Accursed Farms

Ask questions or topics to discuss here for the next videochat with fans at 6:00pm UTC on February 25th on twitch.tv/rossbroadcast. I've been mostly working on the campaign to stop games from being destroyed by taking legal action on "The Crew" shutdown. Plan to have an update video on it sometime next week with a lot of info. Regular videos also still coming!

Ask questions or topics to discuss here for the next videochat with fans at 6:00pm UTC on February 24th on twitch.tv/rossbroadcast. I've been mostly working on the campaign to stop games from being destroyed by taking legal action on "The Crew" shutdown. Plan to have an update video on it sometime next week with a lot of info. Regular videos also still coming!

Here's the latest videochat. This one was a little different, the first 45 minutes or so was just talking about possible plans for legal action against Ubisoft for The Crew shutdown + related topics. The rest is just the usual rambling about misc. stuff.

Dead Game News! This isn't a typical one and involves more audience participation than usual.

Ask questions or topics to discuss here for the next videochat with fans at 6:00pm UTC on January 20th on twitch.tv/rossbroadcast. I intentionally delayed this one since I should have a video out in a few days that might take up a chunk of the discussion. More regular videos after that!

Merry Christmas! This was supposed to come out sooner, but made it just barely in time instead. This one might be a little more chaotic than usual, but it felt like an experience.

Here's the December videochat. Usual rambling, some of which are topics that have been done in the past, but this stuff can feel a bit like a dream state when I'm doing it anyway.

Ask questions or topics to discuss here for the next videochat with fans at 6:00pm UTC on December 2nd on twitch. Still juggling multiple videos, a couple in particular I think are going to be pretty good even if they're taking a while to get done.

Here's the November videochat. Contains the usual rambling where I feel a little crazy after doing these, but it was pretty par for the course.

Ask questions or topics to discuss here for the next videochat with fans at 6:00pm UTC on October 11th at twitch.tv/rossbroadcast. I'm currently working on what I was trying to finish in September; another Game Dungeon and side video. More coming!

Happy Halloween! This ended up being much more 11th hour than I planned, but here is Turkish Resident Evil!

October videochat, there actually weren't as many questions this time, so maybe something went wrong. I rambled as usual, though probably made more sense towards the beginning. Halloween video coming!

New Freeman's Mind! This one had a lot of delays mostly due to coordination with sound issues. It's still not fully cleared up, but at least it's out now. Also, since I imagine people will think otherwise, this episode had no modding of enemy spawning, it's 100% authentic as you see it in the video (though I'm still using the same build of HL2 when I started FM2). What happened in the vanilla game surprised me on that front.

Ask questions or topics to discuss here for the next videochat with fans at 5:00pm UTC on October 14th at twitch.tv/rossbroadcast. The next Freeman's Mind will be out before then, multiple other videos still in the works.

I've been invited back for more of Gobliins 2 with Paul Morgan Stetler (lead actor of Phantasmagoria 2). Last time it went pretty well, the tree puzzle was easily the worst part, hopefully the rest is better than that.

This interview was kind of confusing, since I originally thought we were going to be talking about game environments, but it ended up being more about game character behavior and immersion. The conversation shifted towards RTS stuff later on.

This is short notice, but I'll be having an interview with "Pr0nogo" about game worlds, world building, maybe some RTS stuff, not sure. It will be at 5PM UTC on Sunday, September 24th at twitch.tv/rossbroadcast. I've had one interview with him before, I don't remember what I said. His Youtube channel is here if you're interested: https://www.youtube.com/@TheNoFraudsClub

Here's the September videochat. It was pretty typical, but may be the longest one yet. Discussed Rockstar stealing cracks for its own games, Unity engine fiasco, lots of misc. stuff.

Ask questions or topics to discuss here for the next videochat with fans at 5:00pm UTC on September 16th at twitch.tv/rossbroadcast. I meant to have this last week, but forgot since I was working around the clock on the previous Game Dungeon then. Currently working on next Game Dungeon / side video. Next FM episode still in limbo due to help I've been getting, but I'll get it resolved one way or another.

