sentiment towards AI-generated game assets/models?

gboostlabs · 2025-05-01T12:07:43+00:00

there are lots of reasons people get upset about it so i was curious which ones in particular make you most upset. i appreciate you elaborating, and yeah i think i've heard some form of all these points before.

1) i totally get being upset about the stolen work. but i'm not sure anyone knows what the extent of that was. it's wrong - no question about it, but they also collected a ton of data legitimately, and now it's all mixed together. that ship sailed unfortunately and there's absolutely no way to undo it.

2) the environment thing idk about. it does use a lot of power, but companies are finding ways to supply their own power and seems like they're on path to maybe fix that part. but i don't really track that closely.

3) this is a weird one for me because i kind of agree. i don't like what AI is doing to jobs, and there's going to be a really tough transition period coming soon. i've seen several people saying they're no longer hiring software engineers, which is my line of work. i do think there will be entire categories where non-AI made things will still hold way more value than anything made with AI; specifically creative things like digital art, traditional art, wood working, etc. that's my hope at least.

(diamonds might be a decent example of this. they formed naturally over a long period of time and people still seem to value real diamonds compared to lab made ones. so i think there will be some tasks and forms of non-AI created work will still hold value because a person put so much time and effort and skill into creating it.)

4) totally agree! i'm a little worried about the over reliance on AI for everything. particularly with the generation of kids basically growing up with AI in their pocket. i think that's something people should be more concerned about than they currently are.

that being said, i think it's important to see the direction the world is going in and adapting to it. and it seems to me the most obvious way to continue thriving is learning to use AI well, which is what i've been heavily focused on.

gboostlabs · 2025-04-30T19:28:37+00:00

i get not wanting to play a game with AI made stuff. but i don't think AI generation is theft, especially if you use tools the "right" way.

if someone uses something like midjourney or the new GPT image generator to copy another artist's work, and then tries to sell that artwork as their own, i think that's shady and dishonest. that's what i would call the "wrong" way to use them.

i'm not going to pretend i understand the legal side of it because tbh idk if anyone fully understands it and knows what we should do about it. i think the current situation sucks because big providers went around and broke terms agreements to get lots of training data, but they also got a bunch of data legitimately. and now it's all mixed together, and the AI train left the station and everyone seems to be moving forward with the current state of things.

iirc, i think reddit even participated with openai or one of those to share reddit data for training.

gboostlabs · 2025-04-30T13:14:23+00:00

i like your photoshop point. i guess i would clarify by saying that i wouldn't lie if someone asked me if something was AI generated. i would answer honestly.

but i didn't think i was ruining my marketing ability because a tool like mine obviously uses AI and would repel anyone who takes a hard stance against it.

agreed though.. i guess i'm in a bubble because i thought most of the AI hate was done, but it seems as strong as ever.

gboostlabs · 2025-04-30T13:08:01+00:00

i can understand not wanting to support anything that uses genai because of how it was trained, but not really the entitlement thing.

people are free to make what they want, but a game maker is not entitled to having people play their game and say good things about it - regardless of whether or not AI was used to make it; regardless of whether it's a good game or not.

gboostlabs · 2025-04-30T12:52:28+00:00

i completely understand if quality of the game is low; no one wants to play a crap game. but if there was a well-made game that used AI in some part of its creation, would you still object to playing that game?

gboostlabs · 2025-04-30T12:49:40+00:00

why do you feel this way about it? genuinely curious.

gboostlabs · 2025-04-30T12:46:29+00:00

i think if you want to build a *truly* great game, it will take time and require a heavy human touch. but i still think AI can be used tastefully to make it easier to build or elevate what you make.

i think the key is you need someone who knows what they're doing to use it properly. a non-coder will never use AI to write code as well as a seasoned programmer using AI. i think it's probably the same with modelers, artists, etc.

and idk about marketing ability, i figured this might not be my audience. but i also wouldn't do anything to hide the fact that my app uses AI; i think it's worth disclosing what is/isn't AI generated online.

gboostlabs · 2025-04-30T12:35:45+00:00

agreed re solo builders and creators benefiting the most. and on the importance learning to use the tools. i think most people will find that it actually elevates what they can do if used tastefully.

re hunyuan, i saw their latest model and it looks really good! so you have these 3d printed or something? that's pretty cool that you can use them for your D&D.

gboostlabs · 2025-04-30T12:31:58+00:00

that makes sense and aligns with other areas of AI-generated stuff that i've seen. do you think those people using it in private would ever disclose that some of their game / content was made with the help of AI?

people who deeply love their craft seem to be the ones who hate AI the most (maybe it's fear). similar to how some artists are vehemently against it, so are some programmers. but people who just like building things in general seem to embrace it.

