Preserving the Past With Charles Cecil: Game Developer Podcast Ep. 46
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AUGUST 29, 2024
Discussing point and click design with one of the masters of the genre: Charles Cecil.
Jussi Kemppainen is exploring AI-assisted game development with Echoes of Somewhere
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With the discussions over the use of AI in game development raging on, Jussi-Petteri Kemppainen , Lead VFX Artist at Mainframe Industries and founder of Dinosaurs Are Better , spends his spare time to see what all the fuss really is about. AI affects game design The project’s trajectory shifted with the integration of AI tools.
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