Just had a fun chat with the guys at Lost Treasures of Gaming.
http://omgnexus.com/2016/01/episode-19-earthworm-jim/
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This book does an incredible job of capturing a great deal of the British video game history. They found a lot of the people working at that time to interview, and I just got my copy in the mail!
http://readonlymemory.vg/shop/book/britsoft-an-oral-history/
Britsoft: An Oral History is a collective story of the early British games industry. Composed of interviews with thirty-five people who shaped the modern videogame, including David Braben (Elite), Peter Molyneux (Populous), Rob Hubbard (Commando) and Jeff Minter (Attack of the Mutant Camels), it documents a vibrant period of invention in Britain’s cultural history – the start of a new form of entertainment, created on ZX Spectrums, Commodore 64s, Amigas and Atari STs, in bedrooms and living rooms.
The book is a companion piece to the 2014 documentary, From Bedrooms to Billions, and draws from the hundreds of hours of interview footage to find new, untold stories, and craft an original narrative. Through the voices of programmers, musicians, journalists and business people, it traces the making of games such as Dizzy, Elite, Paradroid and Kick Off; and the birth of publishers, magazines and software houses, from Codemasters to Zzap!64.
Britsoft: An Oral History is edited by Alex Wiltshire, former editor of ‘videogame Bible’ Edge, and designed by London-based studio Julia. It includes rarely-seen archive images, such as candid period photographs and magazine ads, which perfectly set the Britsoft scene.
Interviewees: Peter Molyneux, David Braben, Archer Maclean, David Darling, Jeff Minter, Charles Cecil, David Perry, Geoff Crammond, Julian Gollop, Julian Rignall, Dino Dini, Mo Warden, Rob Hubbard, Martin Kenwright, Fred Gray, Martin Galway, Mel Croucher, Mike Montgomery, Rod Cousens, Sean Cooper, Malcolm Evans, Steve Turner, Tim Tyler, Nigel Alderton, Jon Hare, Gary Penn, Eugene Evans, Oliver Frey, the Oliver twins, Peter Stone and Richard Leinfellner, Chris Anderson, Shahid Ahmad, Andrew Braybrook, Geoff Brown.
I remember when Victor first started Electric Playground… 25 years later they are turning up some of the old interviews. (As you can tell we had a lot of fun doing this kind of stuff.)
This interview with Tommy Tallarcio was for a game called Wild 9 that we were developing at the time.
The link is here: Electric Playground
BritWeek 2016 is it’s 10th Anniversary, should be exciting. #BritWeek
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Super excited to support the OpenROV team. I’ve been following them since they started and really like the design of the new Trident underwater drone.
I met Dave Lang at TED 2013, he gave a short talk on the idea of the OpenROV
Very Happy that our UK gamers get to help us test PlayStation Now, if you want to help you can sign up on this page:
https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/explore/playstation-now/
We’re giving selected PlayStation Plus members2 who own a PS4 the chance to be among the first to experience PS Now – and you could be one of the lucky participants.
The UK private beta trial kicks off on PS4 soon and, for the initial stages, it won’t cost you anything to take part, so register your interest now and you could be selected to be on the front line of a gaming revolution.
So far I’ve tried multiple 3D printers.
Formlabs Form 1 (Upgraded to Form 1+)
To print large images can take these printers up to a day. FINALLY someone is doing it quickly and they demonstrate with a quick model print during this TED talk.
This device is designed for Enterprise work (should cost in the $100K range), so now we just need to wait for the home version.
What we think of as 3D printing, says Joseph DeSimone, is really just 2D printing over and over … slowly. Onstage at TED2015, he unveils a bold new technique — inspired, yes, by Terminator 2 — that’s 25 to 100 times faster, and creates smooth, strong parts. Could it finally help to fulfill the tremendous promise of 3D printing?
This was a really FANTASTIC talk at TED about how your brain can learn to interpret new senses.
If you like tech stuff and psychology, then grab a cup of coffee or tea (if British) and enjoy this talk.
As humans, we can perceive less than a ten-trillionth of all light waves. “Our experience of reality,” says neuroscientist David Eagleman, “is constrained by our biology.” He wants to change that. His research into our brain processes has led him to create new interfaces — such as a sensory vest — to take in previously unseen information about the world around us.
Waiting for the TED Fellows talks to start.
The TED Fellows program is a global network of 300 innovators and trailblazers from a spectrum of disciplines. Every year, we look for 40 additional amazing change-makers to join the pack. Plug into this vibrant community by applying to be a Fellow, sponsoring the program or exploring their stories of growth and impact.
Also sat in on a bunch of Vancouver Startup company pitches for breakfast. I was so close I could see the microphone shaking in their hands!
Sun Central was my favorite pitch.
Anyway it’s showtime!
Got front row in the main theater. Nice!
Am heading to Vancouver, Canada for my 10th year TED Conference. It kinda feels a bit like the Matrix movies where you download subjects into your brain rapidly, just imagine a week of that! It’s amazing and I look forward to spending time with my friends that also go each year.
https://conferences.ted.com/TED2015/