Play by Ear Gamecast

Three Channel Laboratory

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:01:00 +0000

Three-player experiment: different information in LEFT, RIGHT and SCREEN. Includes links, QR code, chapter titles, stereo speech, transcript, and an intentionally exact four-minute thirty-seven-second running time.

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Chapter 1: Welcome
Chapter 2: Stereo Calibration
Chapter 3: Screen Channel
Chapter 4: Compare Clues
Chapter 5: QR Image Test
Chapter 6: Tone Experiments
Chapter 7: Transcript Test
Chapter 8: Duration Metadata
Chapter 9: Trailing Silence

How Fast Can Art Change?

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:02:00 +0000

Embedded chapter image intervals include 20, 12, 8, 5, 2, 1, 0.5 and 0.1 seconds. The file encodes these, but Apple Podcasts display timing is unknown.

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Chapter 1: Twenty Seconds
Chapter 2: Twenty Seconds B
Chapter 3: Twenty Seconds C
Chapter 4: Twelve Seconds
Chapter 5: Eight Seconds
Chapter 6: Five Seconds
Chapter 7: Two Seconds
Chapter 8: One Second
Chapter 9: Half Second
Chapter 10: Tenth Second A
Chapter 11: Tenth Second B
Chapter 12: Tenth Second C
Chapter 13: Tenth Second D
Chapter 14: Recovery
Chapter 15: One Second B
Chapter 16: One Second C
Chapter 17: Half Second B
Chapter 18: Half Second C
Chapter 19: Recovery Two
Chapter 20: End Observation
Chapter 21: Last Seconds

The Forked Transmission

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:03:00 +0000

Choose-your-own-adventure test: at the Decision Room, use the player chapter list to choose Left Chamber or Right Chamber. See also the separate Left Branch and Right Branch episodes.

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Chapter 1: Starting Point
Chapter 2: Two Choices
Chapter 3: Decision Room
Chapter 4: Left Chamber
Chapter 5: Left Evidence
Chapter 6: Right Chamber
Chapter 7: Exit
Chapter 8: Silence / Length

The Left Branch

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:04:00 +0000

Alternate destination from The Forked Transmission. Left-side branch episode.

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Chapter 1: The Left Entrance
Chapter 2: A Clue
Chapter 3: End

The Right Branch

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:05:00 +0000

Alternate destination from The Forked Transmission. Right-side branch episode.

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To jump to a chapter: open Now Playing, tap the chapter/list button, and select a chapter. The chapter menu is the working navigation method on iOS 18.

Chapter 1: The Right Entrance
Chapter 2: A Clue
Chapter 3: End

Link and Timestamp Diagnostics

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:06:00 +0000

Extra iOS 18 diagnostic episode: test several timestamp spellings in the notes below. Use the native chapter menu as the known-good control. An opening raw RSS page is a failure, not a successful seek.

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Tap each candidate below. SUCCESS = Apple Podcasts seeks in this episode. FAILURE = the raw RSS feed or a browser opens.

A at 00:00:16 (HH:MM:SS)
B at 00:32 (MM:SS)
C at 0:48 (M:SS)
D at 01:04 (MM:SS)
E at 00:01:20 (HH:MM:SS)

Control: use the player chapter menu to open Test A through Test E. Those are embedded ID3 chapters.

Play by Ear: An Invitation

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Play by Ear: games made of listening. Currently an experimental laboratory. Learn more: https://github.com/udeudeude/Play-by-Ear-GameCast

Crossroads: The Link Laboratory

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000

A navigation experiment for iOS 18. No puzzle solutions appear in these notes.

Within this recording: Left Room at 01:30 · Right Room at 02:15. If a link fails, use the native chapter list.

Into another episode: The Left Branch · The Right Branch.

Project-owned permanent links: Left shortlink · Right shortlink.

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