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Comment on Valve announces new hardware: Steam Frame, Steam Controller, and Steam Machine in ~games
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Comment on Valve announces new hardware: Steam Frame, Steam Controller, and Steam Machine in ~games
JCAPER Link ParentThat's true but don't underestimate the default effect. Most users will use Steam by virtue of it being baked into the OS, and them coming with SteamOS installed by defaultThat's true but don't underestimate the default effect. Most users will use Steam by virtue of it being baked into the OS, and them coming with SteamOS installed by default
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Comment on Valve announces new hardware: Steam Frame, Steam Controller, and Steam Machine in ~games
JCAPER LinkMan I'm unlucky. I've been waiting for years for a new steam controller, but I got tired of waiting and bought a new different controller a few weeks ago. Anyway, Steam Machine looks interesting....Man I'm unlucky. I've been waiting for years for a new steam controller, but I got tired of waiting and bought a new different controller a few weeks ago.
Anyway, Steam Machine looks interesting. Not for me since I already got a better desktop, but I can see myself recommending it to others depending on the price.
Steam Frame, here' hoping that it has a competitive price agaisnt Meta Quest
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Comment on Need pixel art software recommendations (it can be free or paid) in ~games
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Comment on Need pixel art software recommendations (it can be free or paid) in ~games
JCAPER Link ParentYou’re right of course. I just meant that what I want is a software with rails, you know? Something allows me to quickly understand how it works and quickly make some quick sprites. I want to draw...software you use won’t make you better at art
You’re right of course. I just meant that what I want is a software with rails, you know? Something allows me to quickly understand how it works and quickly make some quick sprites.
I want to draw pixel art, so I want a software meant for pixel art, that confines me to that style. I don’t want a more versatile software that lets me do different art styles, because otherwise I would probably feel lost.
Basically, I want a bike that lets me go to the next village, I don’t want a helicopter full of bells and whistles because I wouldn’t even know how to pilot the thing.
Case in point, I thought that painting with Gimp was a more common thing, so goes to show how ignorant I am in this area lol
Thanks for the suggestion btw! If I pick it, I’m going to buy it to support the developers
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Need pixel art software recommendations (it can be free or paid)
I've been learning Godot for the past few months and I'm happy to report that it's been going well. Little by little, things are clicking into place. (I hugely, highly, undoubtedly, recommend...
I've been learning Godot for the past few months and I'm happy to report that it's been going well. Little by little, things are clicking into place. (I hugely, highly, undoubtedly, recommend GDQuest courses)
I'm ready to start working on a small project to test out my skills, and it's going to be a top down pixel art game.
But to be completely honest, I suck at drawing. I suck at drawing as in, I can make stick figures at best. So forget any fancy software for drawing in general like gimp or photoshop.
What I'm looking for is a software meant for pixel art and that makes my life easy, in both drawing and animating. Bonus points if it allows me to trace (I'm not planning to copy/steal art, but I do need reference points, at least for now)
Do you guys have any recommendations? It can be free or paid. I don't mind paying as long the software is worth it.
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Comment on Formula 1 São Paulo Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
JCAPER LinkMan, Max Verstappen is in a league of its ownMan, Max Verstappen is in a league of its own
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Comment on An AI-generated country song is topping a Billboard chart, and that should infuriate us all in ~music
JCAPER Link ParentIt's probably going to happen more often as well. Music generation is in its own category because unlike LLMs, image generators, videos, etc, AI music is actually pretty good in its own right -...It's probably going to happen more often as well. Music generation is in its own category because unlike LLMs, image generators, videos, etc, AI music is actually pretty good in its own right - morals and ethics apart of course.
And it's something that big companies like Spotify have been investing, so I'm expecting that we'll see more and more AI music taking center stage in the future.
