Welcome to the Ohms Lounge podcast! episode 22. Today we have OHMS and thelonesalesman discussing BRAINROT and a deep dive of the effects of consuming this content and what it can do to kids. We share some personal anecdotes on what we've experienced and compare to our generation's version of current trends. We also do a deep dive of negative and positive outcomes from this.

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Hosts:

OHMS and thelonesalesman

00:00 Intro

01:00 thelonesalesman's perspective on "brainrot"/ Discovering Sprunki And Italian Brainrot

04:17 Ohms research into effects on consuming this content

06:25 Comparing trends of Gen A to our generation

10:19 Positive Influence on Social norms vs Negative ones

14:00 Controls on Media and how kids bypass them/ How older kids are effected

20:00 Internet is an essential resource/ Growing up with AI and Tech

25:00 The future of this generation / What can parents do?

28:00 Toys that benefit kids for STEM/ Positive ways to play

31:00 Disney and other content

34:30 Conclusion

References:

Research papers:

https://www.aecf.org/blog/impact-of-social-media-on-gen-alpha/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10809394/

Scott Gallaway:

youtube.com/watch?v=MkZd7ECo8OM&t=127

Visual Venture video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKmj5p2XmBo

Welcome to the Ohms Lounge podcast! episode 21. Today we have OHMS and thelonesalesman discussing the things they love and hate about food. Food is something we all can connect about and share different experiences. Here we talk about food we enjoyed as kids, recent trends, food reviewers, our last meal and much more.

@ohmsdev is looking for indie devs to help collaborate and ask questions with. Specifically expats or expats in Japan however all are welcome. Find him here on twitter

https://twitter.com/ohmsdev

Find us on our socials to ask questions and we will follow up with them in our next episode:

https://linktr.ee/Ohms.Lounge

Hosts:

OHMS and thelonesalesman

00:00:00 Intro

00:01:23 What pisses us off about some food

00:11:20 Food we enjoy

00:12:57 adult happy meals/ unforgivable pizza toppings in Japan

00:16:44 Food Media/ Foodies/ Food reviewers

00:27:00 Food at night time/ obscure foods/ Muck bangs

00:32:00 Meal prepping/ Presentation of food / Food Gimmicks

00:37:25 Popcorn bucket phenomena/ food slot machines/ Food gatcha games/ festival food

00:42:00 Secret sauce/ Game codes and toys with Cereal/ Special menu Items

00:45:55 Food in Movies and Games

00:52:35 Food we wanted as kids/ / What Happened to Caprisun?

00:56:35 The Future of Food / Air Fryers

01:01:55 Animal food consumed by humans / Hazardous food

01:08:03 last meal / Conclusion

Artwork:

https://www.instagram.com/alittletinyman/

References:

https://www.qustodio.com/en/blog/what-is-mukbang/#:~:text=What%20does%20mukbang%20mean%3F,word%20as%20an%20%E2%80%9Ceatcast%E2%80%9D.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3156040/CalorieMate_LIQUID_FOR_GAME_CREATORS/?curator_clanid=42180156

https://x.com/pigshitsonballs

https://www.instagram.com/coffeetoast2?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw%3D%3D

Welcome to the Ohms Lounge podcast! episode 20. Today we have OHMS and thelonesalesman discussing handheld gaming and our personal experience with it and where we see the technology at today and where it is going.

@ohmsdev is looking for indie devs to help collaborate and ask questions with. Specifically expats or expats in Japan however all are welcome. Find him here on twitter

https://twitter.com/ohmsdev

Find us on our socials to ask questions and we will follow up with them in our next episode:

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Hosts:

OHMS and thelonesalesman

0:00 Intro

0:30 Our experience with handhelds

3:00 the "Nintendo DS" era to the Nintendo Switch

6:30 The Rise of the Steamdeck

9:30 The "other" type of steamdecks.. Lenovo/ MSI/ etc

11:35 Will the Switch 2 be good/ Looking back on norms of handhelds in past

16:35 The evolution of handhelds and games

18:48 Looking at playstation Portal/ Looking back on PSP

23:45 Xbox's solution: Logitech cloud gaming handheld

27:30 How much did previous handhelds sell for?

31:10 Steam OS open source / Comparing major Gaming Companies

35:05 The future of handhelds

40:00 The monetization issues vs market place differences

43:00 How AR and VR could be future of handheld gaming

46:30 Steam's Roy Deckard

50:00 will VR/ AR be the norm?

References:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXbOxV-4kxk

https://imgur.com/a/where-are-they-now-handheld-consoles-k01DZ?gallery

https://x.com/SadlyItsBradley/status/1780340675772305542

Welcome to the Ohms Lounge podcast! episode 19. Today we have OHMS and thelonesalesman discussing Ohms's journey in the game development world and what he has learned from his studies along with favorites that helped inspire him

@ohmsdev is looking for indie devs to help collaborate and ask questions with. Specifically expats or expats in Japan however all are welcome. Find him here on twitter

https://twitter.com/ohmsdev

Find us on our socials to ask questions and we will follow up with them in our next episode:

https://linktr.ee/Ohms.Lounge

Hosts:

OHMS and thelonesalesman

Editor:

thelonesalesman

Music:

Without You- Zayy

https://soundcloud.com/prodzayy

0:00 Intro

1:30 Ohms Experience of his Game dev Learning

3:55 Building a Team/ Challenges of Time zone differences

8:50 Game dev roles for Ohms project

11:20 Concept Art vs what gets put in games

14:00 How long should a game be? How long should it take to make? How much should it cost?

