Oh, they'll never acknowledge they fucked up, but the good news is that there isn't enough money to sustain AI long-term anyway. There just isn't enough revenue in AI, even with all the might of Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, etc. behind it.

Definitely! It's very satisfying. Helps that Polar Express is a stunning piece of music: www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_1k...

Custom engine. I use fixed rates for both update and render, although the two rates don't need to be the same since renders use interpolation. The update rate is hardcoded, while the render rate can be changed (generally to the monitor's refresh rate or a lower multiple).

I apologize, but no, I don't know who you are. I don't recognize your account name, nor does browsing your feed clue me in.

Imo writing your own game engine (particularly while also developing a game) is a fantastic way to improve your skills as an engineer because you're forced to be both the producer and consumer of various systems. You have to idiot-proof against yourself.

This is something Old School RuneScape excels at. If you played for 30 minutes 20 years ago, those 30 minutes are still valuable today.