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You voted for it, so let's do it! Tommy checks on the current hotness with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
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You voted for it, so let's do it! Tommy checks on the current hotness with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
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'AI and Games Plus' is our second channel dedicated to Artificial Intelligence in video games.
Check out all of our content:
AI and Games: youtube.com/@AIandGames
AI and Games Plus: youtube.com/@AIandGamesPlus
Branching Factor Podcast: shows.acast.com/branchingfactor
Livestreams on Twitch: twitch.tv/aiandgames
Substack with Written Content: aiandgames.com
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![Lootboxes, the Microsoft/Activision Deal & More w/ George Osborn | The Branching Factor Podcast #01
Were officially at DEFCON Podcast! Branching Factor kicks off with our inaugural episode as our brand-new podcast kicks into high gear.
You can listen to Branching Factor on:
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1662631817
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2AfZ8o4QLsoQlGR35YfrYS
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Over our first four episodes, we sit down with each of the four co-hosts of Branching Factor. For this first go around, its George Osborn: the former head of communications of the UKIE (the UK games industry trade representative) and now Director of Policy at Taso Advisory.
Follow George Osborn on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/georgeosborn
In this video we discuss, among others things:
- The changing face of the games industry
- The legal ground surrounding loot boxes
- Possible regulation coming towards the gaming sector
- That Microsoft/Activision deal
Plus some games discussed include...
- Mario + Rabbids (1 and 2)
- Pentiment
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 [2022]
Chapters
[00:00] Welcome to Branching Factor
[03:07] Meet George Osborn
[17:46] Playing Some Games
[31:48] The State of the Games Industry
[44:10] Epic Games and FTC Fine
[59:22] The Lootbox Problem
[01:16:02] The Microsoft/Activision Deal
[01:33:22] The Impending Future
[01:42:00] Wrapping Up
[01:45:17] Credits
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![Is the AI Any Better in The Last of Us Part One? | AI and Games Plus
2022 saw the release of The Last of Us Part I, not to be confused with The Last of Us, or The Last of Us: Remastered, and is designed to be the definitive version of Joel and Ellies story. Only this time the story is told by rebuilding the game in the engine used for the sequel, The Last of Us Part II. But what impact, if any, does this have on AI? Well, I made this video to answer that question. So yeah, press play and watch it.
You havent seen my previous video on the AI of TLOU? Watch them here:
- @AIandGames #52 - The Last of Us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MVzKuQ5SfY
- @AIandGames #70 - The Last of Us Part II - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BghECmeLda0
[00:00] Intro
[00:38] 3 Releases in 10 Years
[02:58] Twice the Game, Double the Fun?
[03:18] Shameless Plug
[04:01] Whats Missing from TLOU2?
[05:08] Improved Awareness
[07:46] Improved Stealth
[09:06] Combat Intensity
[10:02] Scripted Sequences
[10:31] Allies are Still Clunky
[11:36] Accessibility Options
[13:02] Closing
[14:00] Credits
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