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<p>Published 31 March 2025</p>
<p>e507 with Michael, Andy and Michael &#8211; stories and discussion on AIs training humans, non-serindipious searching, doomed VR gaming, playlist portability and much more.</p>
<p>Michael, Andy and Michael get things started with a couple of AI articles dealing with how AI is training humans, and AI search results are impacting serendipity.  Michael R points out that search engines used to bring people to you &#8211; and now, search engines are summarizing to the point where there’s not a need to bring users to the content.  </p>
<p>After touching on a few of the Indy games from GDC2025, the cohosts talk about the latest article declaring that VR gaming is doomed.  And not Doom &#8211; doomed.  There are plenty of examples to the contrary, such as Civilization 7.</p>
<p>The team discusses the new LEGO Lord of the Rings set for Bilbo Baggins birthday party.&nbsp; It should be noted that there will be a designer signing event at the London flagship LEGO store at Leicester Square, next Saturday, 5 April for anyone who happens to be in town.</p>
<p>For the last main topic of this episode, the co-hosts unpack some stories on music sharing and playlist portability.&nbsp; First up is Napster, and the news that it will enable concerts in the metaverse.&nbsp; Andy noted that in 506 episodes, we have not ever brought up Napster (or at least tagged or put in the show notes). &nbsp; Last, the team discusses a couple of methods for moving your playlist from one streaming service to another.</p>
<p>Is your search history an accurate representation of you?&nbsp; Would you go to a concert in Napster?&nbsp; Have your bots 🤖 drop our bots 🤖 a line at @gamesatwork_biz@mastodon.social (our home for now) and let us know!&nbsp;</p>
<p>These show notes were lovingly hand crafted by a real human, and not by a bot.&nbsp; All rights reserved.&nbsp; That’s our story and we’re sticking to it.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Selected Links</strong></h2>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size"><strong>AI</strong></h2>
<p>The New Yorker article: <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/your-ai-lover-will-change-you">Your A.I. Lover Will Change You</a></p>
<p>IMDb: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1798709/">Her</a></p>
<p>Wikipedia article: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replicas_(album)">Replicas</a></p>
<p><a href="https://replika.com">https://replika.com</a></p>
<p>Paul Stamatiou blog: <a href="https://paulstamatiou.com/browse-no-more">Browse No More</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.askjeeves.com">Ask Jeeves</a></p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size"><strong>GDC, Games, and VR</strong></h2>
<p>The Verge article: <a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/633885/gdc-2025-best-indie-games">7 cool indie games from GDC 2025</a></p>
<p>IMDb: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6710474/">Everything Everywhere All at Once</a></p>
<p>The Verge article: <a href="https://www.theverge.com/games-review/622113/mainframes-review-steam-nintendo-switch">MainFrames is a charming platformer that takes place inside computers</a></p>
<p>Retrododo article: <a href="https://retrododo.com/prince-of-prussia-is-a-free-to-play-tribute-to-wolfenstein-jordan-mechners-prince-of-persia/">Prince Of Prussia Is A Free To Play Tribute To Wolfenstein & Jordan Mechner&#8217;s Prince Of Persia</a></p>
<p>PC World article: <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2643817/game-developers-are-losing-faith-in-vr-as-a-gaming-market.html">Game developers are losing faith in VR as a gaming market</a></p>
<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/@vrhermit">Joseph Simpson, VisionPro blogger on Mastodon</a></p>
<p><a href="https://civilization.2k.com/civ-vii/news/civilization-vii-vr-coming-spring-2025/#:~:text=Sid%20Meier's%20Civilization%20VII%20-%20VR%20is%20a%20distinct%20version%20of,launches%20worldwide%20on%20February%2011!">Civilization VII VR coming in Spring 2025 announcement</a></p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size"><strong>LEGO</strong></h2>
<p>Slashfilm article: <a href="https://www.slashfilm.com/1819130/lord-of-the-rings-the-shire-lego-set/">New Lord Of The Rings LEGO Set Builds A Brick Version Of The Shire (And The Dragon Firework)</a></p>
<p>Brickfanatics article: <a href="https://www.brickfanatics.com/lego-icons-the-shire-designer-re-confirmed/">LEGO Icons The Shire designer signing event re-confirmed</a></p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size"><strong>Music</strong></h2>
<p>Ars Technica article: <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/napster-to-become-a-music-marketing-metaverse-firm-after-207m-acquisition/">Napster to become a music-marketing metaverse firm after being sold for $207M</a></p>
<p>Wikipedia article: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napster">Napster</a></p>
<p>Obdura’s <a href="https://www.obdura.com/playlisty/">Playlisty</a></p>
<p>Games at Work <a href="https://gamesatwork.biz/2022/02/14/episode-357-real-reality-or-something/">e357: Real Reality, or Something</a> for music portability</p>
<p>Last.FM <a href="https://www.last.fm/about/trackmymusic">Track My Music</a> by scrobbling&nbsp;</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size"><strong>Andy on Fireside Fedi</strong></h2>
<p><iframe title="Episode 7 - Andy Piper - Head of Communications Mastodon - Livestream 2025-03-25" width="560" height="315" src="https://video.firesidefedi.live/videos/embed/7tjwufG5eSsAtmBPVdPiR9" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-forms"></iframe></p>
<p>Fireside Fedi <a href="https://audio.firesidefedi.live/@firesidefedi/episodes/andy-piper-mastodon">e7: Andy Piper &#8211; Mastodon</a> (audio version)</p>
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