#Blog 4

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Blog 4: AI Co-Creator: Exploring Procedural Storytelling in Games

Video was and still is the medium of choice for players, but until recently, the implementation of storytelling in that medium has stagnated once we reached a solid algorithm for addressing and persisting relationships among characters. Games like No Man’s Sky, which uses procedural generation to make the process of building an expansive, unique universe with billions of planets containing their own unique ecosystems, flora, and fauna, play a part in this new wave. Instead of handcrafting every part, the developers created an elaborate algorithmic system to allow AI to produce these worlds independently (Freiknecht and Göbel, 2020).

This blurs the human and machine authorship line. The system of procedural generation sets rules and parameters, yet the content that comes from it—its worlds, its creatures, its encounters—is a joint product of the intent of the developers and the processes of the algorithm. This is where AI starts serving as a co-creator, shaping the experience such that even the developers cannot fully predict how it will turn out (Freiknecht and Göbel, 2020).

Ritual storytelling resonates strongly with Roland Barthes’ famous concept, “The Death of the Author.” Barthes argued that a text's meaning is not the product of its author but is instead created by the audience's interpretation (Barthes, 1977). In No Man’s Sky, players are key to interpreting and living in procedurally generated worlds. The way players travel through the game’s universe becomes personalized via their exploration choices and interactions in the digital space.

This shift reorients traditional authorship by centring narrative control around nonhuman collaborators: AI, developers, and players. Games like No Man’s Sky bring new language to storytelling in our digital media through the interplay of technology, design, and agency.

Conclusion

Games have not only been a study of agency and interactivity, but also authorship and ambition, and AI and procedural storytelling also demonstrates how traditional ideas of authorship are changing as a result of the resources available in digital production. This is interesting to me because it showcases how AI can be a partner in creativity rather than just a tool, allowing designers to explore new ways of creating lively and ambulatory stories.

From this, I’ve come to understand how procedural systems like they’re using in No Man’s Sky [help] to blur the line between human and machine authorship, and help focus on the role that the audience plays in interpreting and personalizing narratives. It revealed to me how technology, design, and user agency come together to create new ways of telling stories.

Or I could be careful to apply this knowledge as I, too, engaged with procedural generation in my work, like I do in the context of game design or interactive media projects. Using algorithmic systems, I could create flexible, tailored experiences for audiences, with AI not merely as a means to be more efficient but a central part of the creative process. This realization makes me reconsider the conventions of authorship and collaboration in digital media.

References

Barthes, R. (1977) Image, Music, Text. Translated by S. Heath. London: Fontana Press.

Freiknecht, P. and Göbel, S. (2020) ‘Procedural Generation of Interactive Stories using Language Models’, Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games (FDG '20). Association for Computing Machinery. Available at: https://www.pcgworkshop.com (Accessed: 7 November 2024).

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AuDHD is so funny sometimes like what do you mean my hyperfixations/special interests will last for years on end or possibly forever but they will cycle out every month or two with absolutely no transitional period or warning. like i will think about the same topic every day obsessively for 46 days in a row and on the 47th day with no visible cause adhd brain goes "ok! bored of that now" and autism brain goes "dw i got something queued up for ya" and i blast into full blown obsession on some other topic whose mental file folders haven't opened in 9 months. brain's out here treating hyperfixations like a crop rotation. once the dopamine runs out it cycles in another one but once something's in the rotation it never ever leaves. last summer we brought in one from when i was 11. it's so funny to me but frustrating too bc like. i cannot stress enough my inability to predict or control this. or how completely abrupt and random it can be

EDIT: seems this is more common among ND people than i thought, and probably not limited to AuDHD specifically :] i was just describing my own experiences and didn't expect this post to blow up, so don't take me for an authority, but i'm glad it resonated with so many of y'all

[wxnters-children]

That TFATWS to CABNW development got me sCreaming

[lesbielol]

something about an older lesbian taking advantage of me 😵‍💫 something about them using my pussy however they want 😵‍💫 something about letting them do whatever they want and taking it like a good girl 😵‍💫 something about their fingers in my mouth to keep my moans and cries muffled 😵‍💫 something about them forcing their strap into my virgin pussy 😵‍💫 something about being the perfect fucktoy for them 😵‍💫

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[kittycarabiner]

sleepy morning cuddles that turn into tender, lazy morning sex. them pushing their thigh up between yours while they slide your nightshirt up, exposing your stomach for them to run their hands over.

pushing your shirt all the way up to play with your tits while you grind down on their thigh, leaving a sticky mess on their skin.

them pressing soft little kisses across your shoulders, up your neck, ending at your cheek.

turning your head to meet their sleepy gaze and teasingly rub your ass back against them.

yeah....

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[sarahsimmerxo]

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I just dropped a brand new lookbook ft. The Mocha Collection by @sentate!!

Find all the links in my blog post including the cc I used to complete each look!

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[myxozoan]

ok gumby

[lesbielol]

i think being fucked senseless would put me in a better mood like yes please make forget about everything except how it feels to have your strap pounding into my pussy :3

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[kittycarabiner]

sure, sure, being naked is super hot.

but

does anyone else also feel like wearing minimal clothing is even hotter?

even if it isn't covering anything important. like it's just there for decoration.

thigh highs and collars are perfect... especially if that's the only thing on their body. just adding onto how adorable they look.

or pretty lingerie, maybe even see-through fabrics to tease the both of you.

and, for more everyday clothes, miniskirts with no panties or oversized shirts/hoodies with nothing under... or even just a pair of heels

so many options... it's just infinitely even hotter when they're wearing something just to show off for you ♡

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@making-you-in-spore

Incredible works of art from a limited medium, the blog favors quality over quantity and I am always in awe when a dancing creacher in Spore [2008] crosses my dash.

His spores often take him multiple hours to create, and he will go through astounding amounts of effort to commit to the bit. He made his cull poll in spore and then blew it up. Hes also super responsive and active and seems really eager to share his creation techniques and spread the joy of making things in spore [2008]. His blog almost singlehandedly sparked a significant resurgence in interest and playerbase of a 16 year old game that most people see as nothing but a meme. Hes just a guy who likes spore [2008]

i say vote for making you in spore because seeing them blow up their opponents after they win is hilarious

@fixing-bad-posts

please please please vote for me. it’s my dream to lose to @/amtrak-official