Coding Languages, AI, and the Evolution of Game Development with Philip Winston

In this episode of Whiskey Web and Whatnot, Robbie and Chuck talk with Philip Winston about various web development best practices, the intricacies of working with multiple languages within the same codebase, and how software development has evolved. They also explore the evolution of gaming technology, the challenges of testing and distributing software in the past, and the potential future applications of AI and VR.

In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:26) - Meet Philip Winston
• (04:37) - Medley Brothers Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• (11:23) - Hot Takes
• (21:54) - VR Gaming and Future Tech
• (26:29) - Robots and Street Gangs
• (28:26) - AI in Movies
• (28:51) - NVIDIA's Journey: From Graphics to AI
• (29:45) - The Evolution of Gaming Technology
• (35:13) - The Role of Different Programming Languages in Development
• (44:55) - The Future of Gaming
• (48:39) - Self-Driving Cars and Future Tech
• (51:10) - Alternative Careers: Photography and Video Editing
• (55:17) - Plugs

Quotes

“The connection between the graphics and the AI, to me, is you're both kind of computing reality. In both cases, you're just doing lots of matrix multiplies. That's what graphics is, and that's what AI is. You're just multiplying matrices. Lots and lots and lots of them.” ~ Philip Winston

“You need as much help as you can to make a complicated thing like a game. This is where the modding community comes from. It's like, we're making the engine, but it's easy to add the content. The next step is your customers can add the content.” ~ Philip Winston

Links 

• Buffalo Trace: https://www.buffalotrace.com
• Maker's Mark: https://www.makersmark.com
• Descript: https://descript.com
• Adobe: https://adobe.com
• Guitar Hero: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_Hero
• Rock Band: https://www.rockband4.com
• Superhot: https://www.meta.com/experiences/1921533091289407
• Software Engineering Radio: https://se-radio.net
• Nvidia: https://www.nvidia.com
• ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com
• RoboCop: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboCop
• Ex Machina: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_Machina_(film)
• Die Antwoord: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Antwoord
• Elon Musk: https://x.com/elonmusk

Connect with Philip

• Tobeva: https://tobeva.com
• Metastable: https://metastable.org
• X / Twitter: http://twitter.com/pbwinston
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pwinston

Connect with our hosts

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner 
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd 

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