New Game Dungeon episode! This was one I was on the fence with making, because I thought I might not be able to get it out in time for the end of summer, and looks like I was right. I think it came out alright, I felt like I covered a lot of miles in this one!

This was a discussion with "Sacor", a map modder about first person shooter design. This was another conversation more on the mellow side and didn't get into as many specifics as I hoped, but it had some moments of insight for me also. Also, I moved the previous two videochats to the secondary channel "Accursed Farms Junk" so as to not clutter up the main one with the interviews, something I probably should have done from the start.

Paul Morgan Stetler (the lead of Phantasmagoria 2) invited me on for another play session on August 21st at 6PM UTC. We'll probably be playing Gobliins 2 (another game I've never played). I'll post a Youtube link later for it.

Paul Morgan Stetler (the lead of Phantasmagoria 2) invited me on for another play session on August 21st at 7PM UTC. We'll probably be playing Gobliins 2 (another game I've never played). I'll post a Youtube link later for it.

I'll be having another interview on August 20th at 5PM UTC at twitch.tv/rossbroadcast, this time with "Sacor", a level designer for first person shooters. We'll be talking a bunch about FPS level design. He's also interested in getting player feedback, so feel free to list some of your favorite FPS levels here in the comments.

Here's the August videochat. I had some good questions, but keep feeling a little crazy after doing these. Next FM is done except for sound effects + volume levels. More stuff coming!

Ask questions or topics to discuss here for the next videochat with fans at 5:00pm UTC on August 5th at twitch.tv/rossbroadcast. Been scrambling trying to get a larger video I've been working on done, but Freeman's Mind will be next.

Here's the latest interview / discussion I had with viewer "Novelezra" that was mostly about games, but also strayed into game music and nuclear power.

I have another discussion, this time with viewer Daniel Humphries. He reached out to me wanting to discuss lots of game-related topics and it sounded like there were enough for a full conversation. This one may not be much different than my usual videochats, except with another person involved. It will appear live on July 15th at 5pm UTC at twitch.tv/rossbroadcast.

Here's the July videochat. The rambling was probably worse than usual this time, my brain felt like it wasn't fully working this time. More videos coming as soon as they get finished, will likely have another discussion with someone on game related topics on Saturday, will post details once it's set.

Ask questions or topics to discuss here for the next videochat with fans at 5:00pm UTC on July 8th at twitch.tv/rossbroadcast. Multiple videos still being worked on, not sure which will be next, but probably Freeman's Mind. Reddit has had some controversy lately, so if people want to move the questions to a new venue, I'm okay with that, but I need a consensus on where to move it (someplace where people can vote on the questions).

I'll be finishing (probably) the remainder of King's Quest with Phantasmagoria 2 actor Paul Morgan Stetler today at 7pm UTC (they have a lot of intros though).

I'll be finishing (probably) the remainder of King's Quest with Phantasmagoria 2 actor Paul Morgan Stetler today at 7pm UTC (they have a lot of intros though).

This is another experimental chat where I talked about art, creativity and a few other things with Sean Ngo of the Artbook Addiction channel. Sean brought up a few concepts I hadn't given a lot of thought to before, it had some interesting parts. This one was more on the mellow side and meandered a little bit, so it might be a good one to watch or listen to while doing something else. We also show some examples of our art towards the start.

Here's the stream of playing the King's Quest VGA remake with Paul Morgan Stetler, we got about halfway through it, we'll probably finish it next Wednesday.

Currently a bunch of embedded Youtube videos on the website aren't working, it apparently has to do with changes on Youtube's end. Hopefully it will be fixed in the near future, but in the meantime, the "videos" pages seem to still work.

New Game Dungeon! This actually wasn't the original one I had planned, so this turned into a substitute one, still a good pick for summer I think.

