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Why Make a Game when your PC Can Make One for You?

posted by martyb on Thursday January 02 2020, @02:20AM   Printer-friendly
from the IdleRPG++ dept.

szopin writes:

People got used to pre-determined games where you had an easy-to-discern win condition; this is no longer the case. AI is all the rage now and you can play with your machine forever and ever on your phone:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/gaming/infinite-text-adventure-ai-dungeon-is-now-available-on-ios-and-android/ar-BBY5Br2

Earlier this month we told you about AI Dungeon, an AI-powered text adventure with near infinite possibilities. You can type what you want into the game, and the AI will generate a response on the fly, creating a freewheeling experience that encourages cooperation and imagination. Now, AI Dungeon is available on iOS and Android as well, making it much easier to explore fantasy and sci-fi realms with an AI game master.

For PC users, there is an even better port that uses "half precision floating point using significantly less GPU memory" (you can run it on 4GB cards instead of 16+): https://github.com/cloveranon/Clover-Edition

Also includes coloured text, suggested actions and a ton of pre-defined scenarios missing from the original.

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  • (Score: 2) by barbara hudson on Thursday January 02 2020, @08:17PM (2 children)

    by barbara hudson (6443) <barbara.Jane.hudson@icloud.com> on Thursday January 02 2020, @08:17PM (#938787) Journal
    And chess is far less popular today among the general population. I have a few chess boards and chess books, but haven't played in years. People would rather play Risk or even Monopoly.
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  • (Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Friday January 03 2020, @04:49PM (1 child)

    by tangomargarine (667) on Friday January 03 2020, @04:49PM (#939133)

    Has chess died yet? No? Then stop making these irrelevant points.

    People would rather play Risk or even Monopoly.

    Heh. Yeah, I'm sure. And I'd rather eat Taco Bell than a 4-course meal at a 5-star restaurant.

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    • (Score: 2) by barbara hudson on Friday January 03 2020, @06:29PM

      by barbara hudson (6443) <barbara.Jane.hudson@icloud.com> on Friday January 03 2020, @06:29PM (#939160) Journal
      You seem to forget, when Hasbro authorized the game "Monopoly Online" using a map of the world, 10s of millions took part - so much so that they had to stop and re-engineer the game. I managed to make 10th on the leaderboard through judicious use of spreadsheets to calculate the optimum moves every day. No sockpuppet accounts to attack others by proxy.
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