11/11/11: The Thousand Year Second

“11/11/11: The Thousand Year Second” is a turn-based strategy game about time, relationships, and choices.

August 11, 2022 · 4 min · 839 words · Tipa

10 Million B.C.: An open-world action RPG set in the time of the dinosaurs

I asked OpenAI’s GPT-3 to generate 31 different videogame ideas, one for each day of Blaugust, each dealing in some way with that particular day of the month. Here’s its idea for August 10th: “10 Million B.C.”. Number: 10. Genre: Open-world action RPG. Title: “10 Million B.C.” Outline: In this open-world action RPG set in the time of the dinosaurs, you play as a young hunter who must survive in a hostile world filled with giant beasts. Tame dinosaurs and use them to help you travel across the vast landscape and discover lost civilizations. ...

August 10, 2022 · 4 min · 785 words · Tipa

Game Night, by Shakespeare, Renoir and OpenAI

If I’ve scheduled this right, this should be going live right about the time people are arriving for Game Night. With the help of Open AI, I wrote a short play we can perform about deciding what to order out for dinner. We’ll see if I have the guts to actually insist people perform it, but… who knows… Game Night for Hamlet DRAMATIS PERSONAE CLAUDIUS, the King of Denmark GERTRUDE, the Queen of Denmark HAMLET, son to Gertrude, and Prince of Denmark OPHELIA, daughter of a courtier A DELIVERY PERSON ...

August 9, 2022 · 3 min · 499 words · Tipa

The Nine-Lives Chronicles

You play as a young woman who discovers she has nine lives. Along with eight other people who also have nine lives, you must use your extra lives to help others and make the world a better place.

August 9, 2022 · 4 min · 726 words · Tipa

8 Bit Love - The Princess and the Plumber

Join Mario, Link, and Dirk in their fight to save Princess Toadstool from a life of misery with Bowser. Will they be able to get through to her? Or will she stay with the monster she loves? Find out in this heart-pounding adventure!

August 8, 2022 · 5 min · 896 words · Tipa

Fast and Furious 2099 -- an AI written final chapter to the F&F franchise.

OpenAI’s GPT-3 writes the final chapter in the Fast and Furious saga – Fast and Furious 2099.

August 8, 2022 · 3 min · 454 words · Tipa

#51: Make a new plan, Stan?

I asked OpenAI’s GPT-3 to list fifty ways to leave your lover… I’m just trying to help out here, Paul Simon! Get a divorce- Sell your house and move away- Find a new job in a different city- Join the military and get stationed elsewhere- Go back to school full time- Win the lottery and move to another country- Pack up your things and move out without telling them where you’re going or why- Tell them you’re moving out and leave while they’re at work/school- Leave town for a weekend with no explanation and don’t come back- Change your phone number, email address, social media accounts, etc., so they can’t contact you anymore- Get a restraining order- Tell them you’re seeing someone else and that you want to end things- Send them a break-up letter or email- Ghost them completely (stop all communication without any explanation)- Unfriend/unfollow them on social media- Change your appearance so they don’t recognize you if they see you in public- Sell/give away their belongings that are still at your house- Get rid of anything that reminds you of them- Block their number and email address- Move to a different city/state/country- Go on a trip for an extended period of time (weeks, months, etc.)- Study abroad for a semester or year- Get a new hobby that takes up a lot of your time- Volunteer for something that requires you to be away from home often- Go backpacking/traveling alone for awhile- Work on building up your self-confidence and esteem- Find someone else to date/have as a rebound relationship- Spend more time with friends and family members- Focus on taking care of yourself and your own happiness first- Get therapy to work through your issues- Take a break from dating altogether- Go on a social media cleanse and unfollow/delete anyone who isn’t positive in your life- Declutter your entire life (physical space, digital space, etc.)- Join a new gym or fitness class and get into shape- Cut off all communication with their friends and family members too- Give away anything they gifted to you during the relationship- Donate their clothes to charity- Clean out your shared closet and get rid of anything that reminds you of them or the relationship- Cancel any joint plans/memberships/subscriptions- Return any keys/cards/gifts- Move any furniture they bought back to their house- Uninstall any apps you only had because of them- Get a new job- Transfer schools- Learn how to say “no”- Find a creative outlet (painting, writing, etc.)- Spend more time outside- Create (and stick to) firm boundaries- Set goals for yourself- Focus on healing

August 8, 2022 · 3 min · 432 words · Tipa

The Amazing Adventures of 8-Ball!

“Adventure of 8-Ball” is a 2D platformer mobile game with 50 levels, attractive graphics, and catchy music. The player controls 8-ball, a little black cat, on a quest to save their owner from the evil dog catcher who has kidnapped them.

August 8, 2022 · 4 min · 709 words · Tipa

GPT-3 interviews me about Stray.

For a game where AIs rule the world, I thought it would be fun to ask an AI to interview me about my experiences playing “Stray”…

August 7, 2022 · 4 min · 765 words · Tipa

The Seven Sages: A Masterclass in Metroidvania Design

In “The Seven Sages”, you play as one of the seven ancient sages of mystery, who must journey through a vast and dangerous world to gather the seven magical artifacts that will save the realm from a great evil.

August 7, 2022 · 5 min · 1060 words · Tipa