OHMS Lounge

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Welcome to OHMS Lounge! With our hosts OHMS and thelonesalesman OHMS lounge is the main show where we discuss topics related to gaming, technology, recent trends, interviewing colleagues, and sometimes casual banter between friends. In this podcast we do our due diligence to do our research and provide references when covering topics. These range from group discussions, interview style, solo, or between two hosts.

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1 hr 24 min

Ohms Lounge Eve Online Podcast

Join the OHMS crew in the lounge for a comprehensive look at the state of EVE Online in 2026 , covering everything from nostalgic origin stories to the modern technical landscape of New Eden. This episode serves as both a "newbro" survival guide and a deep dive for veterans, exploring the vital social dynamics of player corporations, the philosophy of loss, and the evolving accessibility of the game. Whether we’re debating our 2026 wishlist for Fenrir Creations, sharing harrowing combat tales from the void of wormhole space, or discussing the logistics of multi-boxing as well as playing on a Steam Deck, this session captures why the pulse of the cluster remains as intense as ever. Fly safe, Capsuleers. If you are new to Eve Online or want to get started click the link below for 1 million skill points to help you get started. 1 million skill points 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 Music: EVE Online: Theme from Jita EVE Online: Redesigned Stars 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:00 Ohms Experience and thelonesalesman experience with EVE 00:04:55 Ohms experience with Corps 00:12:30 Dying in Eve/ Experiencing loss and learning from it 00:17:00 Accessibility of Eve/ making Goals in the game 00:24:41 What keeps people going in this game? / Capsuleer Day/ The future of Eve 00:31:00 Exordium / Advice for Newbros 00:40:00 The Market / Running alts / Playing Eve on steam deck 00:44:00 What should eve add to the game? 00:50:00 Gameplay & Combat / Memorable deaths / wormholes 00:59:00 Nice Utility features of Eve / Getting help in eve 01:10:00 Exploration and Interacting with players 01:14:37 Conclusion

35 min

Diving into the Brainrot

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. @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 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

1 hr 16 min

Food: What We Love, Hate, and Know about it.

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

1 hr 6 min

Trends in Gaming: The Future of Handheld Gaming

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: https://linktr.ee/Ohms.Lounge 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

58 min

OhmsDev Interview

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

52 min

Summer Games Fest & Small Saga

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 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 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

57 min

Trends in Gaming 8: Why is it hard to play/own games in 2024?

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

1 hr 30 min

Anticipated 2024 Movies and TV shows

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

2 hr 5 min

2023 TV shows and Movies

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

1 hr 23 min

Trends in Gaming: 7 2023 Card games, Game TV shows, and Most anticipated Games

Welcome to the Ohms Lounge podcast! episode 14. Today we have OHMS and thelonesalesman are back from hiatus and talking about everything going on as of recent! We talk about where we have been at recently busy with life. The podcast has 3 parts. Card Game updates, Gaming updates on games we follow and lastly games we have been playing and looking forward to! The first part we talk about the latest in Yugioh and the latest new Disney Card game Lorcana! We speculate here if the game will fall victim to other short comings of other games and how its already being scalped. Next we do a follow up on the latest on fighting games with the newly released streetfighter 6 and MK1. Following the latest on Video game TV adaptations like the new show centered around Dark Souls! Lastly we cover the shortcomings of Gundam Evolution from Bandai which only lasted a little over a year and of course thepast/ present andf future games we are playing and looking forward to like Baldurs Gate 3, Dark and Darker, Starfield, and some new indie games like Small Saga and Sea of Stars! @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