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The patent called “STATE MANAGEMENT FOR VIDEO GAME HELP SESSIONS” describes multiple examples where a pop-up might ask a player to let a helper take over the gameplay for a while.

Imagine if a user were struggling to find a rare gem in an RPG; if allowed, the helper would take control from the player. They would proceed to chat and guide the user through the process of acquiring the gem.

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[–] roserose56@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 weeks ago

So when everyone speaks about a game and it's scenes, you will be "the what?".

[–] 20cello@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Microcheaters

[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 weeks ago

Yoda voice: Begun the AI Patent wars have.

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago

Eh... Folks used to pay people to level up their characters in WoW....

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

If it hallucinates and is wrong and wastes my time, I get compensation, correct?

[–] GameOverFlow@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 weeks ago

Cheater mode

[–] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 weeks ago

Good. No-one else can use it now.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago

Oh man if it could just earn all the accomplishments for me, that'd be sweet. /s

[–] gilokee@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

!fuckai@lemmy.world

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Im definately contrarian here. I like games but some aspects a hate. I would totally give over to a helper for platforming and all sorts of stuff I hate. Heck I like things like the ff12 gambit system. I love rpgs because I like to setup and build and see how it goes.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I would just choose to play games that aren't mostly things I hate 🤷‍♂️

I guess it could be used to get through forced stealth segments in games with absolute dogshit stealth mechanics, but I would rather just see developers not put forced stealth levels in their game that wasn't built to do stealth mechanics well.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

its not most but like elden ring had platforming I would 100% allow the agent to go do. Lets me clear I have watched people do it without editng out their save scumming and these are the people good at it and it took a few tries. Again the game is not mostly that. but that is in it and games like to throw like that particular thing I hate pretty often.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The first jump that the DEVS point you toward in that one platforming area is so fucked. The only jump worse is the one in DS3 to get the Firekeeper Set. The geometry in both instances is hella fucked. 😩

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 3 weeks ago

honestly I hated both of them. actually one thing my wife and I talked about the game in terms of graphics was how it trigger both of our aggrophobias. Whats funny is hers is worse in real life but im easier effected virtually. All the ledge areas made me nervous as heck.

[–] kazerniel@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Tbh I wouldn't mind this, I hate boss fights in games, I would definitely let the AI do those, and switch back to me for the stuff I enjoy :D

Edit: Though as another commenter said below, a skip button would achieve the same, no need for an LLM if that's what they mean by "AI".

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

I literally put down the entire Deus Ex series because of that teleporting bitch in Human Revolution. I want to know the story, god damn it!

[–] HexesofVexes@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

So essentially laying the groundwork to microtransactions for video game guides?

[–] TwilitSky@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Can we just hire someone to play the game for us so we can watch? LOL JK. That would be bat-twitch CRAAAAAYZY.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Im one of those people who will totally watch someone else play a game.

[–] TwilitSky@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 2 points 3 weeks ago

I don't pay to watch anything.

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