Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
After a summer hiatus the Branching Factor podcast is back! Sorry, I don't think we mentioned we were going talking a break, but hey - here we are!
Tommy fills you in on his travels, the work he's been up to, the stack of episodes we have coming up with some guests. But critically Tommy and George sit down to talk an event they've put together with a group of colleagues across the industry: the 2024 @AIandGames Conference.
Find out more about the event and grab tickets at:
aiandgamesconference.com
Plus read up on the origins and particulars of the event on Substack:
aiandgames.com/p/introducing-the-ai-and-games-conference
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'AI and Games Plus' is our second channel dedicated to Artificial Intelligence in video games.
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Substack with Written Content: aiandgames.com
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After a summer hiatus the Branching Factor podcast is back! Sorry, I don't think we mentioned we were going talking a break, but hey - here we are!
Tommy fills you in on his travels, the work he's been up to, the stack of episodes we have coming up with some guests. But critically Tommy and George sit down to talk an event they've put together with a group of colleagues across the industry: the 2024 @AIandGames Conference.
Find out more about the event and grab tickets at:
aiandgamesconference.com
Plus read up on the origins and particulars of the event on Substack:
aiandgames.com/p/introducing-the-ai-and-games-conference
--
'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
--
Join our Discord Community: discord.aiandgames.com
Buy our Merch: store.aiandgames.com
--
You can support 'AI and Games' via Patreon, YouTube memberships, and Substack In return, you get bonus rewards!
patreon.com/aiandgames
youtube.com/@AIandGames/join
aiandgames.substack.com
--
Follow 'AI and Games' on social media.
Twitter: twitter.com/AIandGames
Mastodon: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@AIandGames
TikTok: tiktok.com/@aiandgames
Instagram: instagram.com/aiandgames
Threads: threads.net/@aiandgames
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/aiandgames.bsky.social
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If you're interested in working with us, check out the following:
Sponsorship Enquiries: passionfroot.me/aiandgames
Business Enquiries: aiandgames.com/p/professional-services
![Lets Play the AI and Games Jam 2022 Part 1
Here we go! I sit and play the top 50% of all games in the ranked submissions from the jam.
Be sure to catch my roundup of the 2022 jam and my discussion of my favourite games over on @AIandGames:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmg_C0JWNxo
[00:00] Intro
[00:25] Alone in the Dark
[08:31] Bat to the Bone
[14:32] Compicactus
[20:37] Dead by Roguelight
[26:23] Estive
[31:25] Isolating Waters
[45:34] Minesweeper TD
[48:06] Roguelike
[52:20] A Single Point of Failure
[58:41] Solitaire
[1:02:22] The Horror Museum
[1:10:13] Untitled Dinosaur Game
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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![The AI and Games 100K QnA | Smoke & Mirrors
In 2020 the AI and Games channel passed 100K subscribers. YouTube then sent over a Silver Creator Award, so lets crack it open and answer some questions too! Thank you to everybody who sent in questions via YouTube and Discord. Sorry I didnt answer them all. Ill just need an excuse to do this again some time.
Chapters
[00:00] Introduction
[00:55] Whats a Creator Award?
[03:02] How did AI and Games start?
[06:00] Production times?
[09:10] Games Id like to cover?
[12:33] Hardest part of my work?
[17:49] My logo?
[19:33] AI for multiplayer?
[20:13] Innovative AI?
[21:24] Genre for AI?
[22:02] Low-hanging fruit for AI?
[22:46] My career path?
[25:04] How has my career changed?
[28:11] Pressure to publish content?
[31:02] What else would I do in life?
[32:21] Does my research pay off with views?
[33:38] Do friends/family watch my channel?
[35:08] How has COVID impacted my work?
[36:04] Unboxing
[40:41] Closing
Smoke and Mirrors is the game review series as part of 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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You can follow AI and Games on Twitter:
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![ChatGPT Doesnt Really Understand How AI Works in Games | AI and Games Plus
Recently, Ive talked a lot about the #AI of #TheLastOfUs franchise. But I wondered, does #ChatGPT have any idea how it works? And the answer is, well... no.
[00:00] Intro
[00:44] The Last of Us Part Two - As Explained by ChatGPT
[05:08] Analysis
[09:53] Close
Music in this episode is thanks to @teknoaxe.
http://www.teknoaxe.com
AI and Games Plus is the second channel for AI and Games: a series on research and applications of Artificial Intelligence in video games.
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Arrange Meeting: https://calendly.com/aiandgames ChatGPT Doesnt Really Understand How AI Works in Games | AI and Games Plus](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vVmIckx64wA/mqdefault.jpg)
