Vamphuntr said:

Someone is kickstarting a game based around this premise. Only 5$ too.

It uses a reel system which will determine the parameters you will get for your game.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mojobones/gametron-1000?ref=category

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Vamphuntr said:

Someone is kickstarting a game based around this premise. Only 5$ too.

It uses a reel system which will determine the parameters you will get for your game.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mojobones/gametron-1000?ref=category

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nickcv said:

this one deserves its own thread just for the video itself...

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Vamphuntr said:

Feel free to make one, I'm on my phone >.>

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Orayn said:

Yeah, I think we need a new thread for this. The idea is actually pretty great!

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Aquamarine said:

A game made by a developer with no star power...and a 90 thousand pound pledge required...

I hope those guys can make it. That seems like a tall order for a Kickstarter.

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Vamphuntr said:

Someone is kickstarting a game based around this premise. Only 5$ too.

It uses a reel system which will determine the parameters you will get for your game.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mojobones/gametron-1000?ref=category

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Seraphis Cain said:

So regarding their previous console, the EVO Smart Console, I found this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZA2SzooyCM - A guy named Brandon unboxing his new EVO.

But according to this interview their Executive Sales Manager is named Brandon. And the YouTube account that uploaded that unboxing has had no activity, nor has it been logged into, since a week after its creation.

Man, this company. :lol

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Full games wouldn't be free; demos would. The platform has hidden fees for content creators and licensors. OTON isn't currently capable of creating entire games; just single levels. At this point, the proposed non-gaming applications are just that: proposals, not demonstrable uses of OTON. The unit itself doesn't yet exist except as a concept: Samuels doesn't have a hardware prototype, and the hardware specifications aren't set in stone.

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While the ultimate goal is for a system that can create entire video games on its own, at this point the latest build of the technology can at best generate a single level of a game.

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"Making games with OTON is like making a cake," Samuels said, discussing the way the software uses the ingredients of existing elements such as AI and music and combines them with user-defined parameters to produce games.

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OTON-created games will be of "almost the same professional ... quality" as most modern games, according to Samuels. The graphics will "definitely be on track to be on the level of [high-quality] mobile games," he said, and may eventually approach the visuals of the Wii U.

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Last September, Kickstarter enacted a major policy change. The crowdfunding site no longer allows projects to present renderings or simulations for hardware; instead, creators must show their product in its existing state, and list their estimations of risks and challenges inherent in the project. That prevented EnGeniux from approaching the platform, since the company did not — and still does not — have an OTON hardware prototype in hand.

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EnGeniux was asking for $1 million. During a 35-day funding drive that began in early December and concluded last week, 10 backers pledged a total of $455.

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