Here's the June videochat. Game Dungeon coming very soon! Also having some appearances with other people after that. Contains the usual rambling. DATES: June 21: Playing King's Quest with Phantasmagoria 2 star Paul Morgan Stetler at 7PM (will post direct link later) https://www.youtube.com/c/conversationswithcurtis June 24: Art talk with Youtuber Artbook Addiction (will post time later) will be live at twitch.tv/rossbroadcast, posted on YT afterwards June 28: Another session with Phantasmagoria 2 star Paul Morgan Stetler at 7PM

Here's the June videochat. Game Dungeon coming very soon! Also having some appearances with other people after that. Contains the usual rambling. DATES: June 21: Playing King's Quest with Phantasmagoria 2 star Paul Morgan Stetler at 7PM UTC June 24: Art talk with Youtuber Artbook Addiction (will post time later) will be live at twitch.tv/rossbroadcast, posted on YT afterwards June 28: Another session with Phantasmagoria 2 star Paul Morgan Stetler at 7PM UTC

Here's the June videochat. Game Dungeon coming very soon! Also having some appearances with other people after that. Contains the usual rambling. DATES: June 21: Playing King's Quest with Phantasmagoria 2 star Paul Morgan Stetler at 7PM UTC June 24: Art talk with Youtuber Artbook Addiction at 4:10PM UTC. will be live at twitch.tv/rossbroadcast, posted on YT afterwards June 28: Another session with Phantasmagoria 2 star Paul Morgan Stetler at 7PM UTC

Ask questions or topics to discuss in the link here for the next videochat with fans at 5:00pm UTC on June 17th at twitch.tv/rossbroadcast. My previous plans went to hell, but I'm trying hard to get the next Game Dungeon out before the next videochat, but it will be close. If it's not out by Saturday, it shouldn't be more than a day or two afterwards. Other videos still coming!

Ask questions or topics to discuss in the link here for the next videochat with fans at 5:00pm UTC on June 17th at twitch.tv/rossbroadcast. My previous plans went to hell, but I'm trying hard to get the next Game Dungeon out before the next videochat, but it will be close. If it's not out by Saturday, it shouldn't be more than a day or two afterwards. Other videos still coming!

I had a good discussion with sociologist and statistician Jacy Reese Anthis. I thought this one went really well, we talked about AI, consciousness, reality, some philosophy, and some directions society might be going in general. While we had different outlooks, I think I was able to get some answers I was looking for on AI. I think this chat was a good omen for future ones with people as a side thing I'm doing.

I had a good discussion with sociologist and statistician Jacy Reese Anthis. I thought this one went really well, we talked about AI, consciousness, reality, some philosophy, and some directions society might be going in general. While we had different outlooks, I think I was able to get some answers I was looking for on AI. I think this chat was a good omen for future ones with people as a side thing I'm doing.

I'll be having another discussion about AI with sociologist / statistician Jacy Reese Anthis of the Sentience Institute at 5:10pm UTC on June 5th on twitch.tv/rossbroadcast. After the last interview, he reached out to me and I think his background should give us a lot to talk about. I also think this discussion will be more likely to be what I was looking for than the previous one. We'll be talking a lot about AI and consciousness and how AI might be likely to shape society. Additionally, I plan to ask him some sociology questions in general and try to make some predictions about where we're heading as a civilization.

I'll be having another discussion about AI with sociologist / statistician Jacy Reese Anthis of the Sentience Institute at 5:10pm UTC on June 5th on twitch.tv/rossbroadcast. After the last interview, he reached out to me and I think his background should give us a lot to talk about. I also think this discussion will be more likely to be what I was looking for than the previous one. We'll be talking a lot about AI and consciousness and how AI might be likely to shape society. Additionally, I plan to ask him some sociology questions in general and try to make some predictions about where we're heading as a civilization.

