Tea: Doctor’s Blend. Damon and Michael touch on virtual reality again, then discuss their mutual love of Myst and what games they’re playing these days or anticipating in the coming months. Michael tells when he’d rather have analog tools over technology, and Damon reports on how his analog and digital photography compare. Plus: Godzilla, questionable TV choices, conspiracy and collusion, alien critters trying to find mates, and the release date for ancient game of Go.
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Show notes
- Photo of Doctor’s Blend tea
- Virtual Reality Aimed At The Elderly Finds New Fans
- Ready Player One on Amazon.com (affiliate link)
- Second Life
- Story reporting on the cancellation of Japanese VR pornography festival (obviously, probably not safe for work/NSFW)
- Damon’s hotel
- Michael’s games: Niche, Obduction, No Man’s Sky
- Track 1 of the Obduction soundtrack
- Cross-platform options in Minecraft’s “Friendly Update”
- Damon’s games: World of Warcraft: Legion expansion, Overwatch, Path of Exile
- Do You Wanna Date My Avatar?, the music video released before season 3 of The Guild (Michael got the song name wrong)
- Game On, Season 4 music video for The Guild
- The werewolf photo, “Full Moon”
- Damon’s steampunk pen
- Apple Found Guilty in E-Book Price Fixing Conspiracy Trial
Our theme music was written by Lisa Purdy. You can contact Damon and Michael (and even pass along a message to Lisa if you’d like her to make some music for you) by visiting the Contact Us page on TechTea.fm
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