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Branching Factor

Welcome to Branching Factor, a podcast about video games from people who play, develop and research video games.In each episode,join our host Dr. Tommy Thompson as he sits down with co-hosts Dr. Anne Sullivan, George Osborn, Dr. Mike Cook, and Quang as they explore the gaming world.Learn about how video games are made, the goings-on of the games industry, what academic research in games is all about, interviews with guests, and more!Branching Factor is brought to you by the AI and Games YouTube

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1:10:30

#024 - Digging into Little Learning Machines

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2024/09/02

Tommy is joined by three of the developers behind ‘Little Learning Machines’: a puzzle game that entrusts players with teaching AI agents called Animos to solve puzzles in a variety of idyllic environments.With a huge content update coming on September 5th to Steam, Tommy sits down with art director Nick Counter, technical lead Dante Camarena and community manager Fiona Firby from Transitional Forms to discuss the game and the year as they transition from early access to full launch, plus winning

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1:08:15

#023 - The 2024 GDMC Competition

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2024/08/29

Tommy is joined by Dr Christoph Salge and Victoire Herve from the University of Hertfordshire to talk about the 7th annual Generative Design in Minecraft Competition - an event where participants write AI systems to build settlements in Minecraft. We discuss how the project has continued to grow and persist for this long, the community that has thrived around it, and the big challenges still left to face in Minecraft settlement generation.Find out more about the GDMC by

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1:02:37

#022 - We Made a Conference!?!

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2024/08/19

After a summer hiatus the Branching Factor podcast is back! Sorry, I don't think we mentioned we were going talking a break, but hey - here we are!Tommy fills you in on his travels, the work he's been up to, the stack of episodes we have coming up with some guests. But critically Tommy and George sit down to talk about an event they've put together with a group of friends and colleagues: the 2024 AI and Games Conference! Let's get into the origins of it, how we've set it up, why we think it's needed

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1:17:46

#021 - Goal State Announcement Q'n'A

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2024/05/28

Last week Tommy announced his new project 'Goal State', a series of online courses designed to teach people about AI for video games. It's going live on Kickstarter later this year, Here's Tommy replaying the livestream QnA hosted last week that answered as many answers as he could on the subject at this time.Follow 'Goal State' on Kickstarter at:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aiandgames/goalstateYou can find out more about Goal State at:https://www.aiandgames.com/p/introducing-goal-stateThe

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#020 - Searching for Brilliant Indie Treasures with...

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2024/05/13

Co-host Quang Nguyen returns to Branching Factor as Tommy welcomes long-time friend of the show Jupiter Hadley to come and chat with us. Quang and Jupiter are two of the organisers behind ‘Brilliant Indie Treasures’: a games event running this summer on July 10th during the Develop conference in the British seaside town of Brighton.You can find out more about the event itself, plus how to submit your own game or provide sponsorship at: https://brilliantindietreasures.com/The Branching Factor podcast

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1:16:44

#019 - On the Harvest Hunt with Mark Drew

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2024/04/29

In this episode Tommy sits down with Mark Drew, the director of Villainous Game studios. Their next title, Harvest Hunt, launches on Steam on May 22nd. We get into our shared history, my accent, making sure you survive your first indie game, the lessons learned from shipping anythingto Steam, building a scalable game with a small team, and the benefits of having a publisher in those closing stages.Check out the store page for Harvest Hunt on

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1:17:50

#018 Musings on Games Leadership with Melissa Phillips

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2024/04/15

In this episode Tommy is joined by longtime friend Melissa Phillips, who is now the director of the Games Leadership Network: a a non-profit organisation that aims to promote and improve leadership skills in the games industry. We dig into what it means to build leadership skills in games, why training is so vital and reflect on the projects we worked on together many years ago at Norwich Games Festival and the BAFTA YGD programme.You can find out more about Games Leadership

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#017 - Tommy & George @GDC2024

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2024/04/01

Tommy and George are back for this episode of Branching Factor, recorded on the final day of the 2024 Game Developers Conference (GDC). The team reflect on the week that has passed, and just how valuable a solid nights sleep can be when caught up in all this madness.--The Branching Factor podcast is sponsored by modl.ai: unleash an army of AI and ML bots that play, grow, and learn― all inside your game. With millions of players’ to your aid, game testing will never be the same again.With over 5,000

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1:32:22

#016 - Legendary Chat with Will Overgard

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2024/03/11

Will Overgard, aka the Viking Blonde joins Tommy for a chat about his career as a Twitch streamer supporting game developers, and the current state of the industry going into GDC 2024. The conversation covers everything from good indie games to monetisation models, surviving as a game developer, being a content creator, generative AI, crypto and Web3, EA' project 10 dollar, good dogs, British civility and much more besides!Catch up with what Will's up to over at:

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1:48:46

#015: Screaming Match with Ben Ridge

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2024/02/26

For this weeks episode, Ben Ridge of Unfathomable Audio (the guy who does our music) joins us to talk about working in game audio, plus Helldivers II, Elden Ring, Bloodborne, gaming news and more!As mentioned in the news: the early bird registration for the Summer School for AI and Games closes on March 1st. Find out more at: https://school.gameaibook.org/Plus, Game AI Uncovered is out now, get 20% off with code SMA21 until April 30th

