0:00:01 > 0:00:02to Hamilton Academical.
0:00:02 > 0:00:03That's all sport for now.
0:00:03 > 0:00:05Now on BBC News, Click.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07This week...
0:00:07 > 0:00:12Robot octopus gets a hand.
0:00:12 > 0:00:13People hit a wall.
0:00:13 > 0:00:23And a man walks across a big dish.
0:00:40 > 0:00:45We've dreamed of robots for decades.
0:00:45 > 0:00:52In fact we've been thinking about them for a lot longer than
0:00:52 > 0:00:54we had the ability to build them.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56But one of the biggest barriers to robots working alongside us
0:00:56 > 0:00:59in the real world is, well, their lack of ability to cope
0:00:59 > 0:01:03with the real world.
0:01:03 > 0:01:04See, living bodies are amazing.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06See, living bodies are amazing.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09See, living bodies are amazing.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12They can do all kinds of things that robots mind really hard.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15They can balance without thinking about it, they can walk
0:01:15 > 0:01:17without burning up loads of energy, they can react to pain
0:01:17 > 0:01:19without waiting for the brain.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22Now, scientists have given this name.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Embodied intelligence.
0:01:24 > 0:01:34And they're getting interested in building it into bots, too.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36To find out more, we sent in our very own humanoid.
0:01:36 > 0:01:43She is one part Scissor Sister, one part robo- fanatic,
0:01:43 > 0:01:47and she is all Ana Matronic.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50So we've gone and added a bona fide pop star to the Click crew.
0:01:50 > 0:01:55Having already documented the greatest robots of all time,
0:01:55 > 0:01:59we sent her to Italy to find out how machines may soon be pulling moves
0:01:59 > 0:02:05that would make Jake here proud.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09The world is full of extraordinary creatures with highly specialised
0:02:09 > 0:02:11abilities that allow them to navigate and thrive in the most
0:02:11 > 0:02:17hostile environments.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21And the genius of nature is exactly where scientists are looking to take
0:02:21 > 0:02:29inspiration for designing the next generation of robots.
0:02:29 > 0:02:35I have come to Scuola Sant'Anna in Italy where researchers
0:02:35 > 0:02:39and engineers at the soft robotics lab have been studying the octopus.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42A highly intelligent and adaptable creature with complex motor skills,
0:02:42 > 0:02:51a unique method of locomotion, and an aptitude for solving problems.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53The octopus's highly sensitive and agile tentacles have evolved
0:02:53 > 0:02:56to move in intricate and sophisticated ways.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Yet most of the intelligence lies within the arms themselves,
0:02:59 > 0:03:03and not in the sea creature's brain.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07It's this sort of intelligence soft robotics are emulating.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11Engineering robots with motor function built into its limbs,
0:03:11 > 0:03:14and without the heavy parts or computer processing that
0:03:14 > 0:03:20traditional mechanical robotics rely on.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23Sometimes if you design the soft body well, in the smart way,
0:03:23 > 0:03:29even with just one movement, I'm pulling the wires,
0:03:29 > 0:03:36it's just one motor that can do that, you would say a nice grasping.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38And the materials are such that they can adapt
0:03:38 > 0:03:40to the object to grasp.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43And be effective.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45I think that soft robotics can make new scenarios
0:03:45 > 0:03:48for robots that can deform, can elongate, like the octopus
0:03:48 > 0:03:50can deform and pass through small spaces.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54Or they can even grow.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57And another advantage of building robots inspired by nature
0:03:57 > 0:03:59is that their interactions with humans could become
0:03:59 > 0:04:02more naturalistic, too.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06The team here have created this shower head, in effect
0:04:06 > 0:04:08a giant octopus arm, to assist people with mobility
0:04:08 > 0:04:12issues with washing themselves.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15You developed this, and then you sort of gave it
0:04:15 > 0:04:17to the world, didn't you?
0:04:17 > 0:04:20And asked what they wanted from this technology, is that correct?
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Yes, in a sense.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Actually at the beginning of our octopus project the typical
0:04:25 > 0:04:28question was, what is it for?
0:04:28 > 0:04:32Why are you building a robot in the shape of an octopus?
0:04:33 > 0:04:35And it was a good question.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37But for me it was clear that the challenge
0:04:37 > 0:04:43was in the technologies for building a soft robot.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46A very nice field of application is the biomedical field.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Because there one of the big challenges is the interaction
0:04:49 > 0:04:54with the patient, with the person to assist.
