Videogame Crosstalk

Hello World. This is Videogame Crosstalk, Episode 013, the monthly podcast of Gamers talking about Tech, Science, and whatever else comes to mind! I am your host, Anthony Rossi and with me this week is Mulehorn117 from the Mulehorn Gaming Podcast!!

• New Window Screens Filter Pollution from Air - Scientific American

• https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-window-screens-filter-pollution-from-air/?WT.mc_id=SA_FB_HLTH_NEWS#

• $300 Acer VR headset

• https://www.engadget.com/2017/04/12/acer-microsoft-vr-mixed-reality/?

• Skype translator

• https://futurism.com/skype-can-now-translate-your-voice-calls-into-10-different-languages-in-real-time/

• Synthetic photosynthesis

• https://futurism.com/synthetic-photosynthesis-new-tech-recycles-carbon-dioxide-faster-than-plants/

• This Device Collects Water From the Clouds

• http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/device-collects-water-clouds-180962705/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia

• Can tech help us feed a population of 9 billion

• http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/future-of-food-introduction/#ixzz4fOyhWDIZ

• Cosplay goes bad for gamer in Grande Prairie

• http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/grande-prairie-cosplay-1.4070387

• http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/project-scorpio-specs-revealed/

• http://www.techradar.com/news/television/ultra-hd-everything-you-need-to-know-about-4k-tv-1258884

• http://www.usgamer.net/articles/26-04-2017-destiny-2-everything-we-know-release-date-collectors-beta

• Launch Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6PJEmEHIaY

Anthony (Host): @Hyp3rSint4x

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Hello World. This is Videogame Crosstalk, Episode 013, the monthly podcast of Gamers talking about Tech, Science, and whatever else comes to mind! I am your host, Anthony Rossi and with me this week is Mulehorn117 from the Mulehorn Gaming Podcast!!

• New Window Screens Filter Pollution from Air - Scientific American
  

• https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-window-screens-filter-pollution-from-air/?WT.mc_id=SA_FB_HLTH_NEWS#

• $300 Acer VR headset
  

• https://www.engadget.com/2017/04/12/acer-microsoft-vr-mixed-reality/?

• Skype translator
  

• https://futurism.com/skype-can-now-translate-your-voice-calls-into-10-different-languages-in-real-time/

• Synthetic photosynthesis
  

• https://futurism.com/synthetic-photosynthesis-new-tech-recycles-carbon-dioxide-faster-than-plants/

• This Device Collects Water From the Clouds
  

• http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/device-collects-water-clouds-180962705/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia

• Can tech help us feed a population of 9 billion
  

• http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/future-of-food-introduction/#ixzz4fOyhWDIZ

• Cosplay goes bad for gamer in Grande Prairie
  

• http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/grande-prairie-cosplay-1.4070387

• http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/project-scorpio-specs-revealed/
  

• http://www.techradar.com/news/television/ultra-hd-everything-you-need-to-know-about-4k-tv-1258884

• http://www.usgamer.net/articles/26-04-2017-destiny-2-everything-we-know-release-date-collectors-beta

• Launch Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6PJEmEHIaY

Hello World! Welcome to Episode 12 where I am joined by Adam Redding of the SBFVGS Podcast! We talk about stuff like Martian Potatoes, atomic data storage, the Nintendo Switch, and Geeky Movie adaptations!

• Scientists Successfully Grow Potatoes in Mars-Like Soils

• http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-successfully-grow-potatoes-mars-soils-180962528/#2uBb4kZ8OV6MJ3US.99

• https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/magnetic-hard-drives-go-atomic/?WT.mc_id=SA_FB_PHYS_NEWS

• https://www.dailydot.com/debug/nasa-free-software-download-top-10/?fb=gk

• NINTENDO SWITCH REPORTEDLY SELLS 1.5 MILLION UNITS IN FIRST WEEK

• http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/03/14/nintendo-switch-reportedly-sells-15-million-units-in-first-week

• https://youtu.be/JWcEvDjCi0Y

• https://www.gamespot.com/articles/assassins-creed-tv-series-is-on-the-way/1100-6448906/

• Adam's music reel:

