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When She Lost Both Her Parents, She Turned to AI - The Story
Do you judge people who are emotionally attached to their chatbots? Bridget Todd used to read stories about people forming intimate relationships with AI and think, “That’s so pathetic. That is so sad. That could never be me.” But when she needed support during a hard time, AI wa ... Show More
35m 27s
Jul 2020
Video Games | Electric Dreams | S30-E1
Call of Duty, Fortnite, Animal Crossing.... The video game industry generates billions of dollars each year. But not so long ago, video games were mostly played by the programmers who made them. On our new season, we’re telling the story of how video games broke out of university ... Show More
38m 56s
Sep 2018
Press Start: How Gaming Shapes Development
Before the terms 'open source' and 'internet' were even coined—there were gamers. They created proto-open source communities, sharing and building upon each other’s work. For many programmers, gaming led them to their careers. In this episode, we explore the creative free-for-all ... Show More
27m 31s
Mar 2024
How do you make an addictive video game?
This episode will change how you look at games. We talk to Ben Brode, the designer behind Hearthstone and Marvel Snap, about how a creative person learns to make the things they love, and about the secret ideas hiding in games as simple as rock-papers-scissors.If you'd like to su ... Show More
50m 13s
Jul 2019
Will The Next Generation Be Defined By Indie Video Games?
<p>Josh, Rach, and Benjamin look to the next generation, and how the indie gaming space might make big waves come late 2020.</p><br><p>Check out our Youtube channel: <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/c5688aa5-bafe-4fec-b511-926b783443cd/youtube.com/whatculturegaming" tar ... Show More
32m 25s
May 2024
The rise of the audio-only video game
In episode two of our Five Senses of Gaming miniseries, David Pierce dives into the world of hearing with audio-only video games with Paul Bennun, who has been in this space longer than most. Years ago, Bennun and his team at Somethin’ Else made a series of games called Papa Sang ... Show More
27m 9s
Jul 2024
GI Sprint | How Xbox is using AI and cloud to make video games better and faster
Haiyan Zhang, general manager of Gaming AI at Xbox, and Brady Woods, product leader at Xbox Game Creator Services, will discuss how the latest technology can help game developers build their games better and more efficiently Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad ... Show More
35m 2s