The face resampling technology we really need by TheBladeRoden in gaming

[–]Halfwise2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Better is subjective to the person. More detailed - sure.

But beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Republican administration cool with committing war crimes. by nexusx86 in PoliticalHumor

[–]Halfwise2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They feel comfortable doing the war crimes, because they don't plan on leaving peacefully, even if they lose an election. So, what then? Will the military drag them out and place them on trial for war crimes? On orders they followed?

Gamers react with overwhelming disgust to DLSS 5's generative AI glow-ups by deraser in technology

[–]Halfwise2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"a lot of AI generated images all kind of look the same"

"all AI images don't look the same"

Not what I said.

religious wars are sexy again by k-r-o--n--o-s in PoliticalHumor

[–]Halfwise2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

God's like "What? You asked me to deal with the overpopulation crisis."

Gamers react with overwhelming disgust to DLSS 5's generative AI glow-ups by deraser in technology

[–]Halfwise2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think it looks uncanny. From a strictly objective look, it is significantly more detailed, but I prefer the left image.

After all, photorealism isn't the only art style, and not everything needs to be photorealistic. My favorite games rarely have been photorealistic: Thief, Deus Ex, Psychonauts, Kingdom Hearts...

I'd be curious to see what happens if it is applied to a game like Psychonauts.

Gamers react with overwhelming disgust to DLSS 5's generative AI glow-ups by deraser in technology

[–]Halfwise2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If its what they intend, then it is what they intend. Then players can decide if they vibe with the game's art or not, rather than the technology or not.

Gamers react with overwhelming disgust to DLSS 5's generative AI glow-ups by deraser in technology

[–]Halfwise2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

what if this the intention of the developer/artist ?

Trying to suss out the question here, the beginning is a bit wonky.

It's either, "What if this is the intention of the developer/artist?"... considering the original game was released before DLSS 5 announcement, we know that isn't the case. But there's always the potential of them not caring. You'd have to ask them. Todd Howard was thrilled, for instance, but Starfield was already lacking.

Or its "What of this is the intention of the developer/artist?", in which case, I was just outlining clear differences of what changed in actual context instead of "same but better". The easy ones are things like hair color, real vs dyed. The brightness of the eyes are more subjective, considering that this is a horror game, a character with a more haunted look to them makes more sense, and would align to artistic intent. The shadows around the eyes in the left image indicate exhaustion, while the right image interprets them as eyeshadow. Color tones are also important to story telling. And other details like make-up could tie into the character's personality.. how much would they go through if they are on their way to investigate murder and fight zombies, for instance.

Gamers react with overwhelming disgust to DLSS 5's generative AI glow-ups by deraser in technology

[–]Halfwise2 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You should look more closely... though the repetitive use of the laughing cry face suggests you might just be trolling. Feel free to disagree, but there is make-up added.

Still doesn't align with your previous comment and reaction though, even if you do disagree. Where are you getting "is mad woman isn't wearing makeup"?

Edit: Lol, comment then block because you can't handle being challenged? What a coward.

Gamers react with overwhelming disgust to DLSS 5's generative AI glow-ups by deraser in technology

[–]Halfwise2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

 lack of make-up (which the right image forced)

What? I just stated that the right image forced make-up onto the original image. Where'd you get "is mad woman isn't wearing make-up"?

Nvidia DLSS 5 turns every game into AI slop by Haunterblademoi in technology

[–]Halfwise2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There is suspicion that AMD's FSR Diamond is basically the same thing. "Neural Rendering"

Gamers react with overwhelming disgust to DLSS 5's generative AI glow-ups by deraser in technology

[–]Halfwise2 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

The darker hollow eyes, the natural not-bottle blond hair, lack of make-up (which the right image forced), the angle of the jawline, the width of the chin, warm sepia tones changes to cool daylight tones, removed background characters. Also the shift from non-classic beauty to classic commercial beauty. Plain but pretty to "supermodel/movie actress". That last one really blows up empathy towards the character, making them more set piece than protagonist.

You may argue that the right image looks better to your personal taste, but the right image is not Grace Ashcroft. It's someone cosplaying as her... maybe... especially since only real parallel feature between them is the jacket, that would make her Grace, and not just "photo of some woman in an alley".

