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32 games, only 1 victor: Player Choice starts now!
What's the best AI in an FPS? It's time to make your voice heard. Let's go!
Vote now for the first round of eliminations in both the UAC and UNSC conferences:
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Player Choice is brought to you with support from @modl_AI.
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[00:00] Player Choice Begins!
[00:34] Season Announcement
[01:21] The Player Choice Committee
[01:44] The UAC Conference
[02:21] The UNSC Conference
[03:03] Voting and Comment
[03:30] Watch Live on Twitch
[04:07] Closing
If you really like the round 1 graphic with all the games in it, you can download a copy at:
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Music in this episode is by TeknoAxe:
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32 games, only 1 victor: Player Choice starts now!
What's the best AI in an FPS? It's time to make your voice heard. Let's go!
Vote now for the first round of eliminations in both the UAC and UNSC conferences:
https://forms.gle/oGP3omB85fzyERMUA
Tune in for the elimination rounds each Wednesday on Twitch:
twitch.tv/aiandgames
Player Choice is brought to you with support from @modl_AI.
Modl.ai empowers game developers and publishers with extraordinary AI technology that helps unlock the potential of their games. Find out more at: modl.ai
[00:00] Player Choice Begins!
[00:34] Season Announcement
[01:21] The Player Choice Committee
[01:44] The UAC Conference
[02:21] The UNSC Conference
[03:03] Voting and Comment
[03:30] Watch Live on Twitch
[04:07] Closing
If you really like the round 1 graphic with all the games in it, you can download a copy at:
drive.google.com/file/d/1L6Uyp8nkeAE7wM_rqIDBDdQvITtm4ry-/view?usp=sharing
Music in this episode is by TeknoAxe:
teknoaxe.com
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![Chivalry II is Best Played with Bots Enabled | [REVIEW] Smoke & Mirrors
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[00:00] Peasant is Mightier Than the Sword
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[00:53] Review
[08:12] Thanks to NordVPN
[09:20] Closing
Music in this episode is by @teknoaxe
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![The Player Choice Final: Results, Discussion, and Gameplay
Weve reached the final of our Player Choice season. Which first-person shooter has the best AI in it? We announce the winner, and Tommy walks through the breakdown of the results, and plays some more of our winning game!
[0:00[ Intro
[3:44] Season 1 - Best AI in an FPS
[7:15] Voting Numbers
[8:44] Our Winner
[12:34] Patreon Voting
[20:08] Tommys Voting
[43:40] Prey Gameplay
[02:01:43] End
Whats the best AI in an FPS? You cast the deciding vote in our Player Choice series.
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Player Choice is brought to you with support from @modl_ai81
Modl.ai empowers game developers and publishers with extraordinary AI technology that helps unlock the potential of their games. Find out more at: http://www.modl.ai
Music in this video is by @teknoaxe
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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.
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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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