If this is a good or bad or terrible thing.... That's another discussion
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Comment on How has AI positively impacted your life? in ~tech
JCAPER LinkIt improved my work and hobby performances, and I go a bit into the how here. But here are some other ways on how it improved some things in general for me: It helps me with finding out or...It improved my work and hobby performances, and I go a bit into the how here. But here are some other ways on how it improved some things in general for me:
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It helps me with finding out or remembering words for certain concepts. Sometimes I have problems putting my thoughts into words and LLM's have been good for these moments
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Remembering the name of old movies/series/music/etc.
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If you use search functionality, they're actually pretty good at finding and returning manuals for things. My dishwasher started showing a red light, all I had to do was input the brand, model and a photo of the red light and its shape, and in a few seconds it gave me what it meant, the solution and the link to the pdf.
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As someone who isn't comfortable cooking, and lacks original ideas tbh, it's actually pretty good at giving me ideas for recipes after I give it what ingredients I have available.
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It's also a good "rubber duck". I have a server, some automations, etc, and sometimes things go wrong. While it's not always on point on what might have happened, it's good to throw around ideas with it, I found the solution to some problems by just simply talking to it, helped me take a step back sometimes and think outside the box
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Comment on Square Enix says it wants generative AI to be doing 70% of its QA and debugging by the end of 2027 in ~games
JCAPER Link ParentI never said this… If this is about when I said “I retract what I said”, I was talking about the other comment where I shared my own experience with LLMs in coding, in reference to the possibility...If you, like the OP, believe that this will lead nowhere
I never said this…
If this is about when I said “I retract what I said”, I was talking about the other comment where I shared my own experience with LLMs in coding, in reference to the possibility that they are being smarter than just throwing the problem at LLMs. If this is the case, then I reserve judgement until after the fact, but that does not mean “believe this will lead nowhere”.
If the partnership wields results, SE will want to apply what they learned into production. It’s implicit by virtue of being hyped in their own investor report. Like u/raze2012 said, I also don’t like this implication that they are in the clear because technically they never said they want to try it, word for word
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Comment on Germans have a reputation for being Europe's most enthusiastic nudists – but survey suggests Danes are not only more accepting of stripping off in public, but more likely to have actually done so in ~life
JCAPER Link ParentYou know, I might actually do something with that For avoidance purposes, of courseYou know, I might actually do something with that
For avoidance purposes, of course
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Comment on Square Enix says it wants generative AI to be doing 70% of its QA and debugging by the end of 2027 in ~games
JCAPER Link ParentI'm a fair bit more cynic than that (nothing against SE itself, I'm just generally jaded against the corporate world), but fair enough mateI'm a fair bit more cynic than that (nothing against SE itself, I'm just generally jaded against the corporate world), but fair enough mate
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Comment on Square Enix says it wants generative AI to be doing 70% of its QA and debugging by the end of 2027 in ~games
JCAPER Link ParentThanks for the links mate, will take a look at them later I was aware that there were AI's that could play games, but they were things like "here's a trackmania level, finish it as fast as...Thanks for the links mate, will take a look at them later
I was aware that there were AI's that could play games, but they were things like "here's a trackmania level, finish it as fast as possible, do it in 10k runs". But the AI itself was just a ML that could interact with the buttons and got feedback of its position in the map. Or at least, I don't think it processed any visual input... I might be misremembering.
Anyway, if it's possible to create models that can actually play games and process what the screen is showing, then yeah I'll be in the same boat as you, cautiously optimistic
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Comment on Square Enix says it wants generative AI to be doing 70% of its QA and debugging by the end of 2027 in ~games
JCAPER Link ParentI don't think we're in the same page, let me take a step back: a) You were saying that the title does not represent what actually happened. I was replying that you're right, but also adding that...I don't think we're in the same page, let me take a step back:
a) You were saying that the title does not represent what actually happened. I was replying that you're right, but also adding that if we assume that the project goes well, then we can also assume that SE will want to implement their findings in their own studios. So, they are not trying to automate 70% of their QA workload, but they will definitely want to do that if the project goes well. Right?
b) If they should or shouldn't and my FUD comment, I was commenting based on my understanding of how these companies have been trying to shove LLM's into workflow regardless if they work or not. But if it ends up being the case that what they are doing is more advanced and not a simple LLM agents as u/Greg was suggesting, then obviously I retract what I said
c) did they comment on how well this project was going? I didn't see that.