18:45 Favorite games of OhmsDev: One

23:00 Favorite games of OhmsDev: Spider

28:00 Favorite Games of OhmsDev: SkullMonkeys

35:00 Favorite Games of Ohmsdev: Hylics 1 and 2

40:00 Inspiration for Themes in Gaming/ Writing

44:30 Building the Dream team/ Managing expectations and assumptions

47:00 Dealing with objections/ Idea behind the game

54:00 Distributing games and advice for upcoming developers

Welcome to the Ohms Lounge podcast! episode 18. Today we have OHMS and thelonesalesman Discussing 2024 Summer Games Fest with the games they are looking forward to and a special discussion on Small Saga.

@ohmsdev is looking for indie devs to help collaborate and ask questions with. Specifically expats or expats in Japan however all are welcome. Find him here on twitter

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Find us on our socials to ask questions and we will follow up with them in our next episode:

https://linktr.ee/Ohms.Lounge

Hosts:

OHMS and thelonesalesman

Editor:

thelonesalesman

Music:

Without You- Zayy

https://soundcloud.com/prodzayy

0:00 Intro and Impressions of 2024 Summer games fest

2:30 Cuffbust

5:15 Star Wars Outlaws

8:15 Neva

10:25 Black Myth Wukong

11:49 Warhammer 40K: Space Marine II

13:24 Metaphor Re Fantzio

16:45 Tears of MEtal & Delta Force: Hawk Ops

19:30 Mecha Break

21:00 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers & Deer boy

21:30 Kingdom Come Deliverance II & Kingmakers

25:15 Slitterhead & Killer Bean

30:00 Unknown Awakening & Enotria the Last Song

34:15 The First Descendant & Sonic X Shadow Generations

38:00 Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess & Hyper Light Breaker

41:00 Phantom Blade Zero

43:00 Small Saga

50:00 Outro + plans for future

Welcome to the Ohms Lounge podcast! episode 17. Today we have OHMS and thelonesalesman are back Trends in gaming in 2024. On this episode, our hosts will talk about current news with everyone hating on sony and why it can be a challenge to properly own or play games. We also debate and discuss several topics such as remastered games vs emulator/ original games, advertisements in gaming, tarkov drama, dark and darker updates, the future of Ubisoft, and what is xbox's plan for the developers they hired and studios they are closing.

Stay tuned for our next episode covering Summer games fest and the games we are excited for.

@ohmsdev is looking for indie devs to help collaborate and ask questions with. Specifically expats or expats in Japan however all are welcome. Find him here on twitter

https://twitter.com/ohmsdev

Find us on our socials to ask questions and we will follow up with them in our next episode:

https://linktr.ee/Ohms.Lounge

Hosts:

OHMS and thelonesalesman

Editor:

thelonesalesman

Music:

Without You- Zayy

https://soundcloud.com/prodzayy

Welcome to the Ohms Lounge podcast! episode 16. Today we have OHMS and thelonesalesman are back Talking about movies and Tv shows we are looking forward,( and not so much looking forward), to in 2024

TV shows Covered:

Fallout

Zoro

Shogun

The Boys Season 4

Movies:

Borderlands

Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire

Road house

Monkey Man

Deadpool & Wolverine

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Joker: Folie A Deux

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Despicable me 4

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

Dune 2

The Phantom Menace Re-Release

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Alien Romulus

Wicked

Venom 3

Gladiator 2

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

@ohmsdev is looking for indie devs to help collaborate and ask questions with. Specifically expats or expats in Japan however all are welcome. Find him here on twitter

https://twitter.com/ohmsdev

Find us on our socials to ask questions and we will follow up with them in our next episode:

https://linktr.ee/Ohms.Lounge

Hosts:

OHMS and thelonesalesman

Editor:

thelonesalesman

Music:

Without You- Zayy

https://soundcloud.com/prodzayy

Welcome to the Ohms Lounge podcast! episode 15. Today we have OHMS and thelonesalesman are back Talking about movies and Tv shows we watched in 2023 and a little in 2024

TV shows Covered:

Krapoplis

The Bear season two

Beef

Ahsoka

Castlevania Nocturne

Blue Eye Samurai

One piece Live Action

Jujutsu Kaisen

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

Yu Yu Hakusho live action

Star Wars visions Season 2

Invincible Season 2

Avatar The Last Airbender Live Action

Movies:

Spiderman across the Spiderverse

Godzilla minus one

Guardians of the galaxy 3

@ohmsdev is looking for indie devs to help collaborate and ask questions with. Specifically expats or expats in Japan however all are welcome. Find him here on twitter

https://twitter.com/ohmsdev

Find us on our socials to ask questions and we will follow up with them in our next episode:

https://linktr.ee/Ohms.Lounge

Hosts:

OHMS and thelonesalesman

Editor:

thelonesalesman

Music:

Without You- Zayy

https://soundcloud.com/prodzayy