Google releases a demo:
Genie 2: A large-scale foundation world model – Google DeepMind
Immediately, people are excited about the idea of creating video games from a prompt. And I’m like:
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To do what? “Make money” by making video games?
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Hoping that it gets viral?
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Do you know that the game industry is crawling under worlds that require hundreds of hours of play?
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Do you know that some of those worlds are far better than this and still don’t make money?
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Do you know that they’re laying off at an unprecedented rate these days?
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You want to compete to thousands of games thinking that your idea and Genie2 will make you “win”?
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Why would I play your game if I can access the same tools and creating mine with a picture and a prompt?
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Who’s going to actually pay you? People are suffocating under the weight of unlimited entertainment and you think that you can get their attention with your AI-powered quick game?
Please.