0:04:54 > 0:04:59So you have a soft robot, of course, a lot of problems are solved,
0:04:59 > 0:05:04because safety is more intrinsically in the robot.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07It can bend in any direction and is made entirely by soft
0:05:07 > 0:05:10materials, and while its movements are complex, the limbs contain no
0:05:10 > 0:05:16artificial intelligence in the traditional sense.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19All the movement is achieved, like the octopus, by its physical
0:05:19 > 0:05:22design, by the special material that it's made from,
0:05:22 > 0:05:26and their ability to expand and contract, only by changing air
0:05:26 > 0:05:32pressure going through its tubes.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35And the team is looking to take advantage of this natural
0:05:35 > 0:05:36movement even further.
0:05:36 > 0:05:41This time by miniaturising it.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45This is made from a 3-D printed mould.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48So you get a lot of tiny, tiny, very intricate detail.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50And just like the larger version, uses pneumatic force
0:05:50 > 0:05:53to move the arm.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55And here we go, there it goes.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57And what are the applications of this tiny structure?
0:05:58 > 0:05:59Surgery.
0:05:59 > 0:06:05On the human body.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Hopefully your innards don't look like this.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11But it is not the accuracy of human anatomy we are interested in,
0:06:11 > 0:06:13but this tiny octopus arm's ability to move around.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Keyhole surgeries are a lot safer than open surgeries.
0:06:15 > 0:06:20Performed by creating multiple small incisions instead of one large one.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22So, tell me about the advantages of soft robotics in
0:06:23 > 0:06:28microscopic surgery?
0:06:28 > 0:06:31The idea is to be able to move inside the human body,
0:06:31 > 0:06:34pass around the organs, in a very flexible way.
0:06:34 > 0:06:42So to be also intrinsically safe.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44But when the surgical sight is reached, of course the surgeon
0:06:44 > 0:06:48has to be able to apply forces.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51And these can be enabled by activating these different
0:06:51 > 0:06:54mechanics.
0:06:54 > 0:06:59The entire system undergoes a sort of freezing.
0:06:59 > 0:07:05So it becomes harder, and that it is able
0:07:05 > 0:07:08to produce higher forces.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10And that is the next phase of this project.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14To provide surgeons with not only a highly flexible camera,
0:07:14 > 0:07:17but with a range of flexible surgical instruments that
0:07:17 > 0:07:19will increase the surgeon's precision and range of motion
0:07:19 > 0:07:21and decrease both trauma to the body and time
0:07:21 > 0:07:25of recovery for the patient.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27So all hail the mighty octopus and robotics
0:07:27 > 0:07:29revolution is inspiring.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32And with an entire world of remarkable animals
0:07:32 > 0:07:34with exceptional abilities, there's no telling just where robot
0:07:34 > 0:07:37it will take its next inspiration, and where that inspiration
0:07:37 > 0:07:45will take us.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47Everybody, Ana Matronic.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Thanks for doing that.
0:07:49 > 0:07:50Oh, thank you.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52This is a real passion of yours, isn't it?
0:07:52 > 0:07:53It is, it is.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56I was not yet three when the first Star Wars came out.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59So I grew up with R2-D2 and C3P0 and all these amazing robots
0:07:59 > 0:08:01from science fiction.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04Robots are the one aspect of science fiction that
0:08:04 > 0:08:08are here, and they are real.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11It certainly seems from your experiences in Pisa that the future,
0:08:11 > 0:08:13the real future is very different from the future
0:08:13 > 0:08:14that we all imagined growing up.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Yes.
0:08:16 > 0:08:17The future we envision, mechanical people, you know,
0:08:17 > 0:08:20humanoid robots walking around just like we do but I don't really
0:08:20 > 0:08:26think it's like that.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28I think it's similar actually to the Jetsons where there
0:08:28 > 0:08:31are going to be robot hands or appendages coming out
0:08:31 > 0:08:35of the walls.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38So what was the take-home moment for you from your experience?
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Human intelligence is not necessarily the holy
0:08:40 > 0:08:41grail of robotics.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43Evolution has shown us that intelligence takes many forms.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46And we don't possess every form of intelligence
0:08:46 > 0:08:50there is on this planet.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53So why not make use of every kind of intelligence when we are building
0:08:53 > 0:08:59artificial intelligence?
