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I already mentioned use of AI tools that aren’t LLMs/generative AI for coding (which have been used forever) & it’s not an issue with code specifically because the code is common knowledge/not intellectual property. The problem isn’t coding shortcuts/help/not having to code(said as someone who is using rpgmaker to mostly avoid the process)

As far as local inference goes I’ve never heard of it. If it uses the same vague reasonable amount of energy as most non LLM coding AIs/etc, then yeah awesome there’s no environmental issues. But being honest most people using chatgpt to get code probably don’t know what it is or use it

Hi Marissa! Thanks for responding and considering it! That totally makes sense, I think most jams with a general “no generative AI” rule operate off the good faith assumption that for things they can’t check like writing & code, all they can do is just trust the person submitting the game. It’s something that isn’t enforceable or provable & is more just to discourage it

The thought of keeping it soley to human effort is good, but allowance of using LLMs/generative AI (Assuming that’s what you’re using, since they’re the issue but you probably know that Artificial Intelligence/an AI is generally a broad term that can apply to artificial intl programs that aren’t harmful. So if the programs you’re using are the harmless ones, sorry for the misunderstanding) in any capacity related to this still has the ethical and environmental concerns? Not to mention allowance of useage of it tends to also attract the same crowd who uses AI for art/writing because they don’t deem it worth the effort to learn.

For your issue of bugs or questions I understand(coding is tedious for me & I find it to be a pain. I’m still slowly learning but I use shortcuts & other people’s help mainly), there are dedicated (reddit mainly) forums & discord servers online soley for people to share and request code help & people will do it for FREE because they like helping. For a more consistent solution you can also search for a volunteer coder (people offer this on discord servers like devtalk). Obviously whatever you do is up to you & its your jam but wanted to share since I was initially curious but this put me off

Hi! Using AI/LLM generated/plagiarized images is rightly considered wrong because of it stealing/data scraping from artists, lack of creativity and huge ethical & environmental concerns caused by data centers, & as an artist you are of course aware of that, which is why it’s a rule! Curious why is it allowed if used moderately in code or writing(the data that comes from artists written works are also data scraped by AI without consent)?

Short but haunting game with graphics that remind me of stop motion animated puppet movie. For anyone confused on what happened & why ​

Had a lot of fun working on the piece for this 🌍.☘︎ ݁˖ฅ(๑ↀᆺↀ๑) ฅ

Used it again for displaying an artzine collab project, huge thanksx2
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It’s  kind of ridiculous to get mad at that when people are grouped as gay/other or straight anyways. It’s not like you’re forcing the label on nonbinary couples/people who don’t identify with it?  If straight cis couples are labeled het, straight trans couples are also labeled het, that’s how words work. Besides, like you said, it would be impossible to find media of it if its not under a label because theres so little and you wouldn’t be about to seek it out without a label to look under... Though honestly some people will just make up an issue with anything or anyone even if there are none

I will check the list out, thanks for your effort for transhet nation

Thank you🫀 You were in fact half of them, I also appreciate the commitment to labeling specificity & transhet work(I love t4t and theres not too much of it in general but its abysmal in transhetland… we are in a drought). 

Really happy to hear that it could cheer you up especially since your jam is the reason that pushed me to make them exist in a zine & that you love them, hoping your day improves^___^

Thank you, that's high praise (also one of the more minor things but I took longer than I would like to admit just decorating the itchio page so thanks LMAO). You all made stunning art (specifically, your compositions & collages were really fun🍀)

Happy to hear your enthusiasm and that you had that much fun, will put you on the notif list! & happy earth day ฅ(๑ↀᆺↀ๑) ฅ.☘︎ ݁˖

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Thank you, that makes me very happy  to hear ^___^ I'm glad you enjoyed it

Short n atmospheric, fun to play in a cold room with hot cocoa. The sound design was also really pleasant. The ending felt silly in a nice way ❄️❄️❄️ 🔥🪵ฅ(๑ↀᆺↀ๑) ฅ

This tool saved my wife from a burning building and helped me pay off my morgage (would not be able to display my work in browser without it). Thank you, this is a lifesaver and a really fun way to display my first comicszine 🦴ฅ(๑ↀᆺↀ๑) ฅ🫀https://halloweenfangs.itch.io/loveinyourbones