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Why Is the Slack Hold Music So Haunted and So Good?
When Danny Simmons finished his first Slack Huddle, the same thing happened to him as did me: He didn’t hang…
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AI Can Give You an NPC That Remembers. It Could Also Get Your Favorite Artist Fired
AI’s presence in the gaming industry has evolved from a mere novelty to an indispensable force. With every algorithmic breakthrough,…
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How AI Can Make Gaming Better for All Players
When Google revealed Project Gameface, the company was proud to show off a hands-free, AI-powered gaming mouse that, according to…
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Generative AI in Games Will Create a Copyright Crisis | WIRED
AI Dungeon, a text-based fantasy simulation that runs on OpenAI’s GPT-3, has been churning out weird tales since May 2019.…
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Barbie’s Movie Had Enough Pink to Cause a Worldwide Shortage
Image: Warner Bros. Throughout all the trailers and promos released for Barbie, it’s clear that director Greta Gerwig is going…
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Autonomous Worlds Aim to Free Online Games From Corporate Control
OPCraft was built to demonstrate blockchain-related features like that, and also to demonstrate a toolkit developed by 0xPARC’s Lattice for…
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I’m Healing From the Tech Layoffs by Playing ‘Going Under’
Beyond the game’s eclectic weapons, we later learn that the monsters are the ghosts of past failed startups. Each startup…
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How Electronic Arts Tries to Make Diverse Video Games
Tülay McNally, director of inclusive design at Electronic Arts, chooses her words carefully as we chat about creating diverse characters…
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FaZe Clan Is Going Public—Just as the Creator Economy Shifts
FaZe Clan is a powerhouse that’s on track to do the unthinkable for an esports organization: go public as a…
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Microsoft’s Code-Writing AI Points to the Future of Computers
Microsoft just showed how artificial intelligence could find its way into many software applications—by writing code on the fly. At…
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