(The Geek I/O Show) The Geek I/O Show: Episode 122: "The Parade with the Dragon"

This week on The Geek I/O Show, things were just like old times.  The gang hang out with a real live honest-to-goodness guest!  A guest!  The insanity!  Oh yeah, its time for the Dragon*Con recap and our favorite hooting Dragon Age Agent Teddiliza (aka Teddi Schwartze) joined us for good times.

We discussed costumes, Dragon Age Inquisition, riding the train, being booed by the Diamond Club, fish dragging, vacationing with Fallout Shelter, kids dont know what TV was like for us, riding on lightning, Destiny, the Maddest of Max, Diablo 3, CJs new shiny, bastard puffins, 200 episodes of Fairy Tail, the Dragonball snitch, gingerbread Joker, and the need for a giant horse weiner.  Plus!  How to escape the Dragon Crud!

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The Geek I/O Show: Episode 122 Show Notes

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(Gamer Geeks) No, Chet Faliszek did NOT just confirm Half Life 3

...But he did have some good things to say about VR.

Try holding your hands out like this for ten minutes. That's when you realise why a mouse and keyboard works so well.

Try holding your hands out like this for ten minutes. That's when you realise why a mouse and keyboard works so well.

Valve writer Chet Faliszek did indeed run a Developer Session at this years EGX but no, he did not confirm that Half Life 3 was in development, and that it would not support Virtual Reality. OK, so it was admittedly open to a little interpretation, but there were whiteboard doodles during Half Life 2s development that yielded more useful information.

So what was actually said? You can actually find the full video over at Eurogamers website and its definitely worth watching the whole thing, but the exchange thats being reported elsewhere comes at the end when the floor was opened up for questions.

Is Half Life 3 gonna be in VR? was the first of one guys questions. Chet responded with a polite smile and, We were kinda betting that that was gonna get asked, no.

You could interpret this as confirmation of Half Life 3, or you could see it as someone who constantly gets asked such questions and now will only respond with a flat and succinct, no.

The guest followed it up with a question on wireless technology, but even he didnt think hed gotten any confirmation on the matter. Before surrendering the microphone he added, You didnt answer my first question. The response he got?

I said no.

Do you want this? Yes. You want this.

Do you want this? Yes. You want this.

Now that thats out of the way, go and watch the video anyway. Chet Faliszek had some very interesting things to say about the development of Steams VR platform and the HTC Vive.

One of the most important points he wanted to make was about space requirements. Although weve had confirmation in the past that the Vive would work sitting down, there has been speculation that the difference between Vive and Oculus Rift would be that one would suit a seated experience and one would require a dedicated room. This naturally lead to some concerns over whether people without the floor space would be able to enjoy Valves offering or be forced into going with another solution.

The HTC Vive would work in a space up to five by five metres, but that is a maximum limit, not a required minimum. The experience scales down to a stationary and, yes, seated experience. The point was pressed so hard that its clear Valve have been listening to peoples concerns on the subject. Unfortunately, having finally experienced the Vive demo, while I may not need a five by five space for VR, you really really want it.

(Life of an Accounting Droid) Life of an Accounting Droid Episode 13 Corporate Umbrella

On this week's episode, the Corporate Umbrealla felt like a good fit. In the news, Woot releases their beta Android app, Action Launcher v3.6 adds easier app access, Microsoft releases Office Groups for Android and iOS, and more!

For the Entertainment, I watched a lot of stuff. Heroes Reborn aired on NBC, I continued watching Fear the Walking Dead and Firefly, while Prometheus 2 gets its title. The feature review is Snapseed Healing, the TV show review is the season 1 premiere for Minority Report, and the Star Wars review is the Star Destroyer.

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(The Geek I/O Show) The Geek I/O Show: Episode 121 / The Mana Pool #7: "Attack On Bacon"

This week on The Geek I/O Show, we are gathered in the town square for the arrival of the King...and boy did the king arrived.

After the king arrived, chaos was brought upon to the town. The team had to deal the chaos and fight all 6 elements: The aspirin, bacon, heart, skull, mark and snail elements.


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The Geek I/O Show: Episode 121 Show Notes

The Geek I/O Show: Episode 121 Audio Archive

(Life of an Accounting Droid) Life of an Account Droid Episode 12 Mergers and Acquisitions

On this week's episode, I am reminded of a business principle to improve value called Mergers and Acquisitions. In the news, Move To iOS released for Android with low ratings, the Facebook newsfeed can now be customized and Amazon has a week of releases. For the entertainment segment, Firefly looks pretty good, I can now play Star Wars Uprising, Extant Seasons 1 and 2 are reviewed, and the Galactic Empire is the Star Wars review.

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