AI and Games PlusIf you watched episode 69 of AI and Games, all about training an AI to write a YouTube episode, you might want to try it out yourself.
In this video, I give an overview of a tutorial written in Google Colab that is inspired by how I trained my text model, to let you try it out yourself.
Chapters [00:00] Intro [01:01] Project Overview [03:05] Google Colab Basics [09:29] Part 1: Basic Text Generation [16:02] Part 2: Training GPT-2 on a CPU [22:04] Part 3: Training GPT-2 Neo on a GPU [28:09] Part 4: Writing Your Own Script
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How to Write Your Own AI and Games Episode ScriptAI and Games Plus2022-10-30 | If you watched episode 69 of AI and Games, all about training an AI to write a YouTube episode, you might want to try it out yourself.
In this video, I give an overview of a tutorial written in Google Colab that is inspired by how I trained my text model, to let you try it out yourself.
Chapters [00:00] Intro [01:01] Project Overview [03:05] Google Colab Basics [09:29] Part 1: Basic Text Generation [16:02] Part 2: Training GPT-2 on a CPU [22:04] Part 3: Training GPT-2 Neo on a GPU [28:09] Part 4: Writing Your Own Script
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With a huge content update coming on September 5th to Steam, we sit down with art director Nick Counter, technical lead Dante Camarena and community manager Fiona Firby to discuss the game some more.
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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.
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Back on the road again as I attend the 'Artificial Intelligence and Games Summer School'. An annual event hosted by academic researchers to help cultivate the new generation of AI researchers and game developers. This year, it was held in Valetta, Malta.
So let's chat all about it: what went down when I attended, a highlight of some of the talks, and the game jam that ran in the closing days of the event.
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You can find out more about the event itself, plus how to submit your own game or provide sponsorship at: brilliantindietreasures.com
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#PressKit #IndieGameDev #GamePromotion #IndieGameMarketing #PressCoverage #GameDevelopment #IndieGameCommunity #GamePublicity #GameExposure #PressRelations #gaming #artificialgeneralintelligence #podcastSearching for Brilliant Indie Treasures with @Asobitech and @JupiterHadley | Branching Factor #020AI and Games Plus2024-05-13 | Co-host Quang Nguyen returns to Branching Factor as Tommy welcomes long-time friend of the show Jupiter Hadley to come and chat with us. Quang and Jupiter are two of the organisers behind ‘Brilliant Indie Treasures’: a games event running this summer on July 10th during the Develop conference in the British seaside town of Brighton.
You can find out more about the event itself, plus how to submit your own game or provide sponsorship at: brilliantindietreasures.com
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We get into our shared history, my accent, making sure you survive your first indie game, the lessons learned from shipping anything to Steam, building a scalable game with a small team, and the benefits of having a publisher in those closing stages.
The Branching Factor podcast is sponsored by @modl_AI : unleash an army of AI and ML bots that play, grow, and learn― all inside your game. With millions of players’ to your aid, game testing will never be the same again.
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We dig into what it means to build leadership skills in games, why training is so vital and reflect on the projects we worked on together many years ago at @NorwichGamesFestival and with @BAFTAygd.
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A special shout out to @modl_AI @playhiddendoor @kytheraai3330 @ubisoftlaforge7026 @templegatesgames2051 @RocksteadyGames @oxidegames @StrangeScaffold @thefermiparadox6869
Plus if you're curious what happened with the interview for @lemondefr, you can find out here: https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2024/04/01/petite-histoire-de-l-intelligence-artificielle-dans-les-jeux-video-de-pac-man-a-dragon-s-dogma-2_6225477_4408996.html
[00:00] Intro [01:29] Day 0 - The Practice Day [03:15] Day 1 - AI Summit [05:20] Day 2 - AI Summit and Ubisoft's NEO Project [07:47] Day 3 - Press and Meetings [13:47] Day 4 - Checking in on the Gardens [20:12] Day 5 - The Expo Floor -- 'AI and Games Plus' is our second channel dedicated to Artificial Intelligence in video games.
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PLUS! Right after this episode of Branching Factor was recorded, I jumped over to Will's Twitch channel to play Sea of Thieves and answer questions from his community. youtube.com/watch?v=YYz4BjF4Z6o&ab_channel=VikingBlonde
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Chapters [00:00] Welcome! [03:47] Our Hilarious GDC'23 Interaction [13:15] Introducing the Viking Blonde [15:40] The ex-industry Twitch streamer [32:07] Unpacking AI's Image Problem [01:01:42] GDC 2024 / Industry Layoffs / Sustainable Indies [01:26:22] Closing
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[00:00] Intro [01:40] Discussing Game Audio with Ben Ridge [31:32] Games: Suicide Squad / Evil West [36:08] Dead by Daylight X Iron Maiden [42:48] Games: More Helldivers II [48:07] Games: Apex Legends [56:56] News: Game AI Uncovered / Summer School 2024 [58:39] News: Elden Ring - Shadow of the Erdtree plus Bloodborne! [01:10:20] News: Xbox Titles Coming to PS5 and Switch [01:16:14] News: No Big PS5 releases for 2024? Console sales to decline? [01:28:33] News: Nintendo's New Console Delayed to 2025? [01:32:30] Late-episode rambling [01:45:40] Credits
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As mentioned, I am involved in the AI and Games Summer School for this year. I will be doing a bunch of stuff (to be confirmed) but probably a talk and maybe hosting another panel.
It's running from June 17th-21st in Valletta in Malta. The early bird registration closes on March 1st. http://school.gameaibook.org
The first volume of 'Game AI Uncovered', a new textbook series from games industry professionals on AI in commercial titles is coming out on February 23rd. I was invited to write the opening chapter of the book, and very excited to not only have my own copy which arrived last week.
Chapters [00:00] Intro [01:45] The AI and Games Summer School [06:00] Game AI Uncovered [09:08] Evil Within, Tekken and Dead by Daylight [18:00] Suicide Squad [30:00] Helldivers II [38:35] Spec Ops De Listed [44:02] More Layoffs [45:44] Microsoft Game Pass? [59:35] Capcom Remakes [01:03:11] SAG-AFTRA & Indie Games [01:06:15] Disney/Epic Games [01:11:29] Closing
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