e563 — Space Nerds in Space
Photo by Michael Martine, Chapel Hill, NC Aug 2026 Published 3 August 2026 e563 with Michael, Michael and Andy - Games at Work Game, and a cornucopia of other games: Haex, Pathbind Quest, a physical cockpit for Halcyon Dawn, Chris Pirillo’s UFO game from his Arcade and a whole lot more! Michael, Michael and Andy...
ublished 3 August 2026
e563 with Michael, Michael and Andy – Games at Work Game, and a cornucopia of other games: Haex, Pathbind Quest, a physical cockpit for Halcyon Dawn, Chris Pirillo’s UFO game from his Arcade and a whole lot more!
Michael, Michael and Andy start off this episode with a discussion about what a Games at Work game might look like. In addition to the idea that there could be three avatars scanning the internet for stories, Michael M reminds the team of a “choose your own adventure” Games at Work game coded back in e35 Pirates of Pizzazz in 2013. You can still play that game from the link in the show notes!
Then, the team turns to a cornucopia of games. First up is Haex, an immersive world builder game. Other games discussed include Baldur’s Gate 3, which has a 3rd person over the shoulder mod that had Michael R intrigued. In Crowd Supply, there is a small piece of hardware that has a virtual world encoded in it called Pathbind Quest. After checking out an extensively built physical spaceship cockpit to go along with Halcyon Dawn, the co hosts wind up on Chris Pirillo’s Vibe Arcade and play the UFO Game.
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Selected Links
Hypothetical and real Games at Work Games
Games at Work e35: Pirates of Pizzazz (for the Games at Work choose your own adventure game)
Adafruit article: How To Homebrew Game Boy Games
Games
The Guardian article: Haex – a wilder, weirder open-world adventure
Screenrant article: Baldur’s Gate 3 Over-The-Shoulder Camera Mode Adds New Level Of Immersion
Nexus Mods: True Third-Person Camera (for Baldur’s Gate 3)
Crowd Supply post: Pathbind Quest
Hackaday article: Behold the Most Beautifully Ambitious Starship Simulator Yet
Chris Pirillo’s UFO game
Published 3 August 2026
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