes to skip planned in-person events at CES 2022 — https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/30/22850502/ces-2022-exhibitors-dropping-bmw-ibm-mercedes 

The Verge article: BMW debuts its new color-changin...

#WeeksEnd x @Gamesatwork.biz crossover

A very special Christmas crossover with @theRAB & @graemeknows of #WeeksEnd on audio & video! Movies, tech and a whole lot more.

#WeeksEnd show 69: A https://t.co/DoqZ1PtJSv Crossover Holiday Special with @theRAB @graemeknows @michaelrowe01 @carolinabigblue & @andypiper https://t.co/ID4RqWENAa— RAB ᵍᵐ (@theRab) December 24, 2021

Ryan, Grame, Andy, Michael and Michael get together for a first ever video crossover holiday special to talk about movies, technology and a whole lot more.  Set your festive nerd phasers to ‘fun’ as they zip through their favorite holiday shows, deal with some controversy (surprisingly they all agree), and highlight their tech selections from 2021. 

Subscribe to the #WeeksEnd — https://beacons.ai/therab/ 

What’s on your list of holiday movies?  Could it be Tolkien?  Does it rival @TheRAB’s?  Let us know over at @gamesatwork_biz ! 

Thanks for listening!  And for watching!  

Selected Article Links

The Atlantic article: Is [REDACTED] a Christmas Movie? — https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2021/12/is-die-hard-christmas-movie/620926/ 

Digital Trends article: Watch ‘Shatner in Space’ Trailer for new Prime Video Documentary — https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/watch-shatner-in-space-trailer-for-prime-video-documentary/ 

Polygon article: Mel Brooks explains why George Lucas signed off on Spaceballs — with one giant caveat — https://www.polygon.com/22845048/mel-brooks-book-spaceballs-george-lucas 

Selected Tech Links

stackoverflow The Key Macropad — http://dro.ps/b/3n43VOlnZ8zO/l 

The Key – a joke device that became a reality #stackoverflow #qmk #mechanicalkeyboards pic.twitter.com/Ksi1fnYaBx— Andy Piper (@andypiper) December 15, 2021

Adafruit Macropad RP2040 — https://www.adafruit.

Image: Pixabay

Subscription start-up services from non-startups, Memojis & Sim-ifying avatars, assisted reality, letterlocking, Epic games, @TedLasso ’s mustache & @colbertlateshow ’s 20 year cinematic celebration of LoTR Fellowship of the Ring #1Trilly

This week’s episode begins with a story about Toyota’s subscription service for remote start.  Toyota cars that are 2018 or newer will require a monthly subscription after the free trial is over for the fob to trigger the remote start.  The length of the trial period depends on which audio package was installed in the vehicle.

Next up is a continuation of the Apple rumors, with the ‘hiding in plain sight’ evidence of Memoji, SharePlay and spatial audio to show how the state of the art set of technology can be unified in an augmented or virtual space.  The recent addition of arms to Memoji stickers coupled with the advances in the TrueDepth and LiDAR cameras could point to where things are going.  EA secures a patent for ‘simifying’ people to more easily facilitate getting an avatar set up that looks like the player.  Oppo showcases their new Air Glass ‘assisted reality’ monocle which magnetically (MagSafe, anyone?) to a metal glasses frame.  

What’s letterlocking and spiral locking, you say?  Have a look at the show notes below and experience the intricate efforts to ensure that there would be zero chance of paper packet sniffers in the 16th century.  

Games abound in this episode.  First up is battle Scrabble, otherwise known as Babble Royale, which Andy approvingly notes begins with a letter parachuting onto a Scrabble board.  Then, the co-hosts turn their attention to Epic’s 15 game giveaway, which starts with Shenmue III.  

Wrapping up this week’s episode are a couple of short videos well worth watching.  Fans of Ted Lasso well know the main character’s trademark mustache as much as his folksy sayings.  This stop-action Christmas special has all the characters working together (kind of) to find his missing facial hair.  And, Stephen Colbert, the major Tolkien fan that he is, celebrates the 20th anniversary of Fellowship of the Ring motion picture debut with an amazing rap.  Aglar melyanna menal!, which is Elvish for “brilliance dear gift from the heavens”.

What starts you up and gets you going?  Could it be Tolkien?  Let us know over at @gamesatwork_biz ! 

Thanks for listening!

