Sebastian Deterding

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Deliberate designer & empirical philosopher of playful & engaging things. Professor @ Dyson School of Design Engineering, Imperial College. Editor-in-Chief, games.acm.org.
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Show threadSebastian Deterding4d ago
@adrianhon If you think that’s sloppy scholarship, may I introduce you to the work of the Center for Humane Technology.
Show threadSebastian Deterding4d ago
@adrianhon @tomstafford Or the spinning wheel animation? But again, that’s just formal similarity, else every spinning wheel indicating “process is running” is gamblification now.
Sebastian DeterdingMar 4
Joseph HumfreyMar 4

📖 THE GAME NARRATIVE KALEIDOSCOPE ❄️ is out NOW!

👉 https://www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope

100+ essays on writing & narrative design, with articles from the writers of Baldur's Gate 3, Control, Call of Duty, Prince of Persia, Tomb Raider, Sam and Max...

ALSO the Kaleidoscope Podcast with 2 full eps!

Sebastian DeterdingMar 4
Andrew PlotkinMar 4

The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope is out! A hundred and more micro-essays about narrative game writing, by a huge list of writers and designers. I’m one of them.

Compiled and printed by Jon “Inkle" Ingold.

https://blog.zarfhome.com/2026/03/the-game-narrative-kaleidoscope

https://www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/

The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope

The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope is a collection of lightning articles (I just made that term up) about narrative design. It's out today! I'm in it! Along with approximately a zillion other authors and designers. You may recognize: Sharang ...

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Sebastian DeterdingMar 1
I see a difference in disciplines and what counts as the core intellectual contribution in that discipline. I.e. in empirical engineering research where progress can = finding a solution that demonstrably does better on some benchmark, how you get to that solution, how you synthesise the state of the art on the matter etc are not core contributions themselves, so it’s fine to experiment with LLMs in those aspects.
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Ulrike Hahn (@[email protected])

I personally use AI only in the context of research *on* AI. I intentionally don’t use it to facilitate my research and I currently feel that’s the right choice for me. But I know many researchers choosing differently who are both excellent scientists and individuals with integrity who I respect as people. The discourse which, like clockwork, either tells such researchers that they don’t understand how these systems work and they’re garbage and/or that the researchers themselves are morally deficient people isn’t changing minds. It’s hard for me to see it as helpful.

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Sebastian DeterdingMar 1
Ulrike HahnMar 1

I personally use AI only in the context of research *on* AI. I intentionally don’t use it to facilitate my research and I currently feel that’s the right choice for me.

But I know many researchers choosing differently who are both excellent scientists and individuals with integrity who I respect as people.

The response which, like clockwork, either tells such researchers that they don’t understand how these systems work and they’re garbage and/or that the researchers themselves are morally deficient people isn’t changing minds.

It’s hard for me to see it as helpful.

Sebastian DeterdingFeb 20

Fancy diving into the cultural impact of pen-and-paper RPGs? Then join James Bennison, @adders.blog, Esther MacCallum-Stewart and myself for a chat in Brighton's Wagner Hall on April 21. Details 👇

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-dice-that-changed-the-world-tickets-1982955757049

Show threadSebastian DeterdingFeb 19
@UlrikeHahn @kissane +100!
Sebastian DeterdingFeb 19
Show thread8941dc91-867e-4412-afd5-4698d32477be:t_blink:Feb 19
@dan
- "My dishwasher is on the internet!"
- "Why is on the internet?"
- "To download software updates!"
- "Why does it need software updates?"
- "To fix security vulnerabilities!"
- "Why would it have security vulnerabilities?"
- "Because it's on the internet!"
Sebastian DeterdingFeb 17
Tom StaffordFeb 17

Nature published my letter on calculating the costs and benefits of deliverying research funding via competitive schemes https://rdcu.be/e4mIH

#ResearchFunding