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    #20: The Hiking Simulator

    May 28th, 2015 · 86 minutes

    This week Brianna and Simone are joined by John Siracusa. They talk about the potential future of virtual reality in gaming and computing, strings of text that can crash iMessage, and have a spoiler-free discussion of 'Tomorrowland'.

    Guest Starring: John Siracusa

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    Links and Show Notes

    Correction from John Siracusa: Dinosaur Planet became Star Fox Adventures, not Starfox 64

    Myo Gesture Control Armband - Take Control of Presentations and more
    Accidental Tech Podcast
    Dave & Buster' s Restaurant Locations - D & B Restaurants
    Star Wars: Battle Pod
    Dinosaur Planet (game) - Arwingpedia, the Star Fox wiki
    Star Fox Adventures - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    We’re Seriously Underestimating the Virtual-Reality Market | Re/code
    Reading books with HoloLens? Microsoft patent shows how it could work - GeekWire
    Gaming With The Moms
    Exclusive | Grounded: The making of The Last of Us - YouTube

    SPOILER WARNING: This video has huge spoilers for The Last Of Us.

    A tiny string of text can disable iPhone Messages | The Verge
    Tomorrowland - US Teaser Trailer - YouTube