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Peter Molyneux, Google DeepMind's Richard Evans, and more on the making and legacy of Black & White as it turns 25.

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[–] DScratch@sh.itjust.works 44 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That’s a fucking stretch.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 39 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This has Peter Molyneux all over it. It's exactly the hyperbole he's known for.

I vaguely remember him announcing a new game, so this is just SEO'ing his name back into the AI hype cycle.

[–] DScratch@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 days ago

Very strong points.

[–] nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de 22 points 3 days ago (2 children)

This headline makes no sense to me.

[–] balgruuf@nord.pub 3 points 2 days ago

Not being able to parse it only makes sense when it contains words like "hairbrained", "stoner-powered", and "AI"

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

In B&W you played a god essentially, and you'd have a sort of pet. Not your avatar, but something independent that you had to sort of slightly motivate to do things.

It probably had some "AI" in it and the author is now trying to assert his ideas led to AI, despite him probably copying as much for his code as any coder today.

I genuinely don't know I can't be arsed to open it but I'm guessing something something those lines. Someone will come along and tell me how wrong I was.

[–] Mora@pawb.social 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Okay, now finally make it available and playable again. There is a reason that it is the most requested game on GOG.

[–] 2fm@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I haven't heard about it in soooo long that I've forgotten.. but is the issue with getting B&W on Steam/whereever is because the IP owner is more or less unknown? Kinda like No One Lives Forever 2?

[–] Mora@pawb.social 4 points 2 days ago

Honestly, at that point just distribute it. If there is an owner he will speak up. (I wish ownership rights / copyrights would account for such cases better)