I spent the 31 days of Blaugust working to see if I could get AI to show some creativity in game design, and if I could get AI image generation programs to produce the art I want at a price I could afford. I learned some things. I used OpenAI’s GPT-3 “text-davinci-002” text completion tool. I chose this because most of the alarm over how the rise of AI would be the death of writing tended to surround this particular tool. ...
Experience the golden age of aviation in this flight simulator set in the 1920s.
In 25 Cents, players take on the role of arcade owners in the 1980s, running their businesses and competing against each other to attract high scores from players who drop quarters into virtual machines.
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 21st: “21 Reactions: Chemical Chaos”. Number: 21. Genre: Rhythm game. Title: “21 Grams”. Outline: In this rhythm game, you must keep the beat while 21 grams of various substances are added to a beaker. The challenge lies in ensuring that the mixture does not explode. ...
“The Wild 20s” is an open-world sandbox game set in the Roaring Twenties. You can explore the city, find jobs, start businesses, get into trouble, or just enjoy the nightlife. It’s up to you!
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 18th: “Death Dealer 18 Wheeler”. Number: 18. Genre: Tower defense game. Title: “Death Dealer 18 Wheeler”. Outline: You are in charge of a 18-wheeler truck and must deliver your load safely while fending off attacks from bandits. ...
“There Is No Room 17 in Kaisei Academy” is a fun and mystery-filled visual novel that is perfect for fans of the genre.
You play as a young woman who is struggling with addiction. After hitting rock bottom, you enter into recovery and start attending AA meetings. However, you quickly discover that not all is as it seems within the group…
Just griping. I was asked to remove or hide behind a content warning any AI art I feel like posting to the Mastodon instance (Elekk.xyz) where I made my home when it looked like Musk was going to turn Twitter into his own personal fiefdom. That’s looking increasingly unlikely, but I have met some cool folks on Mastodon, so I still use it. Sometimes I post there things I don’t think would fit somewhere else – like my friendly wombat, here. ...
“Twelve Angry Zoos” is a fast-paced arcade game that will test your reflexes and puzzle-solving skills. With 12 different zoos in 12 different cities, there’s plenty of gameplay to keep you entertained.