Selected Links

The Verge article: Toyota is going to make you pay to start your car with your key fob — https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/12/22831105/toyota-subscription-remote-start-key-fob 

AutoBlog article: Toyota’s key-fob remote-start function will require a subscription fee — https://www.autoblog.com/2021/12/13/toyota-remote-start-subscription-key-fob/

MacWorld article: 3 features that prove Apple’s headset is hiding right in front of our eyes — https://www.macworld.com/article/558669/ar-vr-headset-animoji-shareplay-spatial-audio.html 

Use Memoji on your iPhone or iPad Pro — https://support.apple.

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as cool as the cool side of the pillow quantified self bed, monetizing location data streams of people & things, metaverse & Avatar sequels, Cybertruck & CyberLandr, LEGO AT-AT, Nioh & Neo.

Andy, Michael and Michael join forces to cover a wide range of technology stories in this episode.  After Michael M gives a quick recommendation of Always On by Rory Cellan-Jones, the team jumps on a story about Eightsleep’s quantified self bed.  Then they discuss Life360’s acquisition of Tile, and what that means for joining (and monetizing) data streams of both people and things.  

Next up are a few upcoming games, leading off with the Dune: Spice Wars title.  Michael R shares how he loves this particular style of game with it’s strategy and tech trees.  Michael M brings up Nioh 2, and Andy shares how the 120fps of Pokemon Go from Niantic is incredible.  

Then, the co-hosts consider an article outlining how 160+ companies are creating the metaverse.  A few usual suspects top the list – Epic, Niantic, Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Facebook/Meta and one new name makes the top group: Decentraland.  This leads directly to the most recent rumors about the Apple AR/VR headset, with some intriguing specifics about the yet-to-be-announced product.  

Then an announced (and very expensive, but not yet available) product enhancement for the not-yet-available Tesla Cybertruck takes center stage.  The co-hosts react to the $500,000 price tag for the CyberLandr from the article, however, from the CyberLandr website, the preorder price is quoted at only $49,995.  The CyberLandr helpfully points out that the Tesla Cybertruck is not included in that price.  

The $800 LEGO Star Wars AT-AT also garners the team’s attention with a report that some builders experienced difficulties in deconstructing the build.  LEGO has responded to the Vice article with instructions on how to disassemble the legs from the body of the AT-AT.  Details are in the Brickfanatics link in the show notes below.  Alternatively, a LEGO Snowspeeder, its tow hook and Luke minifig may be used to facilitate the disassembly.  😉 

Wrapping up this week’s episode are a couple of stories about classic sci-fi tales getting additional attention: Avatar & Matrix Revolution.  Fun that this episode had stories about Dune and Star Wars as well.  

What would you want to measure (or not measure!) for your quantified self?  Have you put a deposit down on the Cybertruck and the CyberLandr?  Let us know over at @gamesatwork_biz ! 

Thanks for listening!

Selected Links

Always On by Rory Cellan-Jones — https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/always-on-9781472981196/ 

Fast Company article:  https://www.fastcompany.com/90694470/the-3000-bed-everyone-in-silicon-valley-is-raving-about 

EightSleep — https://www.eightsleep.com 

The Verge article: Life360 makes millions selling location data,

replica revolutionary war whistle — photo by Michael Martine, Dec 2021

Minecraft, telepresence, transit gamification, @Tesla’s Cyberwhistle, Web3 to Web11.0, @engineered_arts robot, repurposed nuclear missile silo keyboard, & Dirk Gently.

Andy and Michael R have a wide ranging discussion on this week’s episode, starting things off with a deeper discussion about the recent Minecraft update.  Then, they move into the experimental Google telepresence experience, and consider what is involved in setting this booth up, and the chip supply chain shortage implications.  Next up is a discussion on a gamification experience in the London borough of Hounslow in 2019.

In the “people will buy anything department”, Michael and Andy examine the Tesla Cyberwhistle and how quickly it sold out, and the secondary market is already quite vibrant.  This is reminiscent of the VW Fast that surfaced in the GTI advertisements several years ago.  

The co-hosts then have a detailed discussion on Web3 monetization and blockchain based on the Wired article about Gavin Wood’s coined definition from from 2014.  Andy points out that Michael M introduced Web 11.0 long ago, as a tongue-in-cheek response to all those talking about Web 2.0 at the time.  

Michael R and Andy then take a look at Engineered Arts’ robot Amica.  Amica has extremely realistic expressions – check out the show notes below and see for yourself.  

Rounding out the show for this week, is an interesting article about an USB update to a keyboard that once was part of a nuclear missile silo control system from Hackaday that also reminds Andy of a USB keyboard conversion he did with a Commodore 64 computer.  

What would you convert to a USB keyboard?  A Timex Sinclair perhaps?   Let us know over at @gamesatwork_biz ! 

Thanks for listening!

