“I've asked Stable Diffusion to generate 250 pages of 1987 RadioShack catalog”

Re:“I've asked Stable Diffusion to generate 250 pages of 198... by basch on Thursday December 01, 2022 @03:20PM (#33822146)

When I think about procedurally generated entertainment, that can be materialized on demand, I find my self thinking about the movie Strange Days.

Will the future be one of societal fragmentation where 1) nobody ever rewatches anything, they just generate more new stuff 2) nobody watches each others work ("hey watch my feed I just generated, it was awesome" followed by "yeah sure, someday") and just watches more new custom stuff generated for them which just becomes 3) everybody is watching an endless feed of new procedurally generated levels like endless runner games and 4) there is no longer any shared experience between people that they can realistically use as a foundation to communicate or interact.

OR will the future be MOSTLY the previous but with a counterculture market for vintage (and modern) "authentic experiences" some of which will be black market. And then as part of that counterculture demand, how much of the "authentic experience" content be counterfeit procedurally generated to look real. And then the act of consuming counterfeit "authentic experiences" en mass just becomes a role play archeology treasure hunting game.

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Re:“I've asked Stable Diffusion to generate 250 pages of 198... by OscarCunningham on Thursday December 01, 2022 @03:30PM (#33822278)

But at the moment, people watch new TV shows when they come out, rather than watching old shows which are just as good. I think it's because they enjoy watching the same thing as other people.

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Re:“I've asked Stable Diffusion to generate 250 pages of 198... by layer8 on Thursday December 01, 2022 @03:38PM (#33822372)

That’s true, but it’s also because of marketing. At least streaming services also list “related” productions that are older.

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Re:“I've asked Stable Diffusion to generate 250 pages of 198... by unixhero on Thursday December 01, 2022 @03:36PM (#33822351)

I still do rewatch X-Files, Star Trek TNG, Seinfeld and Stargate SG-1.

I uh, want to believe.

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Re:“I've asked Stable Diffusion to generate 250 pages of 198... by basch on Thursday December 01, 2022 @04:31PM (#33823104)

Would you if there were endless new episodes? Or upon rewatch that they could change slightly?

What about your kids kids? Would they look back on older generations who are watching non procedurally generated content that never changes as weirdos?

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Re:“I've asked Stable Diffusion to generate 250 pages of 198... by unixhero on Friday December 02, 2022 @05:55AM (#33828943)

For story arcs, the thrill is an evolving story with a coherent plot. I suppose singular X-Files and Seinfeld episodes could easily fit in with the procedurally generated category. That is very exciting prospect. Seinfeld infinity.

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