Taped up sunglasses on top of a LEGO Tardis — 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 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)

Games at Work Podcast Game

ChooseYourStory.com

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