Selected Links

PC Gamer article: Minecraft 1.18 finally resurrects the experimental feel I loved 11 years ago — https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/minecraft-118-finally-resurrects-the-experimental-feel-i-loved-11-years-ago/ 

The Verge article: Here’s how Google’s experimental 3D telepresence booth works — https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/2/22813731/google-project-starline-specs-features-research-paper-8k-tv-microphones-camera-capture-pods 

Ars Technica article: We transformed a London borough into a game to get fewer people traveling by car — https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/11/we-transformed-a-london-borough-into-a-game-to-get-fewer-people-traveling-by-car/ 

Beat the Street — https://www.beatthestreet.me 

Cult of Mac article: Elon Musk: Don’t wast money on ‘silly’ Apple Polishing Cloth, buy our $50 Tesla whistle — https://www.cultofmac.com/760041/elon-musk-tesla-whistle/ 

Tesla Cyberwhistle — https://shop.tesla.com/product/cyberwhistle?sku=1715672-00-A 

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Gratitude, Thanksgiving parade balloon NFTs. Games: Cards Against Humanity, rats playing Doom, Kö-øp, Minecraft.  Music: Rock Band in Fortnite, Ed Sheeran in Pokemon Go, sosumi and other sounds in MacOS that were definitely not music.

So many things to be thankful for in this episode!  Andy, Michael and Michael get together on this US holiday week to talk technology, gaming and more.  Let’s have an NFT parade to start things off for this episode.  The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is a household tradition in many parts of the United States, and one of the innovations for this year is a charity auction of NFTs.  Iconic balloons from past parades make the content for the NFTs, and the auction site is listed in the show notes below if you want to get in on the action.  At the time of this writing, the auction amounts span from $14k for the fireman balloon to a whopping $310k for the dragon.  Will be interesting to see how much these NFTs go for when the auctions close! 

Black Friday, as the major shopping day immediately after Thanksgiving, drew quite a bit of attention from all the retailers.  The team over at Cards Against Humanity had something else in mind, and they flipped the script, offering $5 (and more!) for people who gave them what they wanted for Black Friday.  Check out the amazing and silly things people did for $5 via the link in the show notes.  

Games, games and more games! 

Doom is a favorite game for the Games At Work co-hosts, and this time around, it’s not played on something interesting, rather by something interesting: rats.  And another fun game called Kö-øp is in the works via a Kickstarter campaign, based loosely on assembling furniture from a famous Swedish manufacturer.  Next up is a significant update to Minecraft, allowing for much taller construction and deeper mines.  This is followed by a story about Epic purchasing Harmonix, the makers of Rock Band in order to build more musical content into the Fortnite platform.  Sticking with the music theme for a moment, the co-hosts discuss the Ed Sheeran crossover into Pokemon Go.  Last up, Andy introduces the Microsoft Xbox Museum, as an online and personalized virtual world experience celebrating 20 years of Xbox.  If only the consoles were more readily available, even more people could celebrate and give thanks for their digital accomplishments in the Microsoftverse.  

After a quick martial arts visualization experience and discussion of network connectivity issues, the Games At Work team enjoy an article about the music connections in the Macverse, and stories about how the sounds in MacOS had to have nothing to do with music because of an appeasement between competing teams of lawyers.  This resulted in one sound being named “Sousumi”, which according to the interview, was just to make fun of the lawyers.  

Rounding out the show this week, includes such diverse topics as Windows 11 emojis (welcoming back Clippy, but apparently saying goodbye to Ninja Cat), a super-cool Rube Goldberg device and how Dodge will phase out the Charger & Challenger to make way for new EVs.  

What have you been Thankscrolling this week?  Bid on any NFTs yourself?  Let us know over at @gamesatwork_biz ! 

Thanks for listening!

Games At Work space on Skittish — Nov 2021

Skittish, right to repair, metaverse(s), accessible design, a Meta VR glove and bionic exoskeletons.

Andy, Michael and Michael start off this episode from Skittish, trying out a space replete with trees, velvet red roped off areas and coconuts among many other objects.  Blog posts from New World Notes launches further discussion on the metaverse, with the attempts by some companies to create their “own metaverse”.  In an interview with Neal Stephenson referenced in the blog post, Neal speculates that the broader use of the metaverse term by multiple companies is to ensure that none of them can establish a trademarkable position.

