It's extremely tiring how people pretend like there's no difference between these technologies. The comments on the article are the epitome - "oh they used a computer to make a computer game, the horror"

Just a cudgel to shut down discussion

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CamperBob2 12 hours ago | parent [-]

There is no difference. What about a dungeon hack game that uses generated mazes? Random level generators put level designers out of work, but you never saw anyone carrying signs and carrying on about those.

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defrost 8 hours ago | parent [-]

When did random level generators advance to the stage of generating rich background art in the style of long term DeviantArt contributors simply by rolling a few PRNGs ?

Was that before or after real people had their work scraped w/out permission or acknowledgement?

Describing these things as having no difference appears delibrately obtuse.

	▲	ragequittah 5 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		>Was that before or after real people had their work scraped w/out permission or acknowledgement? Well after. Ever notice how a good game was made and then suddenly 50 like it appeared? Everyone scraped id soft's ideas and tech. Everyone followed Blizzard's ideas. The amazing thing that happened IMO is when companies started putting up patents so that such scraping couldn't be done. One that comes to mind is the Shadow of Mordor nemesis system. Great idea, would've been neat to see in other games. Nope not allowed for 11 years. If things like this were around at the start of gaming it would likely be in a very sorry state.
	▲	CamperBob2 7 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Describing these things as having no difference appears delibrately obtuse. And pulling entirely-new classes of IP rights out of thin air doesn't?