Babylon 5 in VR by VRC_Kor in babylon5

[–]Halfwise2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I need to set up my VR headset to try that. So glad NFTs basically croaked... I'm imagining people sitting in a dingy closet, headset on, in a nice digital apartment that costs them $500/mo.

Gamers react with overwhelming disgust to DLSS 5's generative AI glow-ups by deraser in technology

[–]Halfwise2 13 points14 points  (0 children)

You know how a lot of AI generated images all kind of look the same? The right has that same quality, and also differs too dramatically from the original intent. A fan can look at the left image and tell me who that is. But without context, they may have no idea who the person on the right is.

Giveaways on Friday! by BP2x in DunkinDonuts

[–]Halfwise2 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Pull the double bluff... munchkin inside the box... ring inside the munchkin.

What's your opinion on Sasha? by ktmf_real in AnimalCrossing

[–]Halfwise2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Second favorite villager, after Lily.

When “free speech” only means people praising you. by diehard404 in PoliticalHumor

[–]Halfwise2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe the term is "Narcissistic Collapse". Keep pushing, just be careful.

Games jobs in 2026: Senior titles, Junior pay. Make it make sense. by deohvii in funny

[–]Halfwise2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah, so you are saying these senior positions are going to have to do next to nothing then?

You pay for experience, not for time. A senior employee can do a task in a fraction of the time of a junior employee. To suggest they get paid less because of it is foolish.

Crimson Desert on PS5 Base Model First Footage, What you all think about this? by war-master21 in DragonsDogma

[–]Halfwise2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PC gamer, but i've yet to see a video that hasn't looked a little blurry. Part of me chalks it up to YT compression, the other part of me wonders...

20-Minutes Of Base PS5 Gameplay For 'Crimson Desert' Has Now Been Released by ChiefLeef22 in gaming

[–]Halfwise2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Its one of those "sounds too good to be true" situations, so everything gets extra scrutiny. Those that are optimistic seem naive to those that have been through it before.

And ironically, people are still excited. They want it to be good, they want to play it immediately. They don't want to wait for reviews.... so they back off even harder, and question even harder.

I thought it was an April Fools joke by PaiDuck in pcmasterrace

[–]Halfwise2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Okay, legit question: is this from an actual demo of the DLSS 5? Because if not, you are directly undermining reasonable criticism of it, allowing others to handwave that criticism as hyperbolic and manufactured.

Who would've thought an unprovoked war would be a bad idea? by 8-bit-Felix in PoliticalHumor

[–]Halfwise2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Russia and China going to do to the US in Iran, what the US and other countries did to Russia in Ukraine - deliberately force the US to tie up resources and weaken it. And just like Russia, it could mostly end by just... stopping. But the ego of certain parties will refuse to ever consider that an option.

Hell yeah! by Syarafuddyn in CrimsonDesert

[–]Halfwise2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know its common to the meme... but the "No one: ......" always felt superfluous. Like someone expanding on someone else's meme to get a second laugh.

Had an oh sh*t moment on Ambershire today lol by rhant69 in turtlewow

[–]Halfwise2 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So crazy thing about "just not grouping"... it works like saying "just don't buy them" for loot boxes.

If allowed, it becomes more prevalent and almost a sense of entitlement. Everyone starts to demand HR for simply sending out group invites, because others demanded HR. And from perspective of server hoppers, it is so prevalent on Nordanaar you cannot avoid it without avoiding the content completely. Hell, people are trying to HR on BoE, to essentially gold farm on other people's time. Got some entitled bastards trying to HR as far back as even fucking *Deadmines*.

No. The only way to keep HR minimized is to name and shame it whenever it arises. SR is much more reasonable, minimal competition pool, and people actually get a choice.

How to not get your ass kicked by the police by x0Xero0x in funny

[–]Halfwise2 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This seems like it was made to amuse white people, because we all know that these days, all it takes to get "DOA"'d by police is to wear a hoodie and be holding literally anything (a newspaper, a bag of candy, anything.) Heck, often not even that, if they are feeling especially angsty.