About this episode

The hosts discuss the game Heart of the Machine and its themes related to AI and sentience.

3MA is finally embracing AI! Okay, not really. But Len and Jon do have many thoughts about Heart of the Machine, a fascinating, story-driven strategy RPG about becoming the world's first sentient computer.

People in this episode

Hosts: Len, Jon

Topics covered

• AI
• strategy RPG
• sentient computer
• game design
• story-driven games

Keywords

• AI
• Heart of the Machine
• strategy RPG
• sentient computer
• game discussion

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Heart of the Machine

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