Musings on the distinctions of Artificial Intelligence, the IGAs, and The Escapist.

Описание: Wherein Frogs actually knows some things and made a video instead of beating their head against the wall. You can also read this as a column on Patreon! For free!   / 146811609  

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All other footage is my own capture

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0:00 The IGAs GOTY revocation
Music: Vibing Over Venus by Kevin Macleod
IGA's statement on E33's GOTY revocation https://bsky.app/profile/indiegameawa...
IGA FAQ - Check "Game Eligibilty tab," and "Why were awards for E33 and One Vanguard revoked", not exact phrasing https://www.indiegameawards.gg/faq

1:46 Shilling my own patreon

2:17 E33, The Alters, Blue Prince, and the Escapist
Music: Beauty Flow by Kevin Macleod
"The low cost creative revolution" by Jorge Morla for El Pais https://english.elpais.com/culture/20...
"The Alters dev confirms use of generative AI" by Rebekah Valentine https://www.ign.com/articles/the-alte...
archive of false claim that Blue Prince used gen AI by Olivia Richman https://archive.is/CKiOB
Raw Fury's statement on above https://bsky.app/profile/rawfury.bsky...
archive of The 8 Year Journey behind Blue Prince, by Jason Schreier https://archive.ph/972Xe
Davide Pellino's Website, About https://www.davidepellino.com/about.html
Trigg and Gusset's Website https://www.triggandgusset.nl/
The Escapist's retraction and formal apology https://www.escapistmagazine.com/news...
"The AI witch hunt in the games industry is pointless" by Olivia Richman https://www.escapistmagazine.com/news...

5:35 If you play against the computer, how does it play?
Music used: Battle Music by Aleksi Aubry-Carlson for Battle for Wesnoth
Wesnoth's website https://www.wesnoth.org/

10:18 Façade (MTE's footage)
Playabl Studios, download mirror is linked https://www.playablstudios.com/facade

13:06 Escraping the bottom of the barrel
Yahtzee quit ZP, BBC Newsbeat, author unknown https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-673...
Second Wind's anniversary video    • Reflecting on Two Years of Second Wind | U...  
Gamurs is Hell by Luke Plunkett https://aftermath.site/the-gamurs-gro...
Gamurs sold DotEsports https://gamurs.group/blog/gamurs-grou...
Gamurs sold The Escapist https://gamurs.group/blog/gamurs-grou...

16:09 Final thoughts: What you should be mad about
Music: Ambush in Rattlesnake Gulch by Brian Boyko
REQUIRED READING: E33's GOTY Retraction is just the start of a messy genAI debate by Giovanni Colantonio https://www.polygon.com/clair-obscur-...
Coven of the Chicken Foot https://store.steampowered.com/app/30...
We’re Laugh-Crying at This Footage of an AI-Generated Video Game by Victor Tangemann, had to go to this page on the Wayback Machine to source the AI genned shooter from. https://futurism.com/artificial-intel...
The Art of Reflection on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/22...
Relevant music from mentioned artists    • "Musings on AI" songs referenced  
NOAA Predictive Modeling https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noa...
AI image generator Stable Diffusion perpetuates racial and gendered stereotypes, study finds by Stefan Milne https://www.washington.edu/news/2023/...
The First 24 Hours of Sora 2 Chaos: Copyright Violations, Sam Altman Shoplifting, and More by AJ Dellinger https://gizmodo.com/the-first-24-hour...
The LAPD's Terrifying Palantir-Powered Policing Algorithm Was Just Uncovered and Yes It’s Basically ‘Minority Report’ by Dan Robitzski https://futurism.com/lapd-documents-s...
‪@PeopleMakeGames‬    • Why We're Boycotting Xbox (and Maybe You S...  
‪@moreperfectunion‬    • I Live 400 Yards From Mark Zuckerberg’s Ma...  
‪@GamersNexus‬ and ‪@GNCAInvestigates‬    • THE NVIDIA AI GPU BLACK MARKET | Investiga...