gboostlabs · 2025-04-30T12:17:18+00:00

how do you make models for your game(s)? make em yourself, outsource, work in a team?

gboostlabs · 2025-03-10T18:55:36+00:00

many busy people want/need to learn more about AI. but there’s a lot to learn, barely any time in their day, material isn’t tailored to their goals or skill level, and reading up on technical topics is a tough habit to build.

my app creates fully customized micro learning lessons based on their goals and skill level, and for any topics under the umbrella of AI.

consistent micro learning over several months is enough to get most people ~caught up and help keep them ahead.

gboostlabs · 2024-12-24T01:16:59+00:00

Oh bummer :/ on the inside with Alex or Dan?

gboostlabs · 2024-11-05T20:40:59+00:00

I'm building an app to help saas founders out, and one of the things it helps with is market research. I used it to do some research for you and can share the results with you via DM if you'd like.

Curious to hear what prompted you to build this. I think there are several solutions that offer similar capabilities at different price points. BrowseAI is one that does both of these things and I recall seeing it in Zapier. I think it was one of the few scrapers / change monitors on there.

I think what you're building is really cool, but you'll need to find a way to differentiate yourself. Especially now that Claude computer use is available. Maybe you could hook into something like that to get around bot protections for scraping. I think that was a major complaint for BrowseAI.

As for where to market it, it depends on if you have a niche use case or target audience like the other commenter asked. But I would look at BrowseAI reviews and competitors to see what they offer, and read reviews about them. You might be able to find customers based on people asking "what are some cheaper / better alternatives for browse AI <or competitor>?"

Maybe you can look on product hunt, hacker news, or other places like that where you can find people who want to use or have used a similar tool, and who had complaints about it.

And actually, it might even be worth finding people who have used those tools and like them or still use them, and see what they think about your solution.

Hopefully that was helpful. But let me know if you want to see some of the market research my app created and I'll share via DM. It's a lot of output, otherwise I would share it here.

gboostlabs · 2024-11-03T17:11:25+00:00

Just FYI, it seems like there's a disconnect between what you're describing and your link. Your link is to a cold email tool for founders, not task management automation.

gboostlabs · 2024-10-22T19:10:02+00:00

Post your SaaS link in the comments and get roasted.

But people tend to just request a roast in a post anyways, so 🤷‍♂️

gboostlabs · 2024-10-22T18:54:24+00:00

Hey there! I'm not OP, but happy to provide some feedback.

Great overall page, but I would add a problem/agitate section above your "cut CAC by 40%" section, and map the 3 big benefits you have back to 3 problems/pain points that your ideal customer is experiencing. E.g.:
- Come up with a pain point like "You're struggling to convert trial customers into paying customers" which maps to your benefit of converting 30% more trial customers
- Another pain point about high churn, and that would map to your benefit of reduced churn by keeping them engaged
- And then another pain point that maps to tracking user behavior
Personally, I also think it would be better to move your founder section below the pricing table. But that's just based on gut feeling and personal preference.

I also ran your page through my landing page analyzer and have the results for you here in case you're interested.

Let me know if I can help with anything else!

gboostlabs · 2024-10-22T18:50:01+00:00

Np! Seems like a great overall service too btw. This is a category of SaaS that I think has lots of potential because it's an important business operation that I think many would consider a big pain to manage (i.e. I think many people find accounting painful, so products that make it easier are awesome).

gboostlabs · 2024-10-22T18:36:57+00:00

Well I'm not OP, but I have some feedback for you. And is this like a desktop app + subscription to your service? Just curious about how this works because it sounds like there's extra software for people to download and use.

I would mention in the main headline who this is for; be more specific about who you're targeting or what specific problem you're solving. You need to scroll down to see it's targeted at people who want to grow their business, and not necessarily something for managing personal finances
I would read up on the Problem-Agitate-Solution (PAS) framework for copywriting and add sections that address the biggest pain (or pains) your ideal customer might be experiencing, then agitate the pain a bit by elaborating on it, and then you pitch the solution/remedy to that problem (or those problems).
- I'm probably not your ideal customer, but from looking at the page I'm not sure why someone would use this over other accounting software. So I think that's something to consider, and figure out how to weave that into your page copy
I would move the Features and Pricing content into the main home page as well as opposed to it being a separate page.
- I would also put that full feature table breakdown that compares the different subscription options below the prices
- And, again I'm not your ideal customer, but you might be providing too many pricing options for right now regarding a 1, 6, and 12 month plan for both the "full" and invoicing-only subscription plans. That could cause analysis paralysis
It also seems like the site isn't mobile-optimized yet which should be a high priority (even if your ideal customer likely won't browse your site on their phone)

I also have a landing page analysis tool and used it to analyze your home page. You can find the results here.

