@CDDManchester I had a great time reading Paper Number 32 in Development Informatics on Gold Farming for MMOGs. Thanks a lot for that.
The industry must have changed immensely by now. And with the proliferation of neural networks... I can only imagine what is to come.
@gamemakerstk Afaik AI generated code is worthless. Seeing what people come up with is the whole point of Game Jams. AI enhanced games are still made by people. Don't fall for luddite populism. I won't be using any AI. But I want to see what people come up with. Allow all AI Material.
@reduzio It makes no damn difference. There was an instance in the video in a lobby with windows looking outside at the greater city. RT actually made it worse there. Great games have a great design at the core. Everything else is somewhat auxiliary.
When I first started getting successful in my 20s, I went through a period where I loaned money to anyone that asked me. Well into six figures went out — “emergency” expenses, start a business, make a down payment, etc. Most of the people just never spoke of it again, and \