Videogame Crosstalk

Ep. 013 - BLOW IT UP!

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!!

Tech News

• 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
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtKXkCfWmyY

• Can tech help us feed a population of 9 billion
  • http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/future-of-food-introduction/#ixzz4fOyhWDIZ
  • Misfit Produce: https://www.misfitsproduce.ca/

 

Gaming and Geekery

• Cosplay goes bad for gamer in Grande Prairie
  • http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/grande-prairie-cosplay-1.4070387
• Microsoft pulls back the veil on its massively powerful Project Scorpio
  • 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
  • Disgustingly over powered, but that’s what you need to compete with PC and to definitively be more powerful than PS4
  • Will it draw it bring people over from PS4?
• Destiny 2
  • http://www.usgamer.net/articles/26-04-2017-destiny-2-everything-we-know-release-date-collectors-beta
• Mass Effect
  • Launch Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6PJEmEHIaY

Social:

Anthony (Host): @Hyp3rSint4x
VGXT Podcast: @VGXTPod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VideogameCrosstalk
Mulhorn Gaming Podcast: @Mulehorngaming

Sponsorship:

Audible Trial: Go to AudibleTrial.com/VGXTPod to start your free trial!
Featured Book: “If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor”, Written and Narrated by Bruce Campbell, himself!

 

 

 

Ep. 012 - Atomic Space Servers

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!

Tech News:

• Scientists Successfully Grow Potatoes in Mars-Like Soils
  • http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-successfully-grow-potatoes-mars-soils-180962528/#2uBb4kZ8OV6MJ3US.99
• Magnetic Hard Drives Go Atomic
  • https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/magnetic-hard-drives-go-atomic/?WT.mc_id=SA_FB_PHYS_NEWS
• NASA just released a ton of free software for space nerds
  • https://www.dailydot.com/debug/nasa-free-software-download-top-10/?fb=gk

Gaming and Geekery:

• 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
• New Deathnote trailer
  • https://youtu.be/JWcEvDjCi0Y
• Assassin's Creed Netflix
  • https://www.gamespot.com/articles/assassins-creed-tv-series-is-on-the-way/1100-6448906/

Other Links:

• Adam's music reel:
  • https://vimeo.com/burywite
• Echocast on Spotify:
  • https://play.spotify.com/artist/15rykDcFDzeQQ8xhbF0qL7
• Echocast on iTunes:
  • https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/echocast/id148105914
• Oregon Trail Card Game:
  • https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/205322/oregon-trail-card-game
• Exploding Kittens:
  • https://www.explodingkittens.com/
• Surviving on Mars, with Andy Weir
  • https://www.startalkradio.net/show/surviving-mars-andy-weir/?_sf_s=weir
• St. Baldricks Donation page:
  • https://www.stbaldricks.org/participants/mypage/895299/2017

Social:

Anthony (Host): @Hyp3rSint4x
VGXT Podcast: @VGXTPod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VideogameCrosstalk
Adam Redding: @burywite
Super Best Friends Video Game Sleepover Podcast: @SBFVGSPodcast

Sponsorships:

Gamerborn Clothing: Go to Gamerborn.co.uk and use promocode VGXTPod at checkout for a 10% discount!
Audible Trial: Go to AudibleTrial.com/VGXTPod to start your free trial!
Featured Book: "The Gunslinger" By Stephen King

Ep. 011 - Weapon Of Choice

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
• Meet ‘Waste Shark’, the drone that’s picking up garbage from the oceans
  • 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/
• MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT AND SQUARE ENIX TEAM UP FOR MULTI-YEAR, MULTI-GAME CREATIVE PARTNERSHIP
  • http://press.na.square-enix.com/releases/902/marvel-entertainment-and-square-enix-team-up-for-multiyear-multigame-c
  • The Avengers Project Announcement Trailer: https://youtu.be/-n_P3MDExEQ
• Bethesda has three new projects in the works
  • http://www.pcgamer.com/bethesda-has-three-new-projects-in-the-works/
• E3 for everyone
  • http://www.gamespot.com/videos/gs-news-update-e3-opens-to-the-public-for-the-firs/2300-6437056/
• St. Baldricks Plug:
  • https://www.stbaldricks.org/participants/mypage/895299/2017

Other Links:

• GIMP: https://www.gimp.org
• Audacity: http://www.audacityteam.org/
• Autodesk 3DS Max: http://www.autodesk.com/products/3ds-max/overview
• Blender 3D: https://www.blender.org/
• NPR - ISIS Looting: http://www.npr.org/2014/09/29/352538352/looting-antiquities-a-fundamental-part-of-isis-revenue-stream
• The Great Garbage Patch: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_garbage_patch
• Fatboy Slim - Weapon of Choice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ7z57qrZU8
• Moon Patrol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBOKWCpwGfM
• Netflix Movies
  • Spectral: https://www.netflix.com/title/80098200
  • Beasts of No Nation: https://www.netflix.com/title/80044545
• Adi Shankar - Power Rangers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw5vcUPyL90

Social:

• Anthony (Host): @Hyp3rSint4x
• VGXT Podcast: @VGXTPod
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VideogameCrosstalk
• Jon Layola: @OneTrackPunk
• One Track Gamers: @OneTrackGamers

Sponsorships:

• Gamerborn Clothing: Go to Gamerborn.co.uk and use promocode VGXTPod at checkout for a 10% discount!
• Audible Trial: Go to AudibleTrial.com/VGXTPod to start your free trial!
  • Featured Book: "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" By Douglas Adams

Ep. 010 - Final Fantasy Fanboying

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
• Google Cardboard: 
  • https://vr.google.com/cardboard/
• Why are there no more cheat codes in games?: 
  • https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/how-cheat-codes-vanished-from-video-games