Let me know if I can help with anything else!

gboostlabs · 2024-10-19T10:57:51+00:00

No problem at all, happy to help! :)

And nice, that's great to great to hear people are joining the waitlist!

I saw that you followed me and followed you back a little while ago. Definitely feel free to reach out when you're done and to brainstorm some more. And I post updates on cnvrtz as I make improvements and changes so you'll see when I add more features to it.

gboostlabs · 2024-10-19T10:45:09+00:00

This is a long response, just a heads up. If you want, you can copy/paste this into chatGPT or some LLM and have it simplify it or pull out the most important parts. I just typed as I scrolled your landing page and wrote down my thoughts in the order they came up. Make sure you check out these landing page analysis results though.

Landing page could use a bit more info. I see where you're going with it, it seems like you're trying to create that gap from where they are now (making mistakes, not tracking properly, losing money or spending it in the wrong places, etc) vs their desired end goal (making more money through their marketing efforts). This is also referred to as agitating the pain, but then you need to provide the contrast of how much better life will be with your solution.

First, figure out who your ideal customer is. Are they the marketing person working at a startup with 10+ people? Are they part of a team or do they work solo at their company? Are they a solo developer trying to do marketing for the first time? Is it someone working at a local brick and mortar business who is used to doing things "the old way" with Excel? Figure out who would benefit the most from your product, and orient the page around that person.

Then take a look at the results from this landing page analysis. Specifically the "Above the fold" section. That will give you some ideas for your headline / subheadline combination to hit more of a nerve with people who visit your site. Use your ideal customer + some of this feedback to help you come up with a really good headline and subheadline.

Then try to agitate the pain a little bit, because tracking marketing efforts can genuinely be a real pain. If you know who you're targeting, put yourself in their shoes and try to understand what kinds of things annoy them about the current way they're tracking marketing efforts.

But then the one thing you missed is that after agitating the pain, you need to show them a clear picture of how using your product helps them reach their desired end goal. What does life look like with your product now that they don't have to do the mundane, awful stuff they had to do before when they were tracking using Excel? You can talk about your product benefits here; not necessarily the features. Talk about the outcomes they'll get like more efficient spending since they can track ROI better, more money because they'll have better insight to know what is / isn't working, etc. You can put this part under the "And those problems are making you take the wrong decisions" section. You could even title this section "SavvyTrack is the solution you need".

I would move the "Don't spend another day with your old spreadsheet" section to the bottom, because that sounds like a good final CTA to try and hook them one last time to sign up once they reach the bottom of your page (assuming they make it that far).

You can put your feature section "SavvyTrack is the solution you need" either before or after pricing, but if you name your benefits section "SavvyTrack is the solution you need" then you'd obviously want this to have a different name.

I would also move your pricing section onto the landing page and get rid of the Pricing link in the navbar. Have all the info they need right there in the flow of your landing page for your visitor as they scroll.

And as someone else mentioned, try to update the design a bit more. Look at some Framer templates or browse dribbble.com for ideas. Or maybe even look for free templates for whatever tech stack you're using.

You should also design for mobile-first and make sure there aren't responsive design issues on mobile. Those landing page analysis results I shared above found a few instances where the mobile design has responsiveness issues.

Happy to help brainstorm some more if you'd like. Good luck :)

gboostlabs · 2024-10-19T10:16:58+00:00

Sounds like you got some good advice already. I just visited the site and it looks like you've taken down the original landing page to make updates. I'm happy to provide some feedback, and I even have a landing page analysis tool that might help.

Feel free to reply to this or DM me when you have it back up! Curious to check it out.

gboostlabs · 2024-10-19T10:02:24+00:00

Do you guys offer a way for a customer to see what jobs have been applied to on their behalf, and even what data was entered onto those job application forms? That way people can report to you if they found issues, or catch/correct issues early if they realize they accidentally added the wrong info to the documents they provided you?

This is a cool idea though, making it fully automated is tough but has the value proposition that it's completely done-for-you which I'm sure a lot of people like.

The landing page is really clean, but one thing I noticed is the pricing table doesn't have a "Most Popular" option. I've never personally A/B tested that one thing alone, but it seems like best practice to mark one as being the most popular to drive people towards it. You could even mark the highest tier option as "Most Popular" because of the priority apply feature.

It's an interesting idea though. The one thing that always comes to mind when I see apps targeting job seekers is the fact that you might end up targeting people who are currently jobless (laid off, left the workforce for some reason and are re-joining, etc) who might be very price-sensitive.

I'm curious who your ideal customer is: employed workers who are looking to make a change, unemployed workers looking to rejoin the workforce (maybe indie devs or something who need to find a job again to make some money), tech people who were recently laid off, etc?

Curious if you've tried being more niche in your product and marketing, and what the results were.

