Comment on Sony AI patent will see PlayStation games play themselves when players are stuck

• BarbedDentalFloss@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I love that patent. Whoever made it was really trolling.

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• Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  As someone who does have a cognitive disability, there is a genuine difference between augmented input/level skip vs. what is effectively an integrated TAS.

  Mario Kart 8 is a good example of accessibility that still empowers the player, as the player still needs to hold an input and retains control of the character - it’s just that massive errors that would result in loss (IE: falling off the track) are prevented by corrective steering taking control.

  An automated TAS gives no empowerment to the player - it’s no different that running a lengthy macro script. If I wanted to watch the characters have an adventure without my ability to have influence in the journey, I’d just watch a movie instead.

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  • SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Why are you assuming someone while use it for the whole game? While that’s a possibility, those would be edge cases.

    Having a TAS to beat certain sections or a hard boss would be awesome, having it play the whole game? Well some people will have a benefit from it, but not for me.

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• Caesium@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Ai is not, and cannot be considered an accessibility feature. If anything it’ll just stifle any genuine attempts to create something accessible because why bother trying to make the game fun for everyone when the ai can just play the game for you when you’re stuck

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  • SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    What a horrible take.

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