0:08:59 > 0:09:02Hello and welcome to The Week in Tech.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05It was the week that Twitter accidentally shut down
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Chief Executive Jack Dorsey's account before reinstating it
0:09:07 > 0:09:12a few hours later.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14It was revealed some users of delivery website Deliveroo's
0:09:14 > 0:09:16accounts were hacked, serving up bills for food
0:09:16 > 0:09:17they hadn't ordered.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19They were subsequently refunded.
0:09:19 > 0:09:24And parking for many motorists became even more frustrating
0:09:24 > 0:09:26than usual as pay for parking app and website RingGo went
0:09:26 > 0:09:29down for half a day.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32It was also the week it was announced that
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Bletchley Park, the site famed for World War II code breaking,
0:09:34 > 0:09:37is set to become home to the UK's first National College
0:09:37 > 0:09:47of cyber security.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53It will open in 2018 as a free to attend boarding school for gifted
0:09:53 > 0:09:5516 to 19-year-olds perceived as the cyber talent of the future.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58A robot that doesn't run the risk of taking a tumble
0:09:58 > 0:09:59has been developed.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01Essentially a helium balloon on legs, it can
0:10:01 > 0:10:02navigate land, staircases, skateboards and tightropes.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Even showing off some funky dance moves.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07It may be getting an overinflated view of itself, though.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10And finally, Autel Robotics have found a new purpose in life for one
0:10:10 > 0:10:12of their drones.
0:10:12 > 0:10:17Helping prepare Thanksgiving dinner.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19Chopping carrots with a propeller and safely transporting a turkey
0:10:19 > 0:10:22are just a couple of its talents.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25But the video does come with don't try this at home warning.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27Just in case you were tempted.
0:10:27 > 0:10:37And it does look a bit messy.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46I don't know what it's like where you are but here in
0:10:46 > 0:10:48London, Christmas is a massive deal.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51All the shop windows are full of crazy displays and every year
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Claridges gets a famous designer to do their Christmas display.
0:10:53 > 0:10:54This year it's Jonny Ive.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Yes, Apple's design guru.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59And his idea has created a bit of a stink in the media.
0:10:59 > 0:11:05Take a look at these headlines.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18Not exactly kind.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21And that may be why Claridges don't want us to go and film the thing.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23So I'm going to go tourist.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25Give me a couple of minutes.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Well.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30I thought that was quite nice, actually.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33There were some trees, they were covered in snow,
0:11:33 > 0:11:36the whole thing smelt of pine, there was an owl hooting.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39No decorations, but then, you know, if I was Jonny Ive,
0:11:39 > 0:11:43and I was asked to compete against previous designs
0:11:43 > 0:11:46from previous years which include this and this, I might go
0:11:46 > 0:11:50a bit minimalist, too.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Talking of which, you know on this programme we love to bring
0:11:53 > 0:11:55new cutting-edge innovation from high-tech corners of the world.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59So when David Lee told us he wanted to go somewhere that offered
0:11:59 > 0:12:02completely the opposite, we weren't exactly thrilled.
0:12:02 > 0:12:09And then he explained why.
0:12:09 > 0:12:14Drive long enough through beautiful West Virginia and you'll get
0:12:14 > 0:12:22to what is literally the quietest place in America.
0:12:22 > 0:12:28As you arrive, your phone will stop working, the radio will crackle out,
0:12:28 > 0:12:38and you'll find yourself in a place unlike any town in the world.
0:12:40 > 0:12:46Welcome to Greenbank, population 150.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50Things to do, not very many.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54But the research that takes place here could one day have a profound
0:12:54 > 0:12:57effect on the lives of all of us.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00The town is at the centre of the US national radio quiet zone.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03The rules are no mobile phone coverage, no strong Wi-Fi,
0:13:03 > 0:13:13nothing that might interfere with this, the Greenbank telescope.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19Once a week the telescope goes down briefly for maintenance.
0:13:19 > 0:13:29This was my chance to take in a truly incredible sight.
0:13:33 > 0:13:40It weighs more than 7000 tons, it's bigger than a football pitch,
0:13:40 > 0:13:49it can rotate in the fullest circle and it has a very important job.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01In the same way that an optical telescope is able to see far
0:14:01 > 0:14:04away into the universe, this enormous thing is able
0:14:04 > 0:14:10to listen far away.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13The energy given off by a single snowflake is much greater
0:14:13 > 0:14:15than the astronomical signal that this telescope
0:14:15 > 0:14:19is trying to receive.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22They use 20% of the time on this telescope to specifically search
0:14:22 > 0:14:28for signals that may be coming from an advanced civilisation.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30So if it happens we're fairly certain that it
0:14:30 > 0:14:40will happen here first.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Back down on earth I meet Chuck.
