Ever wondered about the role of AI in shaping iconic games like Half-Life & Halo? Dive into the history with our latest blog post. Let us know what you think! 🎮 hubs.la/Q01PGj-q0 #AIinGaming #VideoGameHistory

Excited to share our “Ethics of AI in Games” paper co-authored w/Julian Togelius holmgard Dikte Georgios N. Yannakakis, to be published in IEEE Trans on Affective Computing! We survey ethical pitfalls in game design and dev via the 4 phases of the Affective (Game) Loop: arxiv.org/abs/2305.07392

‘Young People and Information Manifesto’ has been published by the 3CL Foundation 3cl.org/young-people-a… GenZ Citizen Media Project

How can we transfer emotion models trained in lab data (in-vitro) to the real-world (in-vivo)? Imagine those fancy physio sensors you can only use in the lab; in the wild, however, pixels is all you have if you are lucky! We show that privileged information is a great answer!

📣 Are you involved in running #STEAM activities? We want to learn from you! Help us map and analyze existing STEAM practices in Europe. Join the conversation, and fill out our short survey 👉 buff.ly/3qU0QEy #Ecsite #EcsiteEUProjects

Yoohoo our paper with @Gua_Le_Ni and Guillermo J. Sánchez Contreras "Co-designing Enrichment Toys with Bottlenose Dolphins: Playfulness as a Corrective to Anthropocentrism" got accepted at the Animal-Computer Interaction Conference! 🐬💙 ^^ Animal Computer Interaction Conference #ACI2023 #dolphins

A few words about our citizen science data-game for the AI training and optimising of the Robotic Material Recovery Facility, and introducing players to the impact and good practices of recycling. RECLAIM game reclaim-box.eu/blog/ RECLAIM Institute of Digital Games - University of Malta

...so THAT happened. #Unity

🇲🇹 Happy Independence Day, Malta!

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Interesting new book by @Gua_Le_Ni but this time it is a scifi novel. Go check it out :)

10 insanely useful websites you needed but no one told you about (instant bookmark):

I’ve resigned from my role leading the Audio team at Stability AI, because I don’t agree with the company’s opinion that training generative AI models on copyrighted works is ‘fair use’. First off, I want to say that there are lots of people at Stability who are deeply

Take a leap forward into virtual reality gaming that feels, looks & sounds truly real. Get the PlayStation VR2 now: bit.ly/3NR0I1o #GameStop #PlayStationVR2 #VR

#HollowFloor #Demo is featured on Newgrounds.com and it also has 3rd place in the daily :) If you still didn't try it go and do that now: newgrounds.com/portal/view/92… wishlist on steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2815150/Ho… #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #indie #screenshotsaturday

#HollowFloor is out more than a week ago :) If you are into #challenging #singlesitting #metroidvania, you need to check it out. Please help me by #retweeting this post so it will reach more people :) one of the retweeters will get a #free key #indie #gamedev #pico8 #indiedev

Early bird registration for the AI and Games School 2026 in Malmö, Sweden, is now open! Secure your seat early and join us for a 5-day event covering the latest academic and game industry advancements in AI and games, followed by a game AI jam. We are looking forward to welcoming you all!

Last weekend, I participated in GlobalGameJam at the Institute of Digital Games - University of Malta and created a small #abstract game called "We live in a Bubble". Feel free to play and give #feedback itch.io: amidos2006.itch.io/we-live-in-a-b… Newgrounds.com: newgrounds.com/portal/view/96… #LGBTQ #indiedev #ggj2025 #GGJ25

We are excited to partner with Electronic Arts & SEED for the #GameAISchool25! SEED is at the forefront of AI, machine learning, and game tech research, driving the future of interactive experiences. Join us and explore the next era of game AI! Register today! school.gameaibook.org/#registration

After a year-long writing journey, we are excited to announce that the second edition of our Artificial Intelligence and Games textbook, co-authored with Julian Togelius, is finally available for pre-order through Springer Nature! Publication date is expected in April 2025.