Social:

• Anthony (Host): @hyp3rsint4x
• Podcast:
  • Twitter: @VGXTPod
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VideogameCrosstalk
• Mach Zero
  • Twitter: @the_mach_speed 
  • Twitch: http://twitch.tv/mach_zer0 

Sponsorships:

• Gamerborn Clothing: Go to Gamerborn.co.uk and use promocode VGXTPod at checkout for a 10% discount!
• Audible Trial: Go to AudibleTrial.com/VGXTPod to start your free trial!
  • Featured Book: "Fevre Dream" by George R. R. Martin

 

 

Ep. 009 - Xmas Shorty

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

Twitter Contacts:

• The Podcast: @VGXTPod
• Anthony: @Hyp3rSint4x

Sponsors:

• Audible Trial
  • Assassin's Creed: Renaissance
• Gamerborn Clothing

Ep. 008 - N7 Day 2016

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 Links:

• Mass Effect: Andromeda
• Beta Registration
• N7 Day Trailer
• Andromeda Initiative
• Bioware Store

Twitter Contacts:

• The Podcast: @VGXTPod
• Anthony: @Hyp3rSint4x
• Nikki: @gamewithnikki
• Mulehorn117: @Theslatones

Sponsors:

• Audible Trial
  • Mass Effect: Revelation
• Gamerborn Clothing

 

Ep. 007 - Not-So-Late Night Gaming

This week I talk to Meghan Rodriguez about Mental Health, Substance abuse, and our fandom of Archer!

Tech/Science

Chemistry Nobel Prize: Machines Too Small to See

Google CEO Launches New Products With Remarkably Simple Words And Slides

Tyson Fury: Barry McGuigan calls for new mental health fund for boxers

 

Gaming/Geekery

‘Archer’ Creator Says Show Will End After Season 10

Gears of War 4

Fallout 4, Skyrim Special Edition will get mod support on PS4 after all 

Sponsors:

Audible Offer - Sign up for a free trial and start off with a free download!

Gamerborn Clothing - Use promo code VGXTPod to receive a 5% discount!

Extras:

Late Night Gamers

Ex Machina

Cards Against Humanity (CAH)

CAH: 8 Sensible Gifts

CAH: Hawaii 2

Town Of Light 

Contact:

The Podcast: @VGXTPod

Anthony: @Hyp3rSint4x

Meghan: @collins_m81 

Email: videogamecrosstalk@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VideogameCrosstalk/

Ep. 006 - Wild Fire Fire Fighter

This week I chat with Convservationist Paul Gallery to talk about his role in fighting wild fires, the importance of reproducibility in research, and his love for Star Wars.

Where has Paul been?

• Fire near Idaho City doubles in size
• Pioneer Fire grows to 9400 acres, reaches Idaho 

Tech / Science

• Another Psychological Study Fails the Reproducibility Test
• PoV Movies, a new trend evolving with available tech?
  • JeruZalem - 2015
  • Hardcore Henry – 2015
  • Cloverfield – 2008
  • The Blair Witch Project  - 1999
  • Blair Witch – 2016
• Headphones you can use right now with your iPhone 7

Gaming / Geekery:

• Report: Destiny 2 Coming To PC, May Start Fresh And Include More Populated Areas
• Report: Destiny 2 will come to PC
• Ubisoft survives stockholder meeting, prepares for hostile takeover
• Here's When the Final Star Wars Rogue One Trailer Will Be Released

Extras

• Xeric Environments
• Vivendi
• Pinebush Preserve
• Karner Blue Butterfly
• Thachers Park 

Contact:

The Podcast: @VGXTPod

Anthony: @Hyp3rSint4x

Paul: @WhatMountainsDo <= Apparently he decided to mix it up for Twitter!

Email: videogamecrosstalk@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VideogameCrosstalk/

Ep. 005 - Philanthropic Nerdity

This week I am joined by Andy Polidore, formerly of the 8 Bit Bourbon podcast! We talk about all sorts of great things and fly off on tangents, because apparently that's how this podcast is going to be!

Tech and Science News:

Tardigrade Protein Helps Human DNA Withstand Radiation

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan Pledge $3 Billion to Fighting Disease

Gaming News:

Recore is released on Xbox 1

Destiny: Rise of Iron

Extras:

Heifer International

Doctors Without Borders

Tardigrade Plushies

WAMC

The Giving Pledge

9 Maple

Mad Glory

Saratoga Race Track

Black Mirror

8 Bit Bourbon Podcast

Contact:

The Podcast: @VGXTPod

Anthony: @Hyp3rSint4x

Andy: @AndyPolidore

Email: videogamecrosstalk@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VideogameCrosstalk/

 

Ep. 004 - Sustainability and Philosophy

This week I am joined by Sustainability Consultant Joseph Berman! We talk Climate Change, 3D Printing Beef Patties, and talk spiraling tangents centered (sort of) around our favorite games!

Tech News
Bill Nye lands a Netflix show
Not a Drill: SETI Is Investigating a Possible Extraterrestrial Signal From Deep Space
=> 'Alien' Signal Source Reportedly Located (It Wasn't The Vulcans)

Gaming and Geekery
Stranger Things Season two teaser!
Assassin’s Creed Movie - 125’ Freefall stunt
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Trailer
The Witcher 3 Trailer

Extras
Biomimetics
Sprawl Trilogy
The Spanish Inquisition (Mel Brooks)

Contact
The Podcast: @VGXTPod
Anthony: @Hyp3rSint4x
Joe Berman: Joe@JSBermanConsulting.com