Byteside Podcasts
WWDC 2020 news analysis
Seamus looks at the big news from the WWDC 2020 keynote, analysing his top new feature picks and exploring the potential of some new ideas.
The weirdest tech story of 2020 is here
In an already very weird year, this undoubtedly takes the trophy with six months left to play. It's got cockroaches, pig masks, and senior executives of one
Review: RIG 700HX and the wireless headset conundrum
This is a great wireless headset for gaming and at a great price point for the quality on offer. But Seamus can't help wonder if every wireless solution is
Philip Mayes, Founder/CEO, Mighty Kingdom
We chat to Philip Mayes, CEO of Mighty Kingdom, Studio of the Year at the 2019 AGDAs and makers of great mobile games based on Disney, Lego and Conan.
Cancelled, censored, and replaced by robots
It's the Byteside podcast for June 11, 2020, with your hosts Nic Healey and Seamus Byrne. It's another weird week and it's only getting weirder.
Dylan Miklashek, Studio Manager at Gameloft
High Resolution podcast: an honest conversation with Gameloft Studio Manager Dylan Miklashek, looking at the state of game development in Australia.
Half the problem is admitting the problem
Social media problems with no easy answers keep Nic and Seamus clawing for answers. Plus Zoom is a big winner while self-driving cars are in big trouble.
Binge the facts
Seamus + Nic think back on Presto, Foxtel Now, Foxtel Play, Foxtel Go, and where you'll go to play now. Wait... plus the usual rabbitholes and side quests.
One year on D&D Live goes online
A 1:1 show this time around, as Seamus thinks on one year since the show launched after D&D Live in 2019 and how that event has had to go online in 2020.
Happy International Password Day with Alex Wilson from Yubico
Alex Wilson from Yubico talks about the issues with dealing with passwords and how little physical keys like Yubikey can save us from password hell.
Gaming under a spotlight, with Grace Watkins, Click Management CEO
Grace Watkins talks to Seamus about Click Management and their effort to grow a team of Aussie gaming influencers and content creators.
Let the memes save us
Loving the memes right now, and find they help take the edge off a tricky time. But can we please stop trying to turn everything into a meme factory?
Ross Symons, Big Ant Studios
This week I'm chatting with Ross Symons, CEO of Big Ant Studios, Australia's most prolific maker of sports video games. Cricket, AFL, tennis, rugby league,
Vivacious VR with HTC's Thomas Dexmier
Thomas Dexmier from HTC ANZ joins Jetpacks Are Overrated this week to talk about the state of VR hardware right now and where things are going next.
Virtual Insanity
From Miquela to the HTC Cosmos, the latest Byteside podcast is a walk through all kinds of virtual reality. Plus Tesla, remote work & Spot the robot.
Of course Tom Cruise will make a real space movie
This week it's Tom Cruise in space with SpaceX? While Elon Musk gets louder and weirder by the minute. Plus Magic Keyboards and exercise tech.
Real-time AI event and risk detection with Dataminr
Seamus talks to Ed Pullen, Regional Marketing Director for Dataminr, to discuss how its AI helps clients learn things they didn't know they needed to know.
Oscar leaves the big screen
From Cameo to the Academy's big announcement to let streamers enter the Oscars, it's an interesting time for Hollywood. That and more on this week's show!
Interview: Ash Ringrose, SMG Studio
We talk to Ash Ringrose, Head of SMG Studio, ahead of the launch of their latest game, Moving Out. Lots of great advice for other indie game devs out there.
Esports aggregation with Ben Goldhaber, CEO of Juked.gg
Ben Goldhaber, co-founder and CEO of Juked.gg, talks about his esports aggregation site, why they've created it, and where it all goes next.
