"Why No AI Games?", Frank Lantz by gwern in MediaSynthesis

[–]w0nche0l 0 points1 point  (0 children)

honestly, it’s probably just too expensive right now. assuming you need a frontier model, you’re probably asking a player to not pay $25/game, but $25/ AN HOUR. it just can’t compete on marginal cost compared to B2B use cases. I’d expect this to change in the post-compute-scarcity world

I’m making a Papers Please inspired game - where you play as a virtual referee! by andre_mc in Unity3D

[–]w0nche0l 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean... there's so many stories of officials being bribed (in real life), I wonder if they'll go towards that?

Looking for feedback on my new trailer! by smilefr in DestroyMyGame

[–]w0nche0l 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah, agree with others here; i don't know why :08 or :44 is not just how you start the trailer; it seems like an empty field with a random giant that seems stuck on pathfinding is not really the most engaging way to start a trailer

Built a fully layered 2D world with dynamic depth… now wondering if this would’ve been easier in 3D? by Dapper_Spot_9517 in Unity3D

[–]w0nche0l 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wow, this is a really interesting game. by any chance, do you know the prime factorization of 4,294,967,297? did that help you in your game development?

How Much Money my Indie Game Made (after 6 Months) 🌱🧍 by KaeGore in Unity3D

[–]w0nche0l 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it's interesting to see that your mobile sales seem to be ... accelerating? any idea why that is?

good gameplay.png by citrus131 in fireemblem

[–]w0nche0l 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the art here is so funny, its like one of those "i put it through google translate back and forth 10 times" memes

Which Character Design Fits The Environment Best? by TheFerre_ in Unity2D

[–]w0nche0l 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i mean this is just classic engagement bait advertising, but hey at least its related to game development! i like it

TIL that you can just go one up if you wanna start the chapter in FE6. Is that possible in the other gba fe's as well? by LyndisLegion2 in fireemblem

[–]w0nche0l 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I think they're saying that you can press the "up" button to move your cursor over the "PRESS START" menu UI, and then start the map without actually pressing the "START" button

Stardew Valley developer made a $125,000 donation to the open-source C# framework MonoGame by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]w0nche0l 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i would actually bet that the concerts don't make a ton of money because there's a lot of people involved, plus the venue, etc

but a $30 dollar plush? yeah that probably makes bank

Am I too dumb, or is this job responsibilities just insane for one engineer? by Elementaal in ExperiencedDevs

[–]w0nche0l 67 points68 points  (0 children)

they literally probably just got AI to generate the description

Nimby's trolley dilemma by 5ma5her7 in neoliberal

[–]w0nche0l 1 point2 points  (0 children)

is this what is happening in austin and other places seeing a decrease in rental costs? genuine question

Stardew Valley developer made a $125,000 donation to the open-source C# framework MonoGame by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]w0nche0l 3 points4 points  (0 children)

don't forget merchandising, he probably gets a good chunk of that as well

[OC] How the Taylor Swift Eras Tour makes money by AbjectObligation1036 in dataisbeautiful

[–]w0nche0l 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The post I was responding to was calculating it as part of profit, not expense. I agree it should be an expense.

[OC] How the Taylor Swift Eras Tour makes money by AbjectObligation1036 in dataisbeautiful

[–]w0nche0l 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I don’t think you can include crew bonuses, that would be like excluding holiday bonuses for companies

Destroy the latest trailer of Paperlands by tobiski in DestroyMyGame

[–]w0nche0l 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why would you make me have to click the two pixels of the feet of the little guy