Here is the May videochat. Had a lot of announcements this time, on more videos, possibly more interviews, a bit of a followup on the AI discussion earlier. It ended up a bit of a blur to me again, there was definitely some discussion on emulation, Microsoft / Blizzard buyout, misc. stuff. I'm pretty sure I misread question and said "there are two points" then forgot to say the second one.

Here is the May videochat. Had a lot of announcements this time, on more videos, possibly more interviews, a bit of a followup on the AI discussion earlier. It ended up a bit of a blur to me again, there was definitely some discussion on emulation, Microsoft / Blizzard buyout, misc. stuff. I'm pretty sure I misread question and said "there are two points" then forgot to say the second one.

Since I had a discussion / debate on AI a few weeks ago, the tendency for the discussion on AI risks to branch out in different directions that can lose sight of the problem has been kind of bugging me, so I ended up coming up with a chart that lays out exactly how I perceive all of this. On this chart, I listed every major risk I could think of, and tried to separate them by how possible I thought they were. Much of current AI discussion I think is about risks I perceive as fantasy, because they hinge entirely upon superintelligence emerging. This chart also lays out my reasoning why I think superintelligence in AI is not going to happen. However, since I'm not an expert, I left some gaps to fill in for anyone who disagrees with my conclusion, in case my assessment is faulty. I acknowledge I don't fully understand the justification for saying AI is an existential risk to humanity any more than anything we are already doing without AI, so this chart should make it easier to pinpoint exactly what information I'm missing if I'm wrong. The "Option 4" or "Counterpoints" part of the chart is specifically what I would need someone to fill in order to make the opposing argument credible and the "fantasy" part of the chart a potential reality. If someone is able to point out an essential piece of information I'm missing that makes superintelligence a likelihood, then I'd say the existential risks of AI are plausible. If they cannot, then I'm forced to conclude it's not as well. I suspect much of the concern about AI becoming superintelligent grossly underestimates the complexity of the brain and / or consciousness itself. Anyway, this was probably a big waste of my time, but this should clear up any confusion of where I'm coming from and hopefully help refine people's thinking a little bit when talking about potential risks of AI. Big thanks to Laurynas Razmantas for helping me illustrate this!

Since I had a discussion / debate on AI a few weeks ago, the tendency for the discussion on AI risks to branch out in different directions that can lose sight of the problem has been kind of bugging me, so I ended up coming up with a chart that lays out exactly how I perceive all of this. On this chart, I listed every major risk I could think of, and tried to separate them by how possible I thought they were. Much of current AI discussion I think is about risks I perceive as fantasy, because they hinge entirely upon superintelligence emerging. This chart also lays out my reasoning why I think superintelligence in AI is not going to happen. However, since I'm not an expert, I left some gaps to fill in for anyone who disagrees with my conclusion, in case my assessment is faulty. I acknowledge I don't fully understand the justification for saying AI is an existential risk to humanity any more than anything we are already doing without AI, so this chart should make it easier to pinpoint exactly what information I'm missing if I'm wrong. The "Option 4" or "Counterpoints" part of the chart is specifically what I would need someone to fill in order to make the opposing argument credible and the "fantasy" part of the chart a potential reality. If someone is able to point out an essential piece of information I'm missing that makes superintelligence a likelihood, then I'd say the existential risks of AI are plausible. If they cannot, then I'm forced to conclude it's not as well. I suspect much of the concern about AI becoming superintelligent grossly underestimates the complexity of the brain and / or consciousness itself. Anyway, this was probably a big waste of my time, but this should clear up any confusion of where I'm coming from and hopefully help refine people's thinking a little bit when talking about potential risks of AI. Big thanks to Laurynas Razmantas for helping me illustrate this!

Ask questions or topics to discuss here for the next videochat with fans at 5:00pm UTC on May 20th at twitch.tv/rossbroadcast. I'll have a short follow-up to the AI discussion I had earlier + talk about possible future discussions / interviews. Normal videos still coming!