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Are Video Game Developers Using AI? Players Want to Know, But the Rules Are Patchy
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (958+ words) If you buy a video game today, you may have no way of knowing whether generative AI was used to make it. As with all creative industries, generative artificial intelligence (AI) has been infiltrating video games. Non-generative AI has been…...
AI Just Cracked the Rules of a Lost Roman Board Game, and It’s Unlike Anything We Expected
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (1069+ words) You can now play the lost Roman board game called Ludus Coriovalli that was discovered in a museum. During a brief respite from COVID-19 lockdowns in the summer of 2020, archaeologist Walter Crist found himself wandering the halls of Het Romeins…...
An AI Anime Girl Has Become the Most Popular Streamer on Twitch
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (635+ words) Home " Other " Offbeat The rise of the neuro-streamer. This is probably just the start. Streaming has exploded recently. Ask a kid today what they want to be when they grow up, and "YouTuber" or "Streamer" usually tops the list. But…...
Form *and* Function: The Best Aesthetic Mechanical Keyboards for Every Style and Vibe
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1900+ words) Home " Reviews " Buying Guides A melody of keystrokes, a kaleidoscope of colors, a tactile symphony under your fingertips " welcome to the world of aesthetic mechanical keyboards. Everyone one of us at ZME Science spends a lot of time typing on…...
Mechlands Vibe 99: A superb keyboard with one questionable layout decision
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1006+ words) Home " Reviews " Product Review Good keyboards don't need to break the bank anymore. I really, really like good keyboards. I spend a big chunk of my day typing articles like this one or sending emails. I then spend some evenings…...
Inside the Wild World of Competitive Excel Where Office Pros Become Esports Stars
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (976+ words) In packed arenas and viral livestreams, a new breed of esports athletes battles not with controllers but with spreadsheets. At first, it sounds like satire. Twelve contestants jog through a glowing "hype tunnel" in Las Vegas, cheered on by fans…...
AI in Gaming Is Already Reshaping the Industry and It Is Only Getting Faster
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (877+ words) Game studios are betting on AI to save money but where will we go from here? The video game industry is in the middle of a revolution. Artificial intelligence is no longer just a behind-the-scenes helper for tweaking code or…...
A 2,300-Year-Old Helmet from the Punic Wars Pulled From the Sea Tells the Story of the Battle That Made Rome an Empire
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (241+ words) An underwater discovery sheds light on the bloody end of the First Punic War. When divers plunged into the waters off Sicily's Egadi Islands last summer, they didn't just find rare artifacts from antiquity. They found the wreckage of an…...
Who Invented Russian Roulette? How a 1937 Short Story Sparked the Deadliest "Game" in Pop Culture
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (419+ words) Home " Features " Culture " Culture & Society Russian Roulette is deadly game that likely spawned from a work of fiction. Few cultural inventions carry as much weight as the game of Russian Roulette. For many, the concept conjures a visceral image: a…...
Archaeologists Discover 6,000 Year Old "Victory Pits" That Featured Mass Graves, Severed Limbs, and Torture
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (489+ words) Ancient times weren't peaceful by any means. Six thousand years ago, in what's now northeastern France, communities marked military triumph by tossing mutilated enemies into holes in the ground. At two sites near Strasbourg, archaeologists have found skeletons shattered by…...