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Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
I had five fascinating conversations for this RPS piece, gathering perspectives on genAI chatbots in games, as seen in Where Winds Meet. Thanks to @meghna.bsky.social, @pyrofoux.bsky.social, @maxkreminski.bsky.social, and @chrisgardiner.bsky.social www.rockpapershotgun.com/horrible-bor...
"Horrible", "boring", and "cheap": Experts pan new chatbot NPCs, but some leave room for optimism
We speak to a collection of developers and AI experts about the potential impact of LLM-powered NPCs in videogames.
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December 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
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We use sawdust and plaster in our baking process, but the bread itself isn't those things and the bakers we employ can choose to use flour if they want to even though we stress how we really don't mind if they use sawdust. I mean it all tastes the same what's the problem really
December 16, 2025 at 9:27 PM
We use sawdust and plaster in our baking process, but the bread itself isn't those things and the bakers we employ can choose to use flour if they want to even though we stress how we really don't mind if they use sawdust. I mean it all tastes the same what's the problem really
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🚧WIP
🩸Doom Troopers - Mitch Hunter
Sculpt study + matcap study + hard surface study + Render study
Done through many small 20 minute increments over the last week :> Time's not on my side lately, but it's fun to make some personal work here and there.
🩸Doom Troopers - Mitch Hunter
Sculpt study + matcap study + hard surface study + Render study
Done through many small 20 minute increments over the last week :> Time's not on my side lately, but it's fun to make some personal work here and there.
December 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
🚧WIP
🩸Doom Troopers - Mitch Hunter
Sculpt study + matcap study + hard surface study + Render study
Done through many small 20 minute increments over the last week :> Time's not on my side lately, but it's fun to make some personal work here and there.
🩸Doom Troopers - Mitch Hunter
Sculpt study + matcap study + hard surface study + Render study
Done through many small 20 minute increments over the last week :> Time's not on my side lately, but it's fun to make some personal work here and there.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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I quote this all the time in real, everyday life
December 4, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I quote this all the time in real, everyday life
November 7, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Just sculpting and chillin'
May 31, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Just sculpting and chillin'
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Been working on a material lately just to relax on my free time! I wonder when I'll finish this but the heightmap is starting to read rly well
May 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Been working on a material lately just to relax on my free time! I wonder when I'll finish this but the heightmap is starting to read rly well
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I love zipties, so fun to add
May 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I love zipties, so fun to add
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Pedro Pascal at Cannes speaks on America's political chaos: "Fear is the way that they win, so keep telling the stories and expressing yourself and fighting. F*ck the people that try to make you scared and fight back. Don't let them win."
May 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Pedro Pascal at Cannes speaks on America's political chaos: "Fear is the way that they win, so keep telling the stories and expressing yourself and fighting. F*ck the people that try to make you scared and fight back. Don't let them win."
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Whenever I complain about the byzantine complexity of a user interface, I remember what the old Moog synthesizers looked like.
May 13, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Whenever I complain about the byzantine complexity of a user interface, I remember what the old Moog synthesizers looked like.
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Heres a pattern i use all the time when sculpting. Really helps to get appealing shapes.
May 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Heres a pattern i use all the time when sculpting. Really helps to get appealing shapes.
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Oh yeah nice one kid hook that hope for humanity right into my veins
May 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Oh yeah nice one kid hook that hope for humanity right into my veins
Sketching some anatomy
May 9, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Sketching some anatomy
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do you have games on your phone
May 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
do you have games on your phone
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Character concept art (2023)
Devil nuns
Devil nuns
May 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Character concept art (2023)
Devil nuns
Devil nuns
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fun getting into some gouache paintings
April 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
fun getting into some gouache paintings
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Day 23: Bulma!
R.I.P. Akira Toriyama, you left an incredible legacy and mark upon the world, an inspiration to countless countless people in more ways than one.
R.I.P. Akira Toriyama, you left an incredible legacy and mark upon the world, an inspiration to countless countless people in more ways than one.
April 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Day 23: Bulma!
R.I.P. Akira Toriyama, you left an incredible legacy and mark upon the world, an inspiration to countless countless people in more ways than one.
R.I.P. Akira Toriyama, you left an incredible legacy and mark upon the world, an inspiration to countless countless people in more ways than one.
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April 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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April 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM