Branching Factor: The Teaser Trailer
01/17/23 • 1 min
Welcome to Branching Factor!
This podcast talks about video games from various perspectives: as players, developers, and researchers. In each episode, our host Dr. Tommy Thompson sits down with co-hosts Dr. Anne Sullivan, George Osborn, Dr. Mike Cook, and Quang as they explore the gaming world. You'll hear about how video games are made, the goings-on of the games industry, what academic research in games is all about, and much more. We also interview guests from around the world to bring you an inside look at their experiences with games.
Branching Factor is brought to you by the AI and Games YouTube channel, watch episodes on AI and Games Plus, and become a Patron to support the show.
Watch episodes of Branching Factor on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@AIandGamesPlus
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Welcome to Branching Factor!
This podcast talks about video games from various perspectives: as players, developers, and researchers. In each episode, our host Dr. Tommy Thompson sits down with co-hosts Dr. Anne Sullivan, George Osborn, Dr. Mike Cook, and Quang as they explore the gaming world. You'll hear about how video games are made, the goings-on of the games industry, what academic research in games is all about, and much more. We also interview guests from around the world to bring you an inside look at their experiences with games.
Branching Factor is brought to you by the AI and Games YouTube channel, watch episodes on AI and Games Plus, and become a Patron to support the show.
Watch episodes of Branching Factor on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@AIandGamesPlus
Learn About AI and Games: http://www.youtube.com/@AIandGames
Become an AI and Games Patron: http://www.patreon.com/ai_and_games
Follow AI and Games on Twitter, Mastodon and TikTok
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Next Episode
#001: DEFCON Podcast
We're officially at DEFCON Podcast! Branching Factor kicks off with our inaugural episode as our brand-new podcast kicks into high gear.
Over our first four episodes, we sit down with each of the four co-hosts of Branching Factor. For this first go around, it's George Osborn: the former head of communications of the UKIE (the UK games industry trade representative) and now Director of Policy at Taso Advisory.
Follow George Osborn on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/georgeosborn
In this video we discuss, among others things:
The changing face of the games industry
The legal ground surrounding loot boxes
Possible regulation coming towards the gaming sector
That Microsoft/Activision deal
Plus some games discussed include...
Mario + Rabbids (1 and 2)
Pentiment
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 [2022]
Chapters
[00:00] Thanks to our Sponsors: Modl.ai
[01:40] Welcome to Branching Factor
[04:47] Meet George Osborn
[19:26] Playing Some Games
[33:38] The State of the Games Industry
[45:50] Epic Games and FTC Fine
[01:01:02] The Lootbox Problem
[01:17:42] The Microsoft/Activision Deal
[01:35:02] The Impending Future
[01:43:40] Wrapping Up
[01:46:57] Credits
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http://www.youtube.com/@AIandGamesPlus
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