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Environmental Practices for the Games Industry

20 Nov 2023 |  Eco, Development, Article, Games

Recommendations for anyone working in the games industry to reduce carbon and promote environmental practises.

What is ethics?

23 Oct 2023 |  Ethics, AI, Essay, Philosophy, Article

An article about ethics in the abstract, the point of it and how we can use it for better futures.

Environmental practises for the web

30 Dec 2021 |  Article, Eco, Ethics, Http, Research, Talk, Web, Design, Development

Talk from Bath Digital Festival 2021

Recent AI Ethics appearances

30 Jun 2021 |  Ethics, AI, Podcast, Talk

Links to podcasts I've recently appeared talking about AI Ethics subjects.

What even is AI anyway?

26 Jun 2019 |  AI, Ethics, Article, Philosophy

When we talk about AI what do we actually mean? This article runs through some of the things people may be thinking when they say AI.

The only technology question is: why?

16 May 2019 |  AI, Ethics, Essay, Philosophy

Short essay on whether we should be using the humanities more when anwsering the question should we make something, not if we can.

Appearance on TinyGiantJams podcast

28 Feb 2019 |  Podcast, AI, Machine ethics

I chatted to Kerry and Norts on their podcast about AI ethics and Machine Ethics

Optimised for Fake News

08 Sep 2017 |  Article, Essay, Fake news

Article written for The Cube Magazine, showing the obvious line of thinking that has lead to fake news on the internet.

Why I hate Email

21 Nov 2016 |  Essay, Email

TL;DR – email is fundamentally insecure, distracting, and cumbersome, and here’s why…

The Trolly problem is not a synonym for autonomous cars

25 Sep 2016 |  Autonomous cars, Essay

Essay outlining why the Trolly Problem is problematic when used in relation to Autonomous Vehicles.

Autonomy and Monopoly

12 Sep 2016 |  Autonomous cars, Monopoly

An essay concerning the future of autonoumous cars and monopoly - Illustrations by Nicholas Willsher, part of my series on Autonomous Cars.

The Machine Ethics podcast

29 Jun 2016 |  Website, Podcast

New podcast hosted by myself interviewing people about Machine Ethics. Available today on itunes

Working with HTTPS/2 for web designers

01 Jun 2016 |  Article, Website, Http

In this article I test HTTPS/2 on my own server running NGINX, look at some new stuff in the protocol, run some tests on a live site, and come back with my findings on speed.

Eulergy closes it's digital doors

02 Feb 2016 |  Eulergy

The startup I created with four co-founders closes.

Processwire tutorials for Tuts+

18 Jan 2016 |  Tutorial, Code

List and summary of te recent tutorials I've written for Tuts+ about Processwire

Problems on the Blockchain

12 Dec 2015 |  Article

Brief look at some of Blockchain technologies issues for democracy and the environment

Ethics and Algorithms

26 May 2015 |  Article, Lecture

Talk for Digital Shoreditch #DS2015 on Machine Ethics

Recent Eulergy interviews and articles

03 Nov 2014 |  Eulergy, Article, Interview

Articles about Eulergy, collaboration and start-ups written by the press or articles I've written

Making Horton-Stephens.com

09 Oct 2014 |  Code, Tutorial

Logic and coding used in the Horton-Stephens.com website

Coding for kids

25 Jun 2014 |  Lecture, Games, Lessons, School, STEM

Some resources and thoughts from my recent STEM Ambassabor program

Why I choose Processwire CMS

18 Jun 2014 |  CMS, Article

Why do I choose to use Processwire Content Management System over any other CMS? This article explores that choice.

NEW PORTFOLIO WEBSITE

04 Jun 2014 |  Website

New portfolio website for myself - here's how I made it...

Social Enterprise talk at Edinburgh University

02 Feb 2014 |  Video, Lecture, Eulergy, Business

18 minute talk on setting up a business, eulergy.com, social enterprise and working at Virgin

From the Internet to 3D Printing

19 Nov 2013 |  Video, Lecture

Lecture recorded at Virgin. A short overview of various currently technology trends and myths

My lessons on codecademy.com

26 Jun 2013 |  Code, Lessons

www.codecademy.com/benbyford

Let's make a game

19 Jun 2012 |  Code, Games

Our first #48hrGameDev - Challenge: one weekend, make a game

NEWinc

30 Nov 2010 |  Exhibition

End of year show for ICCE students 2009-2010

Online Creative Networks paper

31 Oct 2010 |  Essay

Research paper into Online Creative Networks

Book of Tomorrow

27 Aug 2010 |  Essay, Books

Short essay concerning the future of books

Online Creative Networks - survey

13 Aug 2010 |  Survey

Survey from my OCN essay for my MA in Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship

How stereoscopic 3D is problematic

01 Aug 2010 |  3D, Essay

Short essay on the resurgence of 3D films

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