Byteside Podcast
Putting real heart into Far Cry 6
Navid Khavari, Narrative Director on Far Cry 6, talks about creating a story to care about into a game best known for flambuoyant open world mayhem.
Seamus Byrne
Founder and Head of Content at Byteside. Brings two decades of experience covering tech, digital culture, and their impacts on society.
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Meason Camille: from Melbourne to the NBA 2K League
Meason 'Milo' Camille just wrapped his first season with the Pistons NBA 2K League team. We catch up on how hard he worked to make it.
Home
Amazon Astro's sad destiny
Remember CLOi? Exactly...
Technology
Slow down for 'new phone' day
When upgrading to a new phone, it's worth taking the moment to think about everything you do with it.
Business
Has that MVP got the right V?
And why Ray-Ban Stories aren't all that viable.
New Realities
Lost in the settings
I know my way around system menus. And I love exploring how to optimise the tools I use. The fact they exist can often be a big part of whether I feel like it’s safe to fall in love with a given piece of software – is this willing to let me make it work ‘just right’?
Business
Data and how you slice it
There's always a reason to present data in very specific ways.
Media
Programmatic identity
The programmed public square has been a terrible place to live our lockdown lives, showing each of us exactly and only what it thinks we want the world to look like.
New Realities
145km/h VR: Brendan Doyle's skeleton racing edge
We talk to the Irish skeleton racer about using a VR headset to improve his chances in one of the fastest sports on the planet.
Computers
SteelSeries Rival 5 review: nine buttons are great – if you can reach them
Extra buttons are great for so many games, but we're not quite sure who has hands that can use them all effectively.
Technology
Answering the call
Phones have fallen victim to becoming an open platform with no barriers to entry and a simple system for computational calling to make it a breeze for scammers.
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Is it a game? Is it fitness? Yes, it's Zwift!
We chat with professional cycler turned ANZ manager of Zwift about the company's game / fitness hybrid that avoids 'classes' in favour of fun.