Teslacon is an immersive steampunk event that means a great deal to us.  It's been awhile since we shared a bit about the great time we have each year.  We also brought out  an interview from the past with the man who started it all - Eric Larson.

Julie Whitefeather and Fran Kosac

Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy Show 282

This time out we discuss various types of player goals. Whether short term, intermdiate or long term, what keeps us playing.

Player Goals and narrative de-escalation

Sites Cited: Player Goals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uCUZRBmam0

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Welcome to The No Prisoners, No Mercy Show.

This time out we talk about Apple Minis and Steam Decks.

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This time out we discuss the recent Unity Game Engine Controversy and Starfield.

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Welcome to show 279

1. Bobby Kotick, Microsoft and Activision
2. Starfield
3. Warframe
4. a.i., writers and the future

Discussion:

What breaks immersion?

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Sites Cited:
https://kotaku.com/starfield-open-world-rpg-scifi-ship-cargo-inventory-1850796380
https://kotaku.com/starfield-release-review-accessibility-xbox-pc-steam-1850793327
https://www.pcgamesn.com/warframe/heirloom-skins
https://www.pcgamesn.com/starfield/fallout-4-feature

Welcome to Show 278

Subjects:

1. Accessibility features/Cyberpunk 2077
2. Games that are good until you run out of things to do. How do you keep players playing after they reach the level cap.

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Welcome to Show 277,

Subjects for this time out:

1. Retro games
2. Videogame adaptation movies
3. Movies and people who make them
4. Audiobooks and movie rights

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Welcome to show 276,

Here are the topics this time out.

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1. Artificial intelligence...I for one welcome our new AI overlords
2. Game Complexity, complicated game systems

Sites Cited:

Can an AI learn to be racist?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffraikes/2023/04/21/ai-can-be-racist-lets-make-sure-it-works-for-everyone/?sh=4882eea2e40d

Is Chat GPT liberal or conservative?
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/02/09/business/are-chatbots-liberal-or-conservative-depends-who-you-ask/

Testing the limits of Chat GPT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdAQnkDzGvc 

AI and lawsuits
https://www.reuters.com/legal/getty-images-lawsuit-says-stability-ai-misused-photos-train-ai-2023-02-06/

Extra Credits Youtube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/extracredits

TRIGGER WARNING:  This we one of our co-hosts talks about the loss of a friend.

1. Have toxic gamers ruined gaming? Have developers and publishers not listened to gamers?
2. Do we pay more attention to negativity?
3. Trigger Warning: Starting at  46 min. Chris talks about the passing of a friend. 

This time out we talk about the following subjects

1. Are cheap games bad? Are mobile games bad?
2. When good game companies go wrong
3. AI, creativity and how it effects us

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Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy Show 273,

This time out we talk about the following subjects:

1. Microsoft's patent for personalized in game advertising. 

2. Solo games vs. multiplayer games vs. mmos. Which do you prefer and why?

3. Linear games with a single story arch vs. Open world sandbox. Which do you prefer and why? Does one format make for a more successful game than the other

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Welcome to the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show. This time out we discuss Conan Exiles.