The co-hosts are all intrigued by Apple’s latest move to provide repair kits, with tools and parts to allow consumers to self repair their Apple products, starting with iPhone.  Michael, Andy and Michael then turn their thoughts to accessibility, and the benefits to all when inclusive design is applied.  In the case of the Apple Watch, there are several gesture controls that may be invoked when one cannot tap the touchscreen.  And AirBuddy is another example of great design for MacOS that allows easy connection to AirPods.  Michael R uses his positive experience with Apple and AirBuddy as an example to give a public service announcement for how to best deal with production support for users. 

After briefly discussing the new Meta VR glove experience (and somehow not referencing the Nintendo Power Glove last mentioned in e318 back in May), Andy notes that the Infinity Gauntlet could not be used to snap.  Check out the show notes for the physics of snapping for all the details.  

Bionic exoskeletons are what round out this week’s episode with the kickstarter for the Sportsmate 5.  This reminds Michael R of the exoskeleton pants developed by researchers at Harvard University and the University of Nebraska, Omaha, first discussed in episode 241.

Seen another interesting metaverse you’d like to have an in depth discussion?  Have an idea for an exoskeleton you’d like to self repair?  Let us know over at @gamesatwork_biz ! 

Thanks for listening!

Selected Links

Skittish — https://skittish.com

Games at Work world on Skittish — https://live.skittish.com/event/jdR78j 

Six Colors article: Apple Launches a Consumer “Self Service Repair” Program, Starting with iPhones — https://sixcolors.com/link/2021/11/apple-launches-a-consumer-self-service-repair-program-for-iphones/ 

Ars Technica article: Apple will soon send parts and tools to users who want to repair their phones — https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/11/apple-will-soon-send-parts-and-tools-to-users-who-want-to-repair-their-phones/ 

The Verge article: How to control your Apple Watch hands free — https://www.theverge.com/22778189/apple-watch-assistive-touch-accessibility 

Interaction Design Foundation post: 3 Reasons Why Accessible Design Is Good for All —

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Icelandverse, metaverses, NVIDIA Omniverse, getting FRKE with LEGO, AirTags new functionality in iOS 15.2 beta, thoughts to text and more.

The full compliment of co-hosts start things off with a metaverse world so real, you can actually go there on a plane.  Icelandverse by Visit Iceland is a very funny take on the recent announcement video by Meta.  There are several additional metaverse articles in the show notes.  The co-hosts also discuss Nvidia’s new platform for creating interactive AI avatars called NVIDA Omniverse. 

Next up, Michael, Andy and Michael talk about the sale of Weta Digital’s VFX division to Unity and marvel at the high purchase price.

Then, an Inc article about LEGO’s customer service captures the attention of the co-hosts.  The mnemonic from LEGO is FRKE, which stands for fun, reliable, knowledgeable and engaging. Michael R says that he’s taken advantage of the customer service to request a missing part of his space shuttle build.  And speaking of big builds, LEGO is offering some exciting and expensive builds such as the Creator Expert LEGO Titanic and the Star Wars AT-AT.  

Following up on an earlier episode’s AirTags discussion, there’s an update in the most recent iOS 15.2 beta that allows the user to discover items that can track you via Find My.  Also in the Apple ecosystem, Vanarama imagines what an Apple Car might look like based on the patents Apple has filed.  

Following an intriguing tweet on thoughts to text, the co-hosts cover a couple of upcoming movies and a game to close out the show.

Seen another interesting metaverse you’d like to have an in depth discussion?  Let us know over at @gamesatwork_biz ! 

Thanks for listening!

Selected Links

Some said an open-world experience this immersive wasn’t possible. But it’s already here. And you don’t even need silly VR headsets. Introducing, ✨Icelandverse✨#icelandverse pic.twitter.com/b1cf1REKl9— Inspired by Iceland (@iceland) November 11, 2021

Visit Iceland — https://www.visiticeland.com 

The New York Times article: Are We in the Metaverse Yet? — https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/10/style/metaverse-virtual-worlds.html?referringSource=articleShare 

Quartz article: The metaverse will mostly be for work — https://qz.com/2083099/the-metaverse-will-mostly-be-for-work/ 

The Atlantic article: Hey, Facebook, I Made a Metaverse 27 Years Ago — https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2021/10/facebook-metaverse-was-always-terrible/620546/ 

The Verge article: Nvidia wants to fill the virtual and physical worlds with AI avatars —

Photo by Rod Long on Unsplash

Seizing the day with multiple reboots, including the metaverse, Meta, Mercedes, Macs, and even Babylon 5.

Michael, Michael and Andy seize the day to start off this episode with a discussion on the merits of action games and learning effectiveness.  The article makes an interesting comparison between action video games and and “non-action” games played by a control group.  Such non-action games included Sims 3 and Zoo Tycoon.

