Guy Simmons

⦿ Computer games developer
⦿ Past: Bullfrog, MuckyFoot, Lionhead, MyLittlePlanet
⦿ Present: DeepMind

[Pixeljam @pixeljamgames]

Sure UFO50 is amazing, but once you get your fill of pixels, have a go with our fauxscilloscope :)

Utopia Must Fall: https://t.co/vmGPK2ILuG

[Alexandre Moufarek @amoufarek]

@GoogleDeepMind has a long history of research with video games. We're gamers and many of us are former game devs. We have an immense respect for the craft and game developers.

Games are a safe testbed for embodied AI research and provide rich learning challenges for AI agents.

[Guy Simmons @LittlePlanetGuy]

@cake_von A useful clue, thank you!

[Mike Diskett @MikeDiskett]

So you want to make a game engine.. I've made or used many across 30 years of game dev in many AAA studios and indie. Heres my advice for best engine practises.. 🧵
1/12

[Amiga Abime @AmigaAbime]

Amiga Power magazine's Win a Job at Bullfrog! competition challenged programmers to write a Space Invaders game within two months. The competition resulted in both @MikeDiskett (ace developer) and @demishassabis (DeepMind AI founder) working at Bullfrog.

[MUSIC FILM NETWORK @SoundScreenFest]

Coming to a cinema near you
I GET KNOCKED DOWN, THE REMARKABLE STORY OF CHUMBAWAMBA AND ONE MAN'S QUEST TO GET BACK UP AGAIN. Read the review here https://t.co/fVT35cI2yv #chumbawamba #Tubthumping

[Alexander Zacherl @dbltnk]

My tl;dr for games people: RL agents can learn how to play small games in real-time. At least here this works on one type of game. Designing sth where you want an NPC to get better as a human watches / plays with them? This seems potentially in reach now.

https://t.co/g926v6QDpe

[Guy Simmons @LittlePlanetGuy]

@MikeDiskett I usually add mint sauce first.

[Guy Simmons @LittlePlanetGuy]

@LesDennis Dustin, or Gerald as she remembers him, was a childhood friend of my aunt. They lived closed to one another in York (I think Ambrose St), and she still speaks fondly of the little performances he used to put on for the other kids in the street.

[Guy Simmons @LittlePlanetGuy]

@RevRichardColes @TheAnaheraRebel Lord No Pets Three Bean Medley of Amazon

[Guy Simmons @LittlePlanetGuy]

@UridiumAuthor @RMCRetro It's a fair mop too!

[Guy Simmons @LittlePlanetGuy]

@UridiumAuthor I loved this game! Suddenly finding myself wanting to play it again :-)

[Guy Simmons @LittlePlanetGuy]

@Kostas_Zarifis Done!

[Guy Simmons @LittlePlanetGuy]

I took my daughter to see this last November in London, and can confirm it was rather awesome!

[Neil Gaiman @neilhimself]

The Ocean at the End of the Lane UK & Ireland tour starts in 10 weeks. Look here at https://t.co/uJz4ILnu59 to see if it's close to you and to book tickets.

[Demis Hassabis @demishassabis]

Hugely honoured to receive the Breakthrough Prize alongside my wonderful colleague John Jumper! This is an incredible recognition of #AlphaFold and the impact it has already had - and a great credit to the amazing work and dedication of the entire AlphaFold team at @DeepMind

[Guy Simmons @LittlePlanetGuy]

@notch I remember seeing you at the BAFTA game awards after receiving your fellowship. You were alone, so I drunkenly decided I needed to shake your hand and thank you for Minecraft. Your security gently steered me away, saving blushes, but this is an excellent opportunity to thank you!

[Guy Simmons @LittlePlanetGuy]

@mmalex That was a Mucky Foot thing too! Ours evolved into an interactive system tray thingy called "Choke the Chicken", which showed everyone the global status of the chicken (choked/not choked). Prior to committing you'd choke it if it were free, then release it once done @tom_forsyth

[Guy Simmons @LittlePlanetGuy]

New account, after bailing on my trusty old @MuckyGuy one.

[Guy Simmons @LittlePlanetGuy]

Working in Objective-C today, what a lovely thing it is.

[Meta Quest @MetaQuestVR]

Announcing Oculus Connect, RakNet Open Source, and E3 2014 Awards! http://t.co/JgRqfS4MBu