Quest 35 - What were the big gaming headlines of 2015?

We discuss Polygon's article about the top gaming headlines for the year, and speculate about what the future might bring.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 03:10 - Nintendo grieves, looks to the future.
  • 11:15 - Steam Machines make landfall.
  • 22:15 - China opens it's doors to consoles.
  • 26:00 - Game Newell 'pisses off the internet'
  • 34:45 - Star Citizen suffers a bumpy ride.
  • 51:15 - Ouya fades away.
  • 60:00 - Wrap up

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Quest 34 - What was awesome, and terrible, about 2015?

We reboot the QQ Cast yet again, and talk about the best, worst, and most surprising things in 2015.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 03:00 - What was the worst movie?
  • 06:45 - What was the most surprising movie?
  • 10:15 - What was the best movie?
  • 12:30 - What was the worst show?
  • 15:50 - What was the most surprising show?
  • 19:30 - What was the best show?
  • 24:00 - What was the worst game?
  • 28:45 - What was the most surprising game?
  • 33:45 - What was the best game?
  • 38:00 - What is the most anticipated movie?
  • 40:00 - What is the most anticipated show?
  • 41:15 - What is the most anticipated game?
  • 46:00 - Wrap up

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Quest 33 - What is happening in Virtual Reality?

Special Guest: Zach Mayer!

Quest 33 dives into the newly revived market of virtual reality. To celebrate we bring on our first virtual guest, all the way from Seattle!

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 02:00 - What is virtual reality?
  • 07:20 - Has anything shipped from Oculus yet?
  • 14:20 - Do you need peripherals to be engaged in VR?
  • 20:10 - Which game genres are VR applicable to?
  • 24:20 - What is the difference between augmented and virtual reality?
  • 27:10 - Are there any cool AR or VR gadgets coming out soon?
  • 33:00 - Which companies might be developing VR technologies?
  • 38:25 - Do we have any predictions for VR in 2015?
  • 42:05 - How long will it take to ship games for Oculus?
  • 46:30 - Wrap up and hot seat!

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Quest 32 - How was The Hobbit Trilogy in retrospect?

We're back, baby! Quest 32 is going on an adventure where we discuss The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies and the trilogy as a whole.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 03:00 - Was their finally closure for the first adventure in Middle Earth?
  • 08:50 - What are the best and worst parts of the third Hobbit film?
  • 16:45 - Should the previous movie have ended with the Smaug fight?
  • 20:55 - How much screen time did the assistant really need?
  • 25:20 - Did these movies set up the original trilogy well?
  • 30:40 - Was the romance subplot between the Dwarf and Elf necessary?
  • 33:55 - Why did the human characters not get a code?
  • 35:30 - How did we like the actually ending of the movie?
  • 39:05 - Wrap up!

Quest 31 - What are enemies of productivity for a Software Engineer?

Quest 31 shakes out a few things that reduce the productivity of Software Engineers (and really, everyone (but mostly software engineers)).

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 02:20 - What is Tom up to, or is the Walking Dead on Patreon?
  • 10:40 - What is Jordan up to, or is Apple his new Destiny?
  • 20:00 - Why do programmers need to be productive?
  • 21:45 - Are meetings really necessary?
  • 26:15 - How long should you schedule a meeting for?
  • 31:00 - What should be on your meeting agenda?
  • 34:40 - Do you always take action items from meetings?
  • 36:00 - Is it bad to read your email in real time?
  • 41:30 - How do you not forget about follow-up emails?
  • 45:15 - Are you sending the right emails?
  • 50:20 - How can new hires perfect help you optimize your process?
  • 58:20 - Why is automation the ultimate productivity tool?
  • 67:30 - Should you be time boxing more activities?
  • 78:15 - Wrap up!

Music

Quest 30 - Are we finally living in the future?

Special Guest: Bobby Ross VI!

Quest 30 wonders if we're living in the future now based on our expectations of Science Fiction, dreams, and conventional media.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 03:00 - What is Jordan up to, or what's in a presidential library?
  • 07:30 - What is Bobby up to, or how mobile is his hot spot?
  • 12:25 - What is Tom up to, or how fast is the FZ-09?
  • 18:15 - Are we finally living the future?
  • 22:45 - Is there anything that you can't just order online?
  • 28:20 - When do we choose to not use digital distribution?
  • 34:10 - Did any science fiction predict streaming?
  • 38:50 - Is social media a primary means of communication?
  • 47:15 - Are we already driving in the future?
  • 53:15 - How amazing is modern medical technology?
  • 64:15 - Is the future more ecologically friendly?
  • 70:40 - Wrap up and hot seat!

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