Turing from one meta-analysis to an analysis of Meta, the co-hosts consider the newly named company, Meta (formerly known as Facebook).  The co-hosts were quick to point out that Meta plans to implement several of the ideas raised on prior Games At Work episodes, such as having a work Meta account for business users that is separate and distinct from personal accounts.

As a practical, but expensive, use of mixed reality, Michael, Michael and Andy take a look at the Mercedes augmented reality experience in the new EQS.  Wayfinding using the AR HUD in this automobile superimposes arrows so you know precisely where to turn to get where you’re going.  And as a visual indicator of the EQS radar and camera tracking vehicle in front of it, a green orb appears under the car.  It is simple to draw an analogy to a video game with this AR HUD, and clear to see the influence of games.

Other topics covered in this episode include a clear decision tree for the new Apple MacBook Pro laptops with their recently announced silicon.  A Kickstarter by Throwboy for some software (pillow) versions of iconic Macs gets the attention of the co-hosts, as does teenage engineering’s mini-ITX PC.  There’s progress in the right to repair in the United States, Palms new earbuds are announced, and Slashfilm has some top tips for those new to the Babylon 5 franchise in preparation for the reboot.

Hope that everyone had a safe and happy Halloween! 

Seen another interesting company, automobile, computer or television show reboot?  Let us know over at @gamesatwork_biz ! 

Thanks for listening!

Selected Links

Kotaku article: Want To Learn More? Take A Break And Play An Action Game — https://www.kotaku.com.au/2021/10/action-game-learning-to-learn/ 

communications biology article: Action video game play facilitates “learning to learn” — https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-021-02652-7 

The Verge article: Facebook’s Oculus Quest will soon be called the Meta Quest — https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/28/22751220/facebook-portal-oculus-quest-meta-horizon-renaming 

The Globe and Mail article: Augmented-reality changes how you drive in the all-electric 2022 EQS from Mercedes — https://www.theglobeandmail.com/drive/reviews/article-augmented-reality-changes-how-you-drive-in-the-all-electric-2022-eqs/ 

Podfeet Podcasts article: M1 Pro and M1 Max Decision Tree — a Diagram of Every ...

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Manual quantified self accounting of walking to Mordor, Raspberry Pi + LEGO, Doom port to checkboxes, beer management flight simulators, Ask Delphi and oh so much more! 

Andy and Michael M get start off this week’s episode with an important question: does one simply walk to Mordor?  They receive a resounding answer of ‘yes’ if you’re looking implement a quantified self practice for your exercise and are a huge Lord of the Rings fan.  Even Delphi gets in on the act – but more on that later.  In order to play the game, one also needs to time travel, because with all the attention on this app, it attracted the attention of the rights holder, and has been withdrawn.  Too bad really.

Raspberry Pi + LEGO?  Yes, yes, and oh yes!  With the newest crossover Build HAT, one can simply attach LEGO Technic motors and sensors to Raspberry Pis.  HAT stands for Hardware Attached on Top, and is a board that allows control of up to four Technic motors and sensors.  Naturally, Andy is very excited about this and cannot wait to get started.  

Another thing that long time listeners will know about Andy is that he loves Doom ports, and this week’s episode has a doozie.  You can play Doom using checkboxes in a browser.  Check out the link below to see the gameplay.

Michael M was excited about a new multiplayer supply chain game (simulation) called The Beergame.  This game has its origins in the 1960s MIT role playing game called The Beer Distribution Game, and allows the players to take on the role of the Retailer, Wholesaler, Distributor or Brewer and showcases the interrelationships between each of these parties.  Check out the paper (link in show notes below) by Professor John D Sterman of MIT about how this game played out in his classroom.  

An intriguing discussion then begins around the Ask Delphi computational model for descriptive ethics.  Give this a listen and try out Ask Delphi for yourself.  

Rounding out this week’s show are articles on ransomware hitting a candy company at Halloween, exclusive podcast content on Spotify, and Peppa Pig on Stadia.

Have another way to gameify walking or beer distribution?  Let us know over at @gamesatwork_biz ! 

Thanks for listening!

Selected Links

C|Net article: This Lord of the Rings app is the only thing getting me to exercise — https://www.cnet.com/news/this-lord-of-the-rings-app-is-the-only-thing-getting-me-to-exercise/ 

Walk to Mordor on Apple App store (not available) — https://apps.apple.com/ee/app/walk-to-mordor/id1228135325 

Walk to Mordor on Google Play (not available either) — https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.walktomordor.wtm&hl=en&gl=US 

Walk to Mordor — https://walktomordor.com 

Quantified Self — https://en.wikipedia.