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The AI played a console game itself to test its own texture and gameplay changes

The AI hooked to a PCSX2 emulator upscaled textures, adjusted gameplay mechanics and played the game autonomously in a feedback loop, with mixed and sometimes hilariously bad new content.

This only partly worked. Read what happened before you try it.

How it works

  1. The AI connects to an emulator
  2. Upscales textures and adjusts gameplay mechanics
  3. Plays the game autonomously in a feedback loop
  4. Results are mixed and sometimes hilariously bad

Why it’s worth knowing

The playtester and the modder are the same agent here.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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