Which, BTW, helps to explain why corporate managers and billionaires are excited about AI.

#NonPlayerCharacter

In order to accept AI-produced content, you must first dismiss the value of the human mind and assume most people aren't important.

#NonPlayerCharacter

Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, released in 1992
Released for: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Amiga
Point-and-click; Puzzle; Adventure
Action, Fantasy, Thriller, Historical, Comedy
world war ii - ww2, death, robots, maze, hand-to-hand combat, graphic adventure, steam, treasure hunt, based on - movie, multiple endings, shareware, dialogue trees, snake, darkness, single-player only, licensed game, voice acting, protagonist's name in the title, based on - comics, damsel in distress, non-player character, steam play, villain, item combination, tie-in, submarine, dynamic soundtrack, nazis, nazi occultism, archeology, camel, infinite pockets, scumm, gog preservation program, scummvm compatible

From the Internet Games Database
https://www.igdb.com/games/indiana-jones-and-the-f…
#games #adventures #pointnclick #adventuregames #old #history #retrocomputing #retrogaming #retro #image #screenshots #1990s #90s #worldwariiww2 #death #robots #maze #handtohandcombat #graphicadventure #steam #treasurehunt #basedonmovie #multipleendings #shareware #dialoguetrees #snake #darkness #singleplayeronly #licensedgame #voiceacting #protagonistsnameinthetitle #basedoncomics #damselindistress #nonplayercharacter #steamplay #villain #itemcombination #tiein #submarine #dynamicsoundtrack #nazis #nazioccultism #archeology #camel #infinitepockets #scumm #gogpreservationprogram #scummvmcompatible #linux #win #mac #dos #amiga #action #fantasy #thriller #historical #comedy
Titanic: Adventure out of Time, released in 1996
Released for: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Point-and-click; Puzzle; Simulator; Strategy; Adventure
Fantasy, Thriller, Historical, Drama, Non-fiction, Mystery
time travel, photography, hand-to-hand combat, psychic abilities, espionage, time limit, multiple endings, dialogue trees, countdown timer, voice acting, full motion video, non-player character, side quests, fetch quests

From the Internet Games Database
https://www.igdb.com/games/titanic-adventure-out-o…
#games #adventures #pointnclick #adventuregames #old #history #retrocomputing #retrogaming #retro #image #screenshots #1990s #90s #timetravel #photography #handtohandcombat #psychicabilities #espionage #timelimit #multipleendings #dialoguetrees #countdowntimer #voiceacting #fullmotionvideo #nonplayercharacter #sidequests #fetchquests #win #mac #fantasy #thriller #historical #drama #nonfiction #mystery
Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire, released in 1998
Released for: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Point-and-click; Puzzle; Role-playing (RPG); Adventure
Action, Fantasy
ghosts, assassin, bloody, magic, minigames, guild, death, permadeath, gambling, blackjack, backtracking, undead, traps, princess, dialogue trees, easter egg, teleportation, pizza, sequel, mad scientist, silent protagonist, climbing, swimming, day/night cycle, boss fight, leveling up, world map, human, polygonal 3d, pop culture reference, non-player character, centaurs, arena combat, minotaurs, treasure chest, moral decisions, side quests, potion, black market, grapple, real-time combat, underwater gameplay, stat tracking, self-referential humor, movie reference, theft, sleeping, item combination, merchants, character import, fetch quests, regicide, mana, monarchy, frankenstein's monster, levitation, poisoning, random encounter, new game plus, paladins, airship, prince, real time game clock, negotiation, comic relief, box art - half of face displayed

From the Internet Games Database
https://www.igdb.com/games/quest-for-glory-v-drago…
#games #adventures #pointnclick #adventuregames #old #history #retrocomputing #retrogaming #retro #image #screenshots #1990s #90s #ghosts #assassin #bloody #magic #minigames #guild #death #permadeath #gambling #blackjack #backtracking #undead #traps #princess #dialoguetrees #easteregg #teleportation #pizza #sequel #madscientist #silentprotagonist #climbing #swimming #dayslashnightcycle #bossfight #levelingup #worldmap #human #polygonal3d #popculturereference #nonplayercharacter #centaurs #arenacombat #minotaurs #treasurechest #moraldecisions #sidequests #potion #blackmarket #grapple #realtimecombat #underwatergameplay #stattracking #selfreferentialhumor #moviereference #theft #sleeping #itemcombination #merchants #characterimport #fetchquests #regicide #mana #monarchy #frankensteinsmonster #levitation #poisoning #randomencounter #newgameplus #paladins #airship #prince #realtimegameclock #negotiation #comicrelief #boxarthalfoffacedisplayed #win #mac #action #fantasy
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, released in 1992
Released for: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Amiga
Point-and-click; Puzzle; Adventure
Action, Fantasy, Thriller, Historical, Comedy
world war ii - ww2, death, robots, maze, hand-to-hand combat, graphic adventure, steam, treasure hunt, based on - movie, multiple endings, shareware, dialogue trees, snake, darkness, single-player only, licensed game, voice acting, protagonist's name in the title, based on - comics, damsel in distress, non-player character, steam play, villain, item combination, tie-in, submarine, dynamic soundtrack, nazis, nazi occultism, archeology, camel, infinite pockets, scumm, gog preservation program, scummvm compatible

From the Internet Games Database
https://www.igdb.com/games/indiana-jones-and-the-f…
#games #adventures #pointnclick #adventuregames #old #history #retrocomputing #retrogaming #retro #image #screenshots #1990s #90s #worldwariiww2 #death #robots #maze #handtohandcombat #graphicadventure #steam #treasurehunt #basedonmovie #multipleendings #shareware #dialoguetrees #snake #darkness #singleplayeronly #licensedgame #voiceacting #protagonistsnameinthetitle #basedoncomics #damselindistress #nonplayercharacter #steamplay #villain #itemcombination #tiein #submarine #dynamicsoundtrack #nazis #nazioccultism #archeology #camel #infinitepockets #scumm #gogpreservationprogram #scummvmcompatible #linux #win #mac #dos #amiga #action #fantasy #thriller #historical #comedy
Der unreflektierte #Mainstream … lässt sich durch #Täter-Opfer-Umkehr wie ein NPC steuern … #NPC = #Non-Player-Character, also Figuren, die nicht selbst handeln, sondern vom Programm geführt werden. Faschistische Strategen wissen genau, wie sie dieses Feld ausnutzen. #AFDVerbot jetzt! 🖖

I'm re-reading Non-Player Character by @vicorva and it's as delightful and comforting to read as the first time, if not more so.

I can't remember if I knew I was autistic the first time I read it, but I see so much of myself in Tar and Rex. (And also bits in Arries. And Kenta. And Pauline. But that's unrelated to the autism and anxiety.)

Somehow, these characters feel more real and alive than most I read about. (Which could be slightly scary considering it's an isekai)

#NonPlayerCharacter

Most of you will have no understanding of what an NPC is...

An NPC is a character in a game who is controlled by the game itself, rather than by a human player. The term originates from tabletop role-playing games, where the gamemaster or referee controls these characters. In video games, they are controlled by the game's artificial intelligence (AI).

Zsolt Zsemba
@cautionwip I bought and enjoyed @vicorva's book #NonPlayerCharacter after discovering them through Mastodon. :)