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Epic Games buys Seattle-area video game development toolmaker RAD

GeekWire

If you’ve played any video game that was made in the last 21 years or so, there’s a good chance the game was using RAD’s Bink tool to encode its video files. Bink has quietly powered an incredible number of games’ video cutscenes over the last 21 years or so. Epic Games Image).

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How generative AI could change the way video games are developed, tested, and played

GeekWire

Rec Room screenshot) Video game companies are dipping their toes into the rapidly-evolving world of generative AI with behind-the-scenes development. It visualized ideas via Midjourney and DALL-E, and turned the resulting images into 3D assets with CSM and Shap-E. It may soon be applied to actual gameplay. Bellevue, Wash.-based

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Cleverly Complex 3D-Printed Adapter Turns an Xbox Controller Into a Flight Simulator Joystick

Gizmodo

Microsoft Flight Simulator has finally come to the Xbox, and if you’ve already taken to the skies you’ve probably realized two things: the Xbox controller isn’t the best tool for flying, and there are no affordable wireless flight sticks available for the console. Instead of tearing up their pilot’s license, Akaki… Read more.

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23 video games debuting this year with ties to the Pacific Northwest

GeekWire

Colossal Cave 3D After a couple of delays, Ken and Roberta Williams’ update of the classic text adventure Colossal Cave arrived on Jan. Colossal Cave 3D is an explicit reimagining of the original Colossal Cave, as opposed to a remake or sequel. Developed in Redmond, Wash., Created in Portland, Ore.

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The worst gadgets we’ve ever touched

The Verge

But after months of delays, what actually shipped was a gigantic, painful-to-use smartphone with outdated specs, mediocre cameras, and an awful-looking, blurry attempt at glasses-free 3D that bordered on painful to use — all of this while costing an astonishing $1,300. Microsoft Lumia 950. Amazon hasn’t attempted a phone since.

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With Genmo AI, generating videos is like a ride to the sunset: Here is how

Dataconomy

Despite the rise of AI tools, it might be difficult to find a reliable text-to-video AI solution, but Genmo AI is here to fill that need. Text-to-video AI tool development, a captivating pursuit in the realm of artificial intelligence, has encountered a slower pace compared to its counterpart, text-to-image AI tools.

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Adobe Firefly AI: See ethical AI in action

Dataconomy

Adobe claims that it does not train its system on the work of artists throughout the internet, just on content that is licensed or out of copyright. AI image generation is used in a wide range of applications, including gaming, film and video production, and virtual reality. How can an AI tool be ethical? Keep reading and find out.

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