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mike cook

@mtrc

AI/Creativity/Generative Systems Researcher and Game Designer. Senior Lecturer @ KCL. 🗡🖌 @knifeandbrush 🤖🎮 @gamesbypuck @angelinasgames | he/they

King's College, London Katılım Şubat 2009
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I've written a book! Next Level: Making Games That Make Themselves is the story of procedural generation - the tech behind games like Minecraft and Dwarf Fortress. It's about how it works, the games that use it, and the art behind it. Out May 7th: linktr.ee/next_level
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mike cook@mtrc·
I've written a book! Next Level: Making Games That Make Themselves is the story of procedural generation - the tech behind games like Minecraft and Dwarf Fortress. It's about how it works, the games that use it, and the art behind it. Out May 7th: linktr.ee/next_level
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@stratospark Not very! I made a few figures but they’re quite clear in the book imo
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Patrick Rodriguez@stratospark·
@mtrc Very cool! Is it diagram/art heavy? Deciding between physical or ebook.
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@BigTimeMothy Thanks so much Tim! I hope you like it - I have no idea what people are expecting but I've tried to make it as Me a book as possible haha.
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Tim Merino@BigTimeMothy·
@mtrc This is awesome Mike, I was recently wishing that there was book just like this. Preordered!
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mike cook@mtrc·
I'm eager to talk more about the book - please invite me to your universities, events, podcasts, family dinners so I can talk about the book, about the magic of procedural generation, or about the cursed nature of 'generative' tech!
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This is a celebration of a field that stretches back decades, before videogames even. It's my tribute to the best people I know and the beautiful things they've made. If you want to know why procgen matters today - and why it isn't generative AI - this is the book for you.
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mike cook@mtrc·
@pugqueen1616 There isn’t one unfortunately! I mixed together a few patterns myself to make it.
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KCL UCU is balloting!
KCL UCU is balloting!@KCL_UCU·
The final leg of the Campus Voices for Palestine tour concludes at KCL this Friday 28 November with a special event on 🌟Confronting Scholasticide🌟 you can sign up via this link ➡️ luma.com/go15utyg?loc
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mike cook@mtrc·
I'm speaking at New Scientist Live next month! What a normal time to be writing a talk about the future of AI. Come and join me to hear about the possible futures that lie ahead for us, and what we can learn from the past. More info and tickets here: live.newscientist.com/nsl-london-202…
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KCL UCU is balloting!
KCL UCU is balloting!@KCL_UCU·
Over the last year, your colleagues, comrades and friends at KCL have been harassed for defending Palestinian rights, upholding academic freedom and union activism. THIS is why we are balloting members NOW. But what exactly has been happening?
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King's College London
King's College London@KingsCollegeLon·
#AI video generation tools can now generate full videos from text with dialogue, sound effects, and surreal realism. But it comes with risks and energy costs. Dr Mike Cook (@mtrc) from @kclinformatics explains the new tech. @KingsNMES
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@Smearle_RH Hey Sam! Feel free to ping me an email/DM and we can organise coffee this week (mike.cook@kcl) - I couldn't find your email online!
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mike cook@mtrc·
New Game: Mike Cook Presents SQORP! A Digital Puzzle Game It's a quick little game about laying tiles in a grid, inspired by a mathematical puzzle. Play free on itch, in the browser: illomens.itch.io/sqorp #pico8
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Advent.js
Advent.js@advent_js·
It’s the last day of the calendar today! Mike Cook (@mtrc) is taking us to the local park to celebrate. Come and join us behind Door 29 to celebrate the end of an amazing month of digital art! adventjs.itch.io/adventjs-2024
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Florence Smith Nicholls
Florence Smith Nicholls@florencesn·
I wrote a blog post about how generative AI scratches the same itch of uncertainty as gacha games. The silver lining of this is that the same impulse can be explored through different forms of creativity- such as prompt engineering for LARP players florencesmithnicholls.com/2024/12/27/lar…
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