Games
Nico King, Chaos Theory Games
This week Seamus talks with Nico King, co-founder and Executive Creative Director of Chaos Theory Games, an independent games studio based out of Sydney,
Seamus Byrne
Founder and Head of Content at Byteside. Brings two decades of experience covering tech, digital culture, and their impacts on society.
Security
Hacks, remakes and fancy new phones
When are Zoom hacks not actually Zoom hacks? Why do games seem to have a better handle on doing remakes than film? That and more on this week's show.
High Resolution
Michal Blicharz and IEM Katowice's coronavirus moment
Michal 'Carmac' Blicharz on that moment when IEM Katowice was told it couldn't open its doors, plus the nature of esports during the coronavirus crisis.
Infowars (good and bad)
Information is on every front line in this crisis: in health management, in overcoming isolation, and in the most unnecessary battle of them all – disinformation.
Byteside Podcast
Now The Official Quibi Review Show
When this episode started we weren't sure about Quibi. By 15 minutes in we've decided that's all the show is about from now on.
One day at a time
“How are you?” is too expansive and hard to consider clearly. But “today” is contained and easier to respond to.
Games
Godzilla and friends are coming to Magic: the Gathering
Wizards of the Coast and Toho Co have partnered to bring a special Godzilla series of cards to the next Magic: the Gathering premium card set.
Business
It's time for 5 minute default meetings
The 30 minute default must die. Cut the defaults to 5 minutes to show the time vampires that enough is enough, especially in the coronavirus crisis.
Games
Beyond just virtual boards to play on
We've looked at virtual board tools for online boardgaming, but what about skipping those and just getting a game running anyway you like? Just. Do. It.
Media
The Unsubscribe Experiment
Seamus has been unsubscribing from all his video streaming services... but he's still using them all exactly the way he always has. Huh? How's that work?
Cut yourself some slack
It's chaos all the way down. Give yourself a break. It's OK to take a breathe right now.
Byteside Podcast
The internet high wire act
Services are blowing up in all kinds of ways, whether becoming the new hotness or collapsing under the weight of all this new work from home traffic.