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Smoke and Mirrors returns with my attempting to avoid playing open-world games by playing Ghost Recon Wildlands: an open-world game.
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Smoke and Mirrors returns with my attempting to avoid playing open-world games by playing Ghost Recon Wildlands: an open-world game.
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Smoke and Mirrors is the game review series as part of the YouTube channel 'AI and Games': a series on research and applications of Artificial Intelligence in video games. AI and Games is funded thanks to our supporters on Patreon, plus YouTube members and Paypal donations. You can watch episodes of Smoke and Mirrors *early* by joining the Patreon or YouTube memberships.
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paypal.me/AIandGames
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![AI and Games Wrapped 2023 | Branching Factor Podcast #012
In this months episode, the rest of the team gets a well-earned break for the holiday season. Tommy sits down to reflect on the past year of content published across AI and Games, discusses his favourite games of the year, and answers viewer questions.
[00:00] Intro
[00:01:43] AI and Games Wrapped 2023
[00:45:05] Professional Highlights
[01:02:14] Games of the Year 2023
[02:03:43] QnA
[02:52:43] Credits
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