Gamers Over 50 Podcast

In this podcast we will talk about where to find 3d models created by others, either for pay or for free.  I will also go through my experience with 3d printing, this is mainly to show you that someone with zero experience in all of the 3d printing concepts can 3d print and a few tips on what I have learned! Also while prepping for this episode, I downloaded Autodesk Fusion, created my very own 3d...

This podcast may a bit longer than normal, the subject matter is pretty expansive! We jump in to the WABAC machine (thank you to Mr Peadbody and Sherman) and discuss 3d Modeling's origins, history, innovations and some programs to 3d Model!

I apologize for not checking the recording, first terrible mistake in 71 episodes, unless you count all the terrible pronounciations, but we are friends right? By 2023 I bet you have heard, are an enthusiast or maybe you are or know a professional 3d printer. If not, then this is a podcast for you, but it's really for everyone because there are some incredibly obscure factsabout 3d printing, t...

I really can't believe it has taken this long to talk about Pinball!  Pinball machines are so insanely cool and the history around this is even cooler!  To paraphrase Outkast, it is Ice Cold! Pinball is an iconic part of our world and the advent could be discussed as a mythos and everyone has most likely played a pinball machine if not sat and watched others. This episode also allowed me to di...

It has been almost 14 months since the last podcast was recorded. Simply I hit a wall and started finding myself getting in the weeds of topics and I was worried this was becoming less fun and more a have to do. So I went on a quest, well a lot of quests and am really excited to share what I have seen, learned and done! Including! 3d Printing Dioramas Models Conventions Other Podcasts Games and Ga...

To set the stage for this podcast, I want you to think of something from your childhood to say 18 years old which you thought was amazing and maybe never owned or only saw the commercial.  For me it was the game Dark Tower.  This podcast is everything Dark Tower and I mean everything!  It's also some great facts from 1981 when Milton-Bradley released the Dark Tower electronic board...

This is a hugely complicated topic as my knowledge base on the subject is big but in some areas of video game development I am going to bet it will expand and I hope anyone listening learns something too.

Prior to the creation of Game Engines, every part of a video games for consoles or PC's was created by the development team.  A game engine can hold the basic concepts for a game, or be a template that can be built upon.  Let's jump in to what a Game Engine is and then the pieces and a few examples of game engines with maybe a few games developed for each!

One of my goals this year was to learn a language and I looked at programming languages, then I looked at programming languages for games.  There is a rich history from Assembly as a first language built to run cabinet games to many other languages.  This is not the comprehensive list of programming languages but I tried to pick some from the last 5 decades and then also jump in to API's...

Virtual Reality is one of the most interesting topics in technology/gaming and the thought of it has been around for "(have to listen to hear when!)" and it is still evolving today!  In this episode there is history, hardware, software, use, context and of course Obscure Facts!  I was unable to enter the Matrix (Thanks Morpheus....) but I did put on a VR Headset and researched the heck o...

Back behind the Mic!  I finished out 2021 and started 2022 with a ton of fun including getting crafty (not the Beastie Boy type), reading (woo that is not boring, unless it's what I am reading!), having a really fun time with family for the holidays and playing a couple games so much that I should get a patch for my jean jacket!  Looking forward to a bunch of topics for 2022 and even som...

“Patience's design flaw became obvious for the first time in my life: the outcome is decided not during the course of play but when the cards are shuffled, before the game even begins. How pointless is that?” David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas One of the first card games I learned was Solitaire also known as Klondike, my grandmothers both played it to pass the time and challenge themselves and others in...

Buying games can be very easy, you can jump on Amazon or head to Target, Walmart, Game Stop or another big company.  In this episode I share some other places to shop and find items that your gamer or yourself will enjoy!

The last 5 games to get to 25 for the Holiday Game Gift Guide!   Mazescape Azul Happy Little Dinosaur Warhammer 40,000:Battlesector Machinarium This was a lot of fun doing research, playing, reading and learning about all of these games!

5 more games for a total of 20! (5 more to go!) Gorinto King of Tokyo Shindig TOEM - A Photo Adventure Sorcery! Parts 1 & 2

The next five games! One Night Ultimate Werewolf Mountain Goats Fantasy Ranch Lost in Random Among Us 10 more games to go!

The first 5 games in the Holiday Game Gift Guide episode are!!!! Gloomhaven Dice Miner Guess in 10 Animal Planet It Takes Two Chicory: A Colorful Tale

Very short podcast, giving the details of the next 6 episodes!  I checked out, read, watched videos and even bought and played some of the 25 games that I think would be awesome for holiday gifts!  There are 15 board/card/dice and 10 video games, they range all over the age spectrum and the cost is between $20 - $$$!  Enjoy these next 5 podcasts and then the 61st will be where to bu...

From the dawn of time humans have loved there heroes, from Gilgamesh the first recorded hero up to the Avengers and Justice League.  They can fly, swim, run fast, bend metal, read minds and always save the day!  In the last podcast we celebrated Batman day, but the Bat as the great Kevin Smith (please put me  in the next Jay and Silent Bob, Clerks or Toxic Avenger movie!!!) calls hi...

It is hard to not like Batman, unless you have committed a crime in Gotham City or the DC Universe.  Batman is also huge in video games, pick a platform any platform. From the early PC days to the latest consoles and mobile devices the caped crusader is everywhere! I try really hard to provide cool facts in the podcasts so let's dive in to the Dark Knight, the Caped Crusader, Mr. Wayne, Bruce...

Kate Edwards (of IGDA, Global Game Jam, Take This board member) joins me to discuss our visit to PAX West 2021!  It was surreal to get to a convention but the folks at PAX West did a fantastic job delivering!  Thank you to to the Companies, the PAX Enforcers and fellow attendees for making PAX West awesome!

I am excited to announce that I will be attending PAX West 2021 in Seattle. It is exciting and it will definitely be different for me to go to a large gathering of people in doors. So with this I am prepping for the convention! If you want to take something from this episode, it can be a good way to prep for a convention, so you get to do as much as possible and especially enjoy the parts of the e...

The title of this episode is a tribute to the movie Head of State by Chris Rock, anytime they say Security you get a WAAAAHHHH after and it cracks me up anytime I hear the word Security.  I started reading and learning about computer security when I was 8 with the Enigma project and have worked in the Security industry, this podcast is not too technical but gets in to the social and technical...

My personal commentary in life is winning is not everything, but in games it kind of is? You want the achievement or the high score or the super cool items. Now you can win by spending hours and days grinding away at a game, buying the game guide, meticulously searching for items to build the item to get the item or achievement. Or you can use an easier way, cheating or eluding or sidestepping or...

By now you have either donned a set of headphones, earphones, a microphone and speakers or used your cell phone to connect to a voice chat application during a game.  In gaming like life communication is key and being able to talk to people you are playing with is really important.  Maybe during a video or board or dice or card game?