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🔗 linkblog: AI Dungeon Master experiment exposes the vulnerability of Critical Role’s fandom'
Digital labor issues abound in the context of generative AI, but fan labor issues make me particularly angry.
🔗 linkblog: Legend in the Mist is ‘counter-D&D,’ a game where words are more powerful than numbers'
Love seeing this kind of narrative- and character-focused mechanic,
🔗 linkblog: Daybreak, a game about fighting climate change, is blindly optimistic - Polygon'
This is an interesting review of a game that I hadn’t heard of but am now intrigued by. I wouldn’t mind playing an overly optimistic game right now, but I also appreciate the central critique of the game in the review. I think there’s value in recognizing the tensions that prevent us from defeating these obstacles as (relatively) easily as we can in a game.
🔗 linkblog: Indigenous TTRPG Coyote & Crow is free for today only - Polygon'
I’ve posted a lot about TTRPGs and values recently, and I’ve heard good things about this game, so this is welcome news.
🔗 linkblog: Terraforming Mars team defends AI use as Kickstarter hits $1.3 million - Polygon'
This is an interesting interview. I don’t think I’m sold on the defense—if anyone can afford to pay artists, the team behind Terraforming Mars can—but I do see how there’s more nuance here than my gut reaction to the headline. Still not pleased, though.
🔗 linkblog: Dungeons & Dragons introduces its first canonically autistic character - Polygon'
Neat! This could make a good reading for my class on games and meaning.