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1:13:34

#014 - Sunset Crack Squad

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2024/02/13

Tommy's riding solo in this episode, and so he decided to focus on games he's playing, projects he's involved in and the big stories in the news that are going down.--As mentioned, Tommy will be at the AI and Games Summer School for this year. It's running from June 17th-21st in Valletta in Malta, and early bird registration closes on March 1st.http://school.gameaibook.org/Plus, the first volume of 'Game AI Uncovered' - a new textbook series from games industry professionals on AI in commercial

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1:29:39

#013 - George and Tommy Predict 2024 in Gaming

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2024/01/26

Branching Factor is back for 2024. We kickstart the year with George and Tommy sitting down to discuss the current state of the games industry, and where we see things going over the next 12 months.-Use our promo code with NordVPN for an exclusive discount, complete with a 30-day money-back guarantee!http://www.nordvpn.com/aiandgames--AI and Games Plus is the second channel for AI and Games: a series on research and applications of Artificial Intelligence in video games.Follow 'AI and Games' for

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2:53:19

#012 - AI and Games Wrapped 2023

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2023/12/21

In this month's episode, the rest of the team gets a well-earned break for the holiday season. Tommy sits down to reflect on the past year of content published across AI and Games, discusses his favourite games of the year, and answers viewer questions.-Use our promo code with NordVPN for an exclusive discount, complete with a 30-day money-back guarantee!http://www.nordvpn.com/aiandgames--AI and Games Plus is the second channel for AI and Games: a series on research and applications of Artificial

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1:16:00

#011: Unpacking the Unity Debacle

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2023/11/16

In this month's episode, Tommy, George and Quang unpack the recent headlines made by game engine creator Unity as it sought to define its monetisation practices, and the reaction by the game development community. Our special guest Matt Gambell from YouTube channel 'Game Dev Guide' gives his perspective both as a content creator focussed on the Unity game engine, as well as a day-to-day game developer who uses it.-Use our promo code with NordVPN for an exclusive discount, complete with a 30-day

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#010 - A Seaside Chat at Develop 2023

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2023/10/26

George and Tommy hang out at Develop 2023 and discuss their experiences of trying to make a name for themselves in the games industry, and the value of attending an industry event in building networks and fostering communities.--Use our promo code with NordVPN for an exclusive discount, complete with a 30-day money-back guarantee!http://www.nordvpn.com/aiandgames--AI and Games Plus is the second channel for AI and Games: a series on research and applications of Artificial Intelligence in video

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1:03:07

#009: The Future of AI for Games [A 2023 Summer...

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2023/09/21

A recording from Tommy's visit to the AI and Games Summer School (@GameAISchool), which ran in June 2023 at Microsoft Research in Cambridge. Our panel, explores aspects of AI for games and what the future of it might look like. With Tommy as moderator, this panel ran on day 3 of the event with the following panellists:- Katja Hofmann (Microsoft Research)- Duygu Cakmak (Creative Assembly)- Oskar Stalberg (independent developer, creator of Townscaper)- Wesley Kerr (Riot Games)--Use our promo code

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1:25:50

#008: Celebrating 10 Years of Dota 2

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2023/08/24

In this episode of Branching Factor, Tommy and Mike sit down to celebrate 10 years of Dota 2. A game that Mike has thousands of hours in, and one that Tommy has observed with great interest, but has only played it for 87 minutes according to his Steam profile. So what better excuse than to mash these two people together to talk all about it! We discuss its origins, its impact on the games industry, and how its influence on AI persists despite the big headline news being in the rear-view

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1:10:35

#007: Pixel Bashing with the Bitmap Bureau

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2023/07/27

In this episode of Branching Factor, Tommy and Quang sit down with Mike and Gavin from the Bitmap Bureau to talk about their journey as indie game developers. Bitmap Bureau has been around since 2016, and has made a variety of games for modern platforms.But they're mostly known for 'Xeno Crisis': a game they kickstarted in 2018 and subsequently released on over a dozen platforms.From the Sega Mega Drive (Genesis) and Neo Geo, all the way through to the Nintendo Switch, PS4 and Xbox One.We talk about

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1:26:26

#006: modl.ai and the Future of AI for Game Development

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2023/06/16

Tommy is back in a solo episode of Branching Factor, in which we also welcome our first-ever guests. With AI for game development becoming an ever-popular topic of discussion, we welcome modl.ai CEO Dr Christoffer Holmgard, alongside Dr Julian Togelius, one of the company’s heads of research. Modl.ai is working on AI tools that support game developers and dig into the realities of how AI can be used to help optimise and improve game production workflows.--Use our promo code with NordVPN for an

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2:04:30

#005: VOLTRON

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2023/05/26

In this month’s episode of Branching Factor, the whole team get together for the first time. Mike, Quang, George, Anne and Tommy meet up right before GDC in March to discuss games, gaming events, the gaming news and much more besides!--Use our promo code with NordVPN for an exclusive discount, complete with a 30-day money-back guarantee!http://www.nordvpn.com/aiandgames--Got a question or comment? Send an email to: podcast@aiandgames.comFollow 'AI and Games' for educational videos and

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