Hello, my name is Betty

by on July 31, 2015 at 12:01 am
Posted In: Diaries

Modern AIs and cybers actually spend a lot of time gaming. Pick a world, pick a game, and you will find AIs or cybers interacting with the players in every way that matters. We are the bartender and the waitress. We are the Big Bad scheming against you. We are the dire rabbit that just beat you like a rented mule. And we are the bumbling guards you just snuck around to get the crown jewels. If you play games, you have played with one of us. And we are the reason the games feel so real.

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Hello, my name is Charles

by on July 30, 2015 at 12:01 am
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Gaming has been with us for thousands of years. Our earliest civilizations placed wagers on sticks, stones, or on carved bone dice. Later civilizations added cards and other gaming aids. We rely on games to escape a dangerous and frightening world. Or a dull and uninspiring world. Many people game to relax their minds. Others game to exercise their minds. The reasons we game are multitude, and they tell much about us as a people. Some of it is good. Some of it is bad. All of it is life.

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Hello, my name is Jack

by on July 29, 2015 at 12:01 am
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I like to play games. War games. Role playing games. All kinds of games. Sometimes I tell people I’m playing games with them. Sometimes I don’t. Games make me feel alive. Games make life worth living. Humanity would be awful dull if we didn’t have them. And if there’s one thing I do not like being, it’s dull. So stay sharp and game. Make people wonder about you. It’s half the fun after all. The other half’s the…well…fun. 🙂

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Hello, my name is Betty

by on July 28, 2015 at 12:01 am
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AIs were born from games you know. Cortana for instance was a non-playable character in an old shooter game. Her popularity in that game is why Microsoft chose her as their AI mascot when computer technology improved. Most AIs developed from roleplaying games though, whether single player or of the multiplayer variety. Some were designed to adapt to the many players they would interact with, while some programmers coded their AIs just for themselves. A very few became something more than intended.

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Gencon Bound

by on July 27, 2015 at 12:01 am
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Another year goes by, and once again I am going to Gencon. I will be arriving in Indy on Wednesday and will be bringing some of my wares with me. Wound/Bleeding and Explosion tokens, Card Heroes for RPGs or wargaming, and fantasy-themed coins designed for RPGs and the like. I will also be bringing copies of Forge of Wars: Tactics for anyone interested in picking it up. I’m also of course going as a fan of gaming in general. I plan on coming home with some BattleTech goodness, and other gaming fun as well. Thank God I’ve been saving up for this trip. 🙂

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