kaiserkiwi Dec 21

This really gets hilarious.
Clair Obscure: Expedition 33 loses its Indie Game Award because of placeholder assets.

»Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 launched with what some suspected to be AI-generated textures that, as it clarified to El País, were then replaced with custom assets in a swift patch five days after release.«

Not long ago this would've just been low quality placeholder textures.

Gen AI is terrible in many cases, but to make placeholder assets, so people can concentrate on the stuff they want to achieve, is nothing I would criticize.

Being against something only because you are against it, is definitely helping…

https://www.polygon.com/clair-obscur-expedition-33-indie-game-awards-goty-rescinded/

#Gaming #Expedition33 #ClairObscureExpedition33 #IndieGameAwards

Expedition 33's Indie Game Award GOTY rescinded over gen AI use

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 developer Sandfall Interactive is finding itself in hot water over its use of AI generated assets in developing the game.

Polygon.com
Show threadCap'n Briney 📚🏞️🌌
@kaiserkiwi according to the article, these weren't placeholders, they were textures included in the game at release, that were replaced after people noticed and complained.
Dec 21 at 2:30pmWeb
Show threadkaiserkiwi Dec 21

@Mr_Briney Replaced after 5 days. That's not enough time for a new game release, that wasn't planned already.

Replacing textures can still be a source of errors and has to be tested.