• https://vimeo.com/burywite

• https://play.spotify.com/artist/15rykDcFDzeQQ8xhbF0qL7

• https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/echocast/id148105914

• https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/205322/oregon-trail-card-game

• https://www.explodingkittens.com/

• https://www.startalkradio.net/show/surviving-mars-andy-weir/?_sf_s=weir

• https://www.stbaldricks.org/participants/mypage/895299/2017

Anthony (Host): @Hyp3rSint4x

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With me this week is Jon Layola from the One Track Gamers Podcast! We talk discovering ancient ruins, water drones that pick up trash, an upcoming Castlevania Netflix series, and our thought on E3 For Everyone!

Tech and Science

• Help discover ancient ruins — before it's too late

• https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_parcak_help_discover_ancient_ruins_before_it_s_too_late

• http://www.popsci.com/waste-shark-is-garbage-collecting-sea-drone?con=TrueAnthem&dom=tw&src=SOC&utm_campaign=&utm_content=58aa388fa167da000ad80b8e&utm_medium=&utm_source=

Gaming and Geekery

• Comic Scribe Warren Ellis Brings CASTLEVANIA Animated Series To Netflix

• http://geekandsundry.com/comic-scribe-warren-ellis-brings-castlevania-animated-series-to-netflix/

• http://press.na.square-enix.com/releases/902/marvel-entertainment-and-square-enix-team-up-for-multiyear-multigame-c

• http://www.pcgamer.com/bethesda-has-three-new-projects-in-the-works/

• http://www.gamespot.com/videos/gs-news-update-e3-opens-to-the-public-for-the-firs/2300-6437056/

• https://www.stbaldricks.org/participants/mypage/895299/2017

• GIMP: https://www.gimp.org

• Spectral: https://www.netflix.com/title/80098200

• Anthony (Host): @Hyp3rSint4x

• Gamerborn Clothing: Go to Gamerborn.co.uk and use promocode VGXTPod at checkout for a 10% discount!

• Featured Book: "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" By Douglas Adams

This month I am joing by Twitch streamer Mach Zero!! We discuss the joys of working QA in the gaming industry, why grown-ups should play more games, and we let our fanboy flags fly over Final Fantasy.

Show Links:

• Why Grownups should play more videogames: 

• https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jan/05/why-grown-ups-should-play-more-video-games

• https://vr.google.com/cardboard/

• https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/how-cheat-codes-vanished-from-video-games

Social:

• Anthony (Host): @hyp3rsint4x

• Twitter: @VGXTPod

• Twitter: @the_mach_speed 

Sponsorships:

• Gamerborn Clothing: Go to Gamerborn.co.uk and use promocode VGXTPod at checkout for a 10% discount!

• Featured Book: "Fevre Dream" by George R. R. Martin

Hello World. This is Videogame Crosstalk, the bi-weekly podcast of Gamers talking about Tech, Science, and whatever else comes to mind Episode 009! I am your host, Anthony Rossi and THIS week I am joined by Jacob, my 2 month old son!

Moving in to the next year, I'm going to keep the podcast going by switching to a monthly schedule. Details forthcoming.

I give a quick rundown of my thoughts on Watch_Dogs 2, a new application for Silly Putty, and I give the unititiated a primer for the Assassin's Creed movie out NOW!

Watchdogs 2

 =>Metacritic: 83

New applications for Silly Putty!

Assassin's Creed trailer

• The Podcast: @VGXTPod

• Audible Trial

• Assassin's Creed: Renaissance

I've finally returned after taking care of our newborn son, and my wife has blessed me with some time for a special edition podcast. N7 Day is upon us, and with me on this fan-service quest I am joined by returning Bioware enthusiast Nikki Vick joining for the first time is the host of the Mulehorn Gaming podcast, Mulhorn117 himself here to BLOW IT UP!!!

• Mass Effect: Andromeda

• The Podcast: @VGXTPod

• Audible Trial

• Mass Effect: Revelation

• Another Psychological Study Fails the Reproducibility Test

• Report: Destiny 2 Coming To PC, May Start Fresh And Include More Populated Areas

• Xeric Environments