Octal FM is a podcast about anything that interests Jalada and Sefran.
Mostly games, technology, and general geekiness.
In this episode of Octal FM we’re joined by Louise Swift, a software developer & fellow nerd who recently worked on a project using the Unity game engine.
Intro & outro music: JACKS – Runaway Fashion
In this episode we discuss the emerging trend of adding massively multiplayer features to games that otherwise might be single player. Is this something we want to see more? Or is it just a way of extracting more ‘value’ from gamers?
Intro & outro music: JACKS – Runaway Fashion
In this episode we are joined by Elizabeth Chesters, a user experience consultant, human-computer interaction student, and software developer. We ask her about her job, what HCI is, and what’s in store in the future for how we interact with our devices.
Follow El:
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In this episode we’re joined by our friend Tom, aka @x5315. Tom co-created Twitterfall with Jalada back in 2009.
To follow up from Episode 25 where Jalada talked about building Twitterfall, Tom is here to tell us the story from his point of view, and what he’s up to now.
The whiteboard of features in Tom’s university dorm room:
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In 2009 Jalada spent 2 hours building a website that would ultimately end up shaping his entire career. In this episode of Octal FM we tell you the story of that website.
what's the site that shows a live stream of tweets flowing down the page?
— Kevin Rose ⛩ (@kevinrose) January 25, 2009
that's it, http://twitterfall.com/ , thx @jalada (dev), how can I add search.twitter syntax, like near:"san francisco" within:15mi ?
— Kevin Rose ⛩ (@kevinrose) January 25, 2009
We discuss how lives are becoming more internet connected, the history and hype around ‘smart homes’, and generally demystify the Internet of Things.
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Jalada and Sefran discuss voice-activated home assistants. We have a chat about what they are, how they work, and where we think the technology is going in the future.
Intro & outro music: JACKS – Runaway Fashion
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