0:14:49 > 0:14:50Locals call him the wi-fi police.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52I joined him on patrol.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55Interesting.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58It's Chuck's job to drive around Greenbank in search of interference
0:14:58 > 0:15:06that could be affecting the operation of the telescope.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10It's looking for wi-fi hotspots.
0:15:10 > 0:15:18So we've got a general-purpose receiver that is really the main
0:15:18 > 0:15:20piece of equipment we use when we are looking
0:15:20 > 0:15:24for interference.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26Then we've got a bunch of junk underneath here.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28If you're thinking Chuck doesn't look like a particularly ferocious
0:15:28 > 0:15:32enforcer, you're right.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35In the battle of Chuck versus home wi-fi, the wi-fi has won.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38So now he just concentrates on the bigger signals.
0:15:38 > 0:15:43You'd think living here with all these restrictions on normal,
0:15:43 > 0:15:49modern life would be irritating, quite hard to deal with.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52But there are some people who live in Greenbank and it's precisely
0:15:52 > 0:15:58the reason why they are here.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01Diana is one of around 20 people who have moved to Greenbank
0:16:01 > 0:16:02because they feel they are essentially allergic
0:16:02 > 0:16:06to electronic interference.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09Being near the cell tower, I had a headache.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13Being away from the cell tower the headache went away.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15Returning closer from a distance, the headache kept growing
0:16:15 > 0:16:21and growing and growing.
0:16:21 > 0:16:27Shortly after I arrived she asked if she could turn out the lights.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30Made these gifts to us be blessed.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32I used to multitask.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35I used to have a monitor here and I had another
0:16:35 > 0:16:37computer monitor there, and I could work those two things
0:16:37 > 0:16:39and I would be listening to the radio.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41I could do many things.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44But now, uh-uh.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48It's not one something wants to have, it's not something one
0:16:48 > 0:16:52would pretend to have.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54Diane has the full support of her family.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58But there are many out there that don't believe her condition is real.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00Regardless, she and several others see Greenbank not as a quaint
0:17:00 > 0:17:10American town, but as the last remaining safe place.
0:17:13 > 0:17:19But that peace and quiet could be under threat.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22The US government has said it may no longer be able to afford
0:17:22 > 0:17:23the upkeep of the telescope.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Without it here, the legal protection for the quiet zone
0:17:25 > 0:17:32may no longer exist.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Starts off our number one of something different
0:17:34 > 0:17:38for this Tuesday night.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41Despite the restrictions, the town does have a radio station
0:17:41 > 0:17:45that broadcasts on a frequency that does not interfere.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49For a sense of how the town may change if the telescope was to go,
0:17:49 > 0:17:54I popped in and found a friendly face.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58There is some people would be just over the moon and happy that we'll
0:17:58 > 0:18:01finally get cellphone service.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03But it's not going to change the fact that you can't
0:18:03 > 0:18:06put up a TV antenna, unless you're high mountain,
0:18:06 > 0:18:08and pick up some local TV station.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11If you talk to the middle school kids especially in Greenbank,
0:18:11 > 0:18:21they definitely wish that they did have cell service.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27Back at the observatory I'm told how they've rebranded in an attempt
0:18:27 > 0:18:32to import private investment.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35And while rather out of the way, there's ambitions that one
0:18:35 > 0:18:40day Greenbank could be a tourist destination.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43Eventually they hope it can sustain itself even without government help.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46Coming here and seeing this great big thing, it really
0:18:46 > 0:18:52makes your imagination run wild.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54What if they were to hear something?
0:18:54 > 0:18:57What if they were to hear that aliens were out there,
0:18:57 > 0:19:02communicating, perhaps even communicating with us.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04It would change everything, I think.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07So if you want them to keep on listening in that thing over
0:19:07 > 0:19:09there, then I suggest you try and visit Greenbank.
0:19:09 > 0:19:18I can promise you it's worth it.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22Dave Lee, getting a spot of peace and quiet.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26Not words that you would associate with video games.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29Although I hope you know by now that video games are not just super
0:19:29 > 0:19:32violent shoot 'em ups.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34In fact there is a far more thoughtful side to
0:19:34 > 0:19:44the games industry.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47And Marc Cieslak sampled it recently at a games festival that
0:19:47 > 0:19:48embraces all things indie.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Every autumn for the last 11 years, Nottingham plays host to a video
0:19:51 > 0:19:53games event like none other, the GameCity Festival.
