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https://cohost.org/0xabad1dea/post/5446564-recap-for-anyone-con

Published: October 11, 2024 08:08

Recap for anyone confused: * the mario maker 1 servers are about to shut down. a project was undertaken to identify every uploaded level that had never been beaten by anyone (uploads were already frozen a while back) and collectively beat every single…

The Creation Myth

https://cohost.org/mtrc/post/7777106-the-creation-myth

Published: September 19, 2024 19:44

Some spoilers for Alien: Covenant in this one I guess? About halfway through the film Alien: Covenant, two androids are having a conversation with each other about the differences in their capabilities. One of the androids, David, is from an older model…

Rules of Mourning

https://cohost.org/hthrflwrs/post/7774373-rules-of-mourning

Published: September 19, 2024 15:13

* Nothing lasts forever, and that's okay. Things don't have to be permanent for them to be good. A beautiful day is not ruined by the sunset. * Nothing is going to replace it, and that's okay. Anything that tries is going to fall short by comparison. It…

Moving On

https://cohost.org/mtrc/post/7732241-moving-on

Published: September 15, 2024 12:43

Hello everyone! This is a new pinned post that replaces the old one [https://cohost.org/mtrc/post/5083952-hello-there-pinned]. Cohost is going away, very sadly, and I wanted to let you know where you can find me after that happens. I'm still on Twitter as…

Hello There! [pinned]

https://cohost.org/mtrc/post/5083952-hello-there-pinned

Published: September 14, 2024 04:51

My name's Mike Cook, I'm an AI researcher, a game designer, and other things sometimes. I'm really interested in creativity, especially in the medium of games, and how AI can help us model it, understand it, think about it from new perspectives, and help…

Desiging Downpours In Linear Time

https://cohost.org/mtrc/post/5476196-desiging-downpours-i

Published: September 1, 2024 15:34

I made a Downpour [https://downpour.games/] about travelling to a recent March for Palestine in London. You can play it here [https://downpour.games/~mtrc/march], it works great on mobile thanks to V's amazing Downpour tool [https://downpour.games/], which…

New Game: Tic Tac Toe Simulator (+ Making Of)

https://cohost.org/mtrc/post/5370328-new-game-tic-tac-to

Published: September 1, 2024 15:33

It's my first Downpour game! A complete and thrilling eSports experience, for two players. Works nicely on mobile so you can TTT on the go. ⭕️ Version with nice fonts: https://possibilityspace.org/downpour/ttt/ [https://possibilityspace.org/downpour/ttt/]…

IGF Submission Thoughts

https://cohost.org/mtrc/post/7510169-igf-submission-thoug

Published: September 1, 2024 14:12

Hey! It's IGF submission season and I've been a first-round judge for some time now. If you'd like some thoughts on the submission process and some mistakes I see developers make often, I've written them below. This was inspired by Lewie Procter doing…

The Curious Case Of The Restaurant That Isn't

https://cohost.org/mtrc/post/4969403-the-curious-case-of

Published: August 28, 2024 06:08

Earlier this month I saw Vin (@vin on here [https://cohost.org/vin?page=0]) post a photo of a croissant shaped like a dinosaur, and suggested it looked AI-generated. I agreed - I explained why in my post about detecting AI fakes…

Crete - Summer 2024

https://cohost.org/mtrc/post/7265222-crete-summer-2024

Published: August 12, 2024 11:37

Hey folks! I've not written anything longform in a while because I've been travelling and writing a new, secret thing. Also just tired? Anyway I've been doing lots of photography recently, including on a trip to Crete. Enjoy! I have more on Instagram…