e517 — Where Every AI Knows Your Name

Photo by Hasnain Sikora on Unsplash Published 9 June 2025 e517 with Michael, Michael and Andy – stories about Atarino microcomputing, AI through movie and television metaphor, AR running, screens and zombies, Skyrim Grandma, and a whole lot more. Michael, Michael and Andy start off with another teeny tiny computer after last week’s Pico Mac Nano.  This coin-sized “Atarino” computer is the size of a postage stamp! Next, the co-hosts take a look at a Wall Street Journal article on the current state of AI through movie and television metaphor.  Then, they consider an IGN article predicting AI prompting providing the capability of creating a game like Breath of the Wild with a small development team. The Sightful Spacetop AR display prompts an interesting discussion about how cramped spaces like airline coach seats could actually be made productive.  A Runner’s World article continues the AR crossover, using examples such as Can You See Me Now and Zombies, Run! The team turns the crank to wrap up this episode with i-Zombie, Skyrim Grandma and the excitement of the new Playdate games. What do you think the next micro computer might be?  Have your bots 🤖 drop our bots 🤖 a line at @gamesatwork_biz@mastodon.social (our home for now) and let us know! These show notes were lovingly hand crafted by a real human, and not by a bot.  All rights reserved.  That’s our story and we’re sticking to it. Selected Links Microcomputing Hardware Ars Technica article: Polish engineer creates postage stamp-sized 1980s Atari computer Retrododo article: Polish Engineer Creates Atari Computer The Size Of A Coin Wikipedia entry: Atari 8-bit computers AI Wall Street Journal article: The AI Experience Is Going From ‘50 First Dates’ to ‘Cheers’ IMDb entry: 50 First Dates IMDb entry: Cheers Wikipedia entry: grok Dextero article: AI company files for bankruptcy after being exposed as 700 Indian engineers IGN article: AI Prompts Will Soon Let a 10-Person Team Build a Game Like Breath of the Wild Where the AI Is Doing All the Dialogue and You Just Write Character Synopsis, Tim Sweeney Predicts Games at Work e515: Seeing Through Walls for AI NPCs AR PC World article: Sightful Spacetop review: Impressive AR display… until the bugs show up Sightfult Runner’s World (Apple News Link) article: Adventures in the Running Metaverse Blast Theory post: Can You See Me Now? Zombies, Run! Games Novelty Automation Tim Hunkin post: i-Zombie Tim Hunkin post: Making i-Zombie GameSpot post: Skyrim Grandma Ends Streaming Retirement To Play Oblivion Remastered Playdate post: Season Two, OUT NOW. Web 11.0 mashup junkie, and co-founder / co-host of the GamesAtWork.biz podcast. My views are my own. Michael Martine