0:19:53 > 0:19:59Most games events are pretty loud and a little bit flash.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01They are about selling people something.
0:20:01 > 0:20:07GameCity feels very different.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10Most of the new games that are on show here are from much
0:20:10 > 0:20:13smaller developers, and the whole event has an indie vibe to it.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17A lot of the action takes place at the National Videogame Arcade.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Here members of the public can get their hands on games
0:20:19 > 0:20:22old and new as well as attending seminars or joining
0:20:22 > 0:20:24in with interactive experiences like Alistair Aitcheson's
0:20:24 > 0:20:32Incredible Playable Show.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34One of the biggest developers here are Sumo Digital.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37They use this event as an opportunity to test audience
0:20:37 > 0:20:42reaction to titles in development like unusual adventure
0:20:42 > 0:20:50puzzler Snake Pass.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53The games industry is very similar to the film industry, I suppose.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56There's a big blockbuster part of it which makes the sequels
0:20:56 > 0:20:58and they generate a lot of money, but there's also the arthouse,
0:20:59 > 0:21:00if you like, side of it.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02So there's more independent developers making more independent
0:21:02 > 0:21:03games.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05They are making statements about society, actions, behaviours,
0:21:05 > 0:21:12feelings and thoughts, and telling stories
0:21:12 > 0:21:14that are interesting.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17The National Videogame Arcade is the centre of this festival.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19But there are events spread out all over the city,
0:21:19 > 0:21:21in different bars and galleries, showing off a whole
0:21:21 > 0:21:22host of indie games.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26If you really, really want to get to grips with what's
0:21:26 > 0:21:29going on at GameCity, you've got to get out and about.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32For most of the indie devs here, GameCity is the first time these
0:21:32 > 0:21:34titles have been played by the public.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36Repeat, abort mission.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38I am sorry, the connection seems to be failing.
0:21:38 > 0:21:46I am going through a tunnel.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48Return to Earth.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50So this is 2000:1 A Space Felony.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53I think I can spot a slight Stanley Kubrick influence in here.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56A space-based zero gravity murder mystery.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59This particular game took six weeks to make and was completed just hours
0:21:59 > 0:22:02before the event began.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04I have run diagnostics.
0:22:04 > 0:22:11The chance of critical hardware failure is at 0.05%.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13So how important are events like this one for you to
0:22:13 > 0:22:20show your gamesto people and get their immediate feedback?
0:22:20 > 0:22:21It's incredibly important.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25The amount of progress that we've made just in the last two days,
0:22:25 > 0:22:27making it go from almost entirely non-functional to playable
0:22:27 > 0:22:28from start to finish.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32And I don't think we would have been able to do that if it was just
0:22:32 > 0:22:34myself and my programmer playing it in our rooms.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36You always think that you've got everything figured until someone
0:22:36 > 0:22:39else sits down and plays it.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42Another example of some of the very different sorts of games on show
0:22:42 > 0:22:45here is the reality bending work of digital fiction All The Delicate
0:22:45 > 0:22:46Duplicates.
0:22:46 > 0:22:51Sometimes I sit cross-legged beside her clusters of markings.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54Like I'm praying.
0:22:54 > 0:23:00Praying to make her stop.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03There are lots of games that I think you could say are probably not
0:23:04 > 0:23:05necessarily your traditional games.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07And the festival is very much embracing that.
0:23:07 > 0:23:17All The Delicate Duplicates is very much an interactive reading
0:23:17 > 0:23:21experience, but it's built very much with a 3D engine, a game engine
0:23:21 > 0:23:23in it, in order to make it an immersive experience.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25And to open it up to gaining audiences.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28And to be part of that is driving the conversation forward
0:23:28 > 0:23:30and is showing us so much more what games could potentially be.
0:23:30 > 0:23:37Games as art, games as head scratching murder mystery,
0:23:37 > 0:23:38and games as crowd pleasing interactive installations.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40The GameCity Festival continues to challenge
0:23:40 > 0:23:50what we think about video games.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55That was Marc, and that's it for this week.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Now, next Saturday is International Disabilities Day,
0:23:57 > 0:24:00and next week's show is full of technology designed to help
0:24:00 > 0:24:02people with disabilities, from 3D printed prosthetics
0:24:02 > 0:24:03to self driving cars.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05It's going to be brilliant.
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0:24:08 > 0:24:18Thanks for watching and see you soon.