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Comment on Square Enix says it wants generative AI to be doing 70% of its QA and debugging by the end of 2027 in ~games
JCAPER Link ParentWhat kind models would those be? Models that can interpret the audio visual feedback, or something more deep?What kind models would those be? Models that can interpret the audio visual feedback, or something more deep?
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Comment on Square Enix says it wants generative AI to be doing 70% of its QA and debugging by the end of 2027 in ~games
JCAPER Link ParentRereading it again, you're right, the title is indeed not technically right. But I think that, if the project is successful and reaches its goal, it's fair to assume that Square Enix will want to...Rereading it again, you're right, the title is indeed not technically right.
But I think that, if the project is successful and reaches its goal, it's fair to assume that Square Enix will want to implement it in their studios as well.
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Comment on Square Enix says it wants generative AI to be doing 70% of its QA and debugging by the end of 2027 in ~games
JCAPER LinkNot trying to be an armchair specialist, but this sounds like a decision/promise from someone who's still under the influence of the snake oil that Sam Altman has been selling. That LLM's can do...Not trying to be an armchair specialist, but this sounds like a decision/promise from someone who's still under the influence of the snake oil that Sam Altman has been selling. That LLM's can do anything you throw at them.
I've always been open about using LLM's for my work, and this screams "BAD IDEA" to me, even on a technical level and putting aside the moral questions (firing people, not giving opportunities to future game dev's, etc).
Anecdote: I've been learning Godot and GDScript, and to help me with that, I've been using LLMs to double check my understandings (does this function do this, check the docs if it does that, does this timer still run despite the process being stopped, create quick and small functions, etc). One thing that became very clear to me early on, is how they have a hard time understanding the big picture. And said "big picture" in my case are just small games that I'm making during my learning period.
For example, I was building a top down game, and to save some time I asked it to build me a _physics_process function that took the INPUT's, and made the player move. Even gave it another file I had made previously for a platformer so that it could use as reference.
Result, even though in the instructions it was clear that we were making a top down game, it copied everything, even the jump functionality.
What this means is that the LLM understands the code, it understands what it does, but it has some trouble in understanding how it translates to the game itself. It didn't catch that - in a top down game - you do not jump like in a platformer. This is something very obvious for us, but it wasn't for the LLM.
This is to say that, I have a hard time believing that QA and debugging can be automatized to such an extent. I can see - maybe - using LLM agents to catch very obvious errors that will crash the games (things like using variables for the wrong type of values for example, obvious logic errors basically). But checking if collisions are working correctly, if the player is accelerating at the correct pace, if they are grabbing the items correctly, etc.... Yeah I don't see it.
Edit: for clarity, the model I use is Claude Sonnet 4.5. Sometimes Gemini Pro 2.5
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Square Enix says it wants generative AI to be doing 70% of its QA and debugging by the end of 2027
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Comment on Germans have a reputation for being Europe's most enthusiastic nudists – but survey suggests Danes are not only more accepting of stripping off in public, but more likely to have actually done so in ~life
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Comment on Germans have a reputation for being Europe's most enthusiastic nudists – but survey suggests Danes are not only more accepting of stripping off in public, but more likely to have actually done so in ~life
JCAPER LinkDoes the study mention what place tends to have more attractive people persons that tend to be nudists so that I can make sure I avoid such a place?Does the study mention what place tends to have more attractive people persons that tend to be nudists so that I can make sure I avoid such a place?
Meta Quest controllers also use those, and that's my biggest complaint tbh
It's not the worst problem in the world of course, but it's inconvenient to swap them and charge them