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Dwarf Fortress & Caves of Qud roundtable: The masters of simulation on making infinitity compelling
Dwarf Fortress & Caves of Qud roundtable: The masters of simulation on making infinitity compelling
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Length:
67 minutes
Released:
Apr 26, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this bonus episode, we talk with the four developers behind indie legend Dwarf Fortress and brilliant roguelike Caves of Qud (which was, itself, inspired by Dwarf Fortress!). In an hour-long conversation, Dwarf Fortress's Tarn & Zach Adams and Caves of Qud's Jason Grinblat and Brian Bucklew discuss: How they each tackle simulating their game worldsMaking procedural generation actually produce meaningful storiesBeing surprised by what their own games could doTheir thoughts on current AI tools like ChatGPT, and how they differ from their own procedural generation systemsThe Sims
Released:
Apr 26, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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