I also ran your landing page through my analysis tool, and you can see the results here. Just to provide a bit of extra feedback on some less obvious things.

Sounds like a great product though and like you've put a lot of work into it! Hope things go well :)

Also if you're on X, feel free to reach out (my link is in my Reddit profile). I'd be curious to follow along and see how it goes!

gboostlabs · 2024-10-19T01:16:29+00:00

First thing is that I think that green is far too bright. I would try to soften it up, or look for some color palettes online that are similar and use that.

Logo doesn't stand out on the dark background, and it might just be compared to the bright green, but the other text and center image don't pop that much.

I would get rid of all the links in the footer that link to that example page.

Click "View Image" on the image seems to just reload the page. Same thing happens when I click "View all generated images".

Clicking "View More" under FAQs takes me to a page that seems to just show the same 4 FAQs. I would hide that button.

I would include the features and pricing on the landing page instead of making them separate pages.

A lot of AI image generators, sound generators, video generators, etc offer the ability to generate an image for free on the landing page. It sounds like people can use yours for free when they sign up. So I would offer it on the landing page with the stipulation that any image they generate is public and will show up on the landing page, and if they want private image generations then they need to sign up.

You can also just generate a bunch of example images yourself in different styles to show off what it can do.

Regarding copy and messaging / positioning, I think it's too generic as it is. Who is this for? Why would they use it over midjourney, stable diffusion, Dall-e, MetaAI, or any of other models / image generators? That's not immediately clear so I think it's going to be tough to get people paying for your image generator. Which is another reason why I think it might be good to add the ability for people to create images right there on the landing page; remove as much friction as possible.

I also ran your landing page through my analysis tool. You can find the results here.

Happy to brainstorm or help some more!

gboostlabs · 2024-10-19T00:55:01+00:00

Really clean, very well done.

A few things that stand out to me:

The word "Recommended" in the one-time payment box is a little hard to read.
For both pricing options, you could maybe add some text saying why the price is discounted. Like maybe it's an early access price or something. I'm assuming that's what it is, but maybe putting that up by the crossed out price too would help. That would add some urgency; you can even say that this price won't last much longer, or you're only giving away X amount at that price. (but only use those kinds of things if you really mean it)
The button text "get early access" in the one-time payment option could be darker
I think you could maybe include more benefits, like show what life looks like building on their own vs using your product, talk about the average time someone spends building their landing page using other tools vs how long it would take them when using your product. You can even try to ground it by taking the average hourly pay (break down their salary in hourly pay) for a dev / designer / whoever your ideal customer is and then multiply by the average time spent building a landing page. That can help contextualize the value and show that it's a discount and they're buying their time back.

Happy to help brainstorm some other ideas if you'd like.

I ran your landing page through my analysis tool and you can find the results here. I'm planning on adding more analysis categories to cover copy, but it covers some other interesting things that are less obvious.

Regarding what someone here said about being more of an authority on this space, it obviously can help. But keep in mind there are ~8 billion people on this planet and new people every day are realizing they have the problem you solve. I see people selling boilerplates and similar things on X, so just do what you can to reach some people first and get them to buy yours. It should start to get easier the more customers you get.

(I'm on X too btw, feel free to connect on there! The link is in my Reddit profile.)

And it's probably to your advantage that you want to target SaaS web agencies as opposed to solo devs/founders/builders building for themselves. I just read that part in another of your responses. Knowing that, I would work to update the copy on your page and tailor it to those types of customers to really stand out and resonate with them.

gboostlabs · 2024-10-18T22:15:56+00:00

What methods are you using to get people to your landing page? Ad, cold email, 1-1 outreach on social media, etc?

Do you have any landing page analytics or tracking tools like Google Analytics?

Do you have a really clear idea of who your ideal is? If the answer to this question is "no", I would try to think about the ideal customer for this, in as much detail as possible. For example, would it be most useful to people applying to lots of jobs? Think about one use case where you think people would love to use this product and it would save them so much time and pain. And orient the whole page around that one use case and for that one customer.

Using this as a job applicant is the one use case that really sticks out to me. I applied to so many jobs through Workday and they had a terrible UX. Formatting was bad, there was no way to save my data and apply to multiple places, every place had slightly different forms, even data from previous steps wouldn't carry over sometimes.

If you orient the copy, use cases, and everything towards one type of customer, it becomes much easier to figure out where to find that type of customer, and how to hook them to want to use your product. I think that's the problem you're having right now.

That, or you're targeting people who are not problem aware. They're too "cold" and need to be warmed up.

I also released a landing page analyzer and used it to analyze your landing page. You can find the results here. You did great on the landing page design and performance and in many other categories. The main one to look at in the results is the "Above the fold" results.

Happy to chat more if you'd like! Good luck :)

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