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Re:Wayfinder – a relaxing 'art game' in the browser by nathell on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @05:51PM (#27533869)
Wow. That was unexpectedly, profoundly beautiful. Not so much a game as a work of art, definitely worth some time to experience. Makes me want to donate to the authors.

From the colophon [0]:

> Each experience of Wayfinder is as unique and ephemeral as the natural world itself. The visual assets are assembled procedurally and delivered in real-time. The lines of poetry are created with a mix of artificial intelligence, machine learning and generative processes, providing thousands of possible combinations. As such, Wayfinder is an ever-changing, emergent artwork with infinite possibilities.

The generated haikus seem natural. I guess this might be one of the easiest genre of poetry for a computer to generate, with a well-trained model that can juxtapose matching lines.

[0]: https://www.nfb.ca/interactive/wayfinder

Re:Wayfinder – a relaxing 'art game' in the browser by scoot on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @06:31PM (#27534211)
I got the same line twice in only 4 poems, so I'm not entirely convinced. I'm also naturally suspicious of anything that claims to use artificial intelligence and machine learning, as if these are two unrelated things.
Re:Wayfinder – a relaxing 'art game' in the browser by johnjboren on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @08:33PM (#27535043)
Machine Learning – A Subset of Artificial Intelligence[1] is a great teasing out of this concept.

I feel that using them both in a game is with-in the realm of possibility. So, I am less likely to be offended until I know more.

[1]https://techtiptrick.com/machine-learning-a-subset-of-artifi...