Why I don't use AI: For me personally making games is not all about finishing as fast as possible to make money. I enjoy the CRAFT of making a game and learning stuff and getting better, so AI isn’t something I want to use because it takes that away from me. - ThreadSky

greyalien.bsky.social • 15 days ago

Why I don't use AI: For me personally making games is not all about finishing as fast as possible to make money. I enjoy the CRAFT of making a game and learning stuff and getting better, so AI isn’t something I want to use because it takes that away from me.

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bubblynuggets.bsky.social•13 days ago

I think there will eventually be a movement for more analog, human experiences over Ai generated content. Just like how it feels to shop for vinyl in the age of streaming whatever music on any platform… human creation will feel, rustic and pined for. I hope.

vi4yl.bsky.social•13 days ago

This. 100%. 🙌

rp.wtf•15 days ago

Trying to roll your own stuff is like most of the fun. It's the journey that's the best part!

greyalien.bsky.social•15 days ago

Yes, I like to fully understand something. And make mistakes along the way so I really understand it.

heydanthomas.bsky.social•15 days ago

Sounds very much like why I'm building my own house. The value I get from the process is just as much as from the result

greyalien.bsky.social•15 days ago

We're tempted to make our own house but wouldn't do so unless we had the ability to stop work and manage the process because we realise it's a lot of work. Also expensive :D

sophies.games•15 days ago

I can't say I enjoy the craft that much, but beyond ethical objections AI is just not a good collaborator. Partly because it's stupid (which isn't going to be solved anytime soon) but also because what a human collaborator gives you is someone else's unique perspective, and AI just does not do that.

greyalien.bsky.social•15 days ago

Some would say "but you can make your vision come to life faster with AI" but I enjoy getting stuck in the weeds of crafting a game. It's not all about the end product. Though I do also enjoy finishing and releasing games.

glennburgess.bsky.social•15 days ago

Yeah. I enjoy making stuff, and doing literally all the steps to get there. Even without all the ethical concerns, it just wouldn't interest me to skip parts of it. I'm doing it to DO it.

lkmad.bsky.social•15 days ago

I tried it just out of curiosity and then I got really annoyed that it didn't get *my* vision, and then I figured only *I* can do *my* vision and so that'd be pointless. For simple things like say you want a photo of something for mixed media composition, it would be useful - ethical issues aside.

kupogames.bsky.social•15 days ago

If a human didn't bother making it, I'm not gonna bother looking at it!

greyalien.bsky.social•15 days ago

This is how I feel about it. I want to see someone who learned and struggled to produce something and go "wow, someone made that!"

kupogames.bsky.social•15 days ago

Plus there's no competitive advantage if everyone starts doing it, it'll just drag down the standards.

mikaelforslind.bsky.social•13 days ago

People who use AI in video games suck.

joeshanahan.bsky.social•15 days ago

And from the other side, I think people will still appreciate that human connection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kWGJU2HFiI

greyalien.bsky.social•14 days ago

Yes some will and good on them.

stealthgary.bsky.social•15 days ago

I think of AI as an interactive manual… I’ll have some back and fourth with ChatGPT when I get stuck with a problem, and while it rarely gives me the correct answer, it’ll often set me on the right track. It feels a lot like comparing notes with fellow computer geeks in the playground in the 90’s.

greyalien.bsky.social•15 days ago

Yes I've heard others talk about it like that. I'm not sure I need that but maybe some people do. I discuss game design with my wife (Grey Alien Games co-owner) though and that's good.

stealthgary.bsky.social•15 days ago

Where I've found it particularly useful, is working in a language / environment I have zero experience of. Specifically, I started messing about with Next BASIC and some machine code - no idea what the hell I was doing, but ChatGPT helped me make a usable demo. Very cool.

greyalien.bsky.social•15 days ago

Yes i can see how if it was a language with enough examples out there and something new it could be useful in helping your learn until.

stealthgary.bsky.social•15 days ago

One of my earliest computing memories was with a Vic 20. I was very young, no idea what to do... I typed in a description of a Mr Men game I wanted it to create. Obviously it didn't do anything at all... but some 40 years later I typed similar into an early version of ChatGPT and it spat out code!

alienlogic.bsky.social•14 days ago

I think this is where AI excels.

I use Claude AI and it has a reference to my entire project. When I'm trying to track down an issue with a specific logic path, it's a lot better at following that path than I am.

Also it can be good for a starting point but shouldn't be the end-all

bonnicula.bsky.social•15 days ago

I know that it would wither my ability to learn and grow fast
I do not touch it

greyalien.bsky.social•15 days ago

debuff

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