Game & Gadget Podcast #22 – Arcades, Xbox 360 Live Camera & More…

I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software and Aaron Fothergill previously from Argonaut Games and now with Shifty Eye Games as we discuss more gaming, gadgets and technology both retro and modern.

Topics include:

Tony’s ‘Revolution: The Quest for Game Development Greatness‘ book passed its goal on Kickstarter
Our experience and love of the arcade
The addiction and gameplay style of the arcade to get you hooked
Why the arcade typically had just 3 characters for your name / initials
The virtual on-screen keyboard for signing into TV apps – yuck
Not playing too much online gaming and then getting a chance only to die over and over again
Early VR headsets, cardboard VR and modern VR
The Xbox 360 Live Vision camera
Using your face likeness on the Xbox 360
What games we have been playing
How 16-bit games captured James’ imagination
AI generated pixel art
Tony’s new game is no longer a Shmup