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"A New Golden Era" or "Slap Comps": How Non-Profit Driven Indie Game Developers Perceive the Emerging Role of Generative AI in Game Development

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Ruchi Panchanadikar,

Kelsea Schulenberg,

Yang HuAuthors Info & Claims

CHI EA '24: Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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https://doi.org/10.1145/3613905.3650845

Published: 11 May 2024 Publication History

Abstract

While the boom in generative AI technologies continues to transform modern creative work, it also introduces new and urgent risks. We endeavor to unpack these complicated phenomena by focusing on how non-profit driven indie game developers perceive the opportunities and challenges of using generative AI for their creative practices. Based on qualitative analysis of 1,540 posts and comments from online forums dedicated to this creative community, we provide early empirical evidence of the potential for generative AI to shape the trajectory of creative technology communities such as non-profit driven indie game developers. These insights may inform future research regarding AI’s impacts on the nature of creative work and the growth of creative workforces in technology, which may also help design future AI technologies to support rather than harm these creative communities.

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https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3677082
Shields SCalderwood AJohnson-Bey SWardrip-Fruin NMateas MMelcer E(2024)Generating Together: Lessons Learned from Developing an Educational Visual Novel with AI Collaboration2024 IEEE Conference on Games (CoG)10.1109/CoG60054.2024.10645553(1-8)Online publication date: 5-Aug-2024
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"A New Golden Era" or "Slap Comps": How Non-Profit Driven Indie Game Developers Perceive the Emerging Role of Generative AI in Game Development
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Collaborative and social computing
    1. Empirical studies in collaborative and social computing

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Panchanadikar RFreeman G(2024)"I'm a Solo Developer but AI is My New Ill-Informed Co-Worker": Envisioning and Designing Generative AI to Support Indie Game DevelopmentProceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction10.1145/36770828:CHI PLAY(1-26)Online publication date: 15-Oct-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3677082
Shields SCalderwood AJohnson-Bey SWardrip-Fruin NMateas MMelcer E(2024)Generating Together: Lessons Learned from Developing an Educational Visual Novel with AI Collaboration2024 IEEE Conference on Games (CoG)10.1109/CoG60054.2024.10645553(1-8)Online publication date: 5-Aug-2024
https://doi.org/10.1109/CoG60054.2024.10645553

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