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I have so small data. 674 views, 7 followers, 91 downloads, 2 payment and $6.99 gross revenue. https://interestick.itch.io/cs

I applied for Keymailer membership, but it has been a week and I haven’t received any response. It seems that joining as an indie developer is quite challenging

I have had the same experience. There were accounts that had their last streaming 8 years ago. I blocked all the keys that were sent. However, there were accounts that occasionally sent a reply, which made me confused if they were genuine or not. Of course, I didn’t do any streaming.

That’s a good point. I sent keys to several curators, but the usage rate was low, and I couldn’t receive any response from the curators who did use the keys. They might not have found the game satisfying, but it’s frustrating not to hear any feedback. I need the feedback :)

I agree, if they really planned to stream the game, they would have started with the demo or more likely purchased it themselves.

I think they may have sent emails pretending to be multiple dead Twitch or YouTube accounts. There is a possibility that emails, which seem to have been sent from several different accounts, were actually sent from one phishing site, and if they receive one key for each email, they could secure multiple keys.

Thank you so much. I totaly agree with your explanation.
 However, some of the emails, just like the example you provided, mentioned my game, showed interest, asked for my key, and even provided a broadcast schedule. The key was used immediately, but there was no broadcast. :) It seems like this case was for personal use. I am currently not responding to all emails as I am unable to distinguish them.

I recently released a game on Early Access and have since received many emails from Steam curators, Twitch streamers, or YouTubers. They let me know their subscriber count and requested game keys. I sent them keys, but over 90% of them never responded and I discovered my game being sold on an unknown site. Obviously, as a solo developer with no marketing skills, their emails are hard to resist. How can I distinguish legitimate emails from phishing ones among these emails?

Stack Island has started early access. It’s a card-based survival and escape game where escape is more important than survival.

https://interestick.itch.io/cs

I made it longer than expected. I’m making a card game for the first time, and the number of card combinations has increased significantly more than I expected. So, I spent a lot of time creating data. It was difficult to balance alone because of the large amount, but I am still doing it.

The game consists of several stages, each with obstacles that prevent your escape. The main content is that the player has to make the right item to remove the obstacle, and make the item with scientific principles using the surrounding objects. You may need to make food or hunt animals because you need to stay alive until you escape.

I’d like to hear the opinions of you who have played a lot of card games.

If it develops like this, I think someday it will be easy to make and edit as easily as Iron Man's Jarvis.

Looking at the Photoshop Stable Diffusion plug-in video that has been released so far, I feel that it is on a different level from the digital drawing I have done so far. Of course, I haven't used it yet, but I can fully imagine the difference in working method and efficiency. Since this way of working includes all human imagination, selection, and retouching, I don't think it can be seen as a one-sided picture of a soulless AI. This level of functionality is pretty amazing, but what do you think the next step will look like if it goes further?

Thanks a lot. I will try to keep it up!

It's not drawing a picture the person wants, but it's a feeling that the AI makes the person choose the picture they want :(

you're right. My thoughts before and after using webUI have changed a lot. I made this thread before trying it out, and now I think it's a smart photoshop that speeds things up. Rather, it may be the point where Adobe should be concerned.

After making this thread, I tried webUI. After using it, I changed my mind. It would be difficult to replace an artist. But I think it will be a really good tool for artists. :)

It's great aphorism. :)

I've been using stable diffusion for two days. I don't know if experienced people can do it well. But the AI doesn't always draw what I want. Should I not be afraid? :)

It doesn't work very well when I try :)

This is an interesting website. It is interesting to note that the average salary of graphic artists in the US is relatively low compared to other occupational groups. This is an unexpected result. :(

that's right. Currently, I don't think I've seen an AI that makes the same character with various movements.

Can you tell me what games are already fully AI-made? I am so very curious. 

I don't know if there will come a day when AI will do the coding for me.

Omg. Traditional costumes of any country are pretty!

The sentence 'Use images commercially' is included in the product description of 'playground', one of the sites that provide drawing AI services. Are they really free from copyright? If they also used LAION-5B, they wouldn't be completely free.

It feels like a brush that moves automatically without using your hands. :) It's also very efficient.

It's okay. Because I can't speak English native, I may not have expressed well. Please understand this part.

I enjoyed listening to various stories with this question. :)

Yes. Animation right now is a difficult task. However, someone is already taking on the challenge of animation. To be honest, I never thought that AI would be able to draw this much, but technology is advancing faster than I thought. Now I'm not sure AI can't make animations.

Ah... I was just kidding. :)

Omg. Competition is competition again. It's also a race against machines...

It's really surprising that there have been cases where copyright has not been acknowledged. The copyright issue is probably the most important part of the