e531 – Games and Such

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Michael R and Ian “Epredator” Hughes get together for a chat about #gaming, #VR, and #technology. We talk about some of our favorite comfort games, how they are procedurally generated, and how the gaming business model has bifurcated between ongoing money grabs and lovingly created indie games.

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Games:

Battlemarked

https://battlemarked.com
On Steam – https://store.steampowered.com/app/3124340/Demeo_x_Dungeons__Dragons_Battlemarked

No Man’s Sky

https://www.nomanssky.com
Where to buy – https://www.nomanssky.com/buy-now/

Return to the Mines of Moria

https://www.returntomoria.com
Where to buy – https://www.returntomoria.com/buynow

AI:

AI in Gaming: How Artificial Intelligence is Powering Game Production and Player Experience
The AI-Powered shift to “living games”
AI, Simulation, and The Generative Adversarial Network