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I've programmed video games as a hobby since I was about 12 using BlitzBasic and AMOS on the Amiga, until recently using UE/Unity. I've released a couple, even an iPhone game. It was always a struggle solo. Since "AI", I have lost motivation to do it and I'm not entirely sure why.

20/10/26, 11:20 pm0 reposts5 likes

Dan Thornton

@danthornton.net

It's tricky. On one hand, I use AI a lot for work & it can definitely be helpful. On the other, I'm less motivated to write for pleasure - probably because a) I'm more mentally drained keeping up with the increased task switching due to AI, and b) writing now seems like whispering into the void

Dan Thornton

@danthornton.net

Even though I know there are a lot of mental benefits to writing for pleasure, it's demotivating to know other people are just churning out AI articles/videos etc by the bucket load every hour, and anything I write will probably get hoovered up to train the next iteration of LLMs...

Samuel Lavoie

@samuellavoie.bsky.social

The game industry is going through a tough time, and AI seems to be making things worse. I fully support @hinterland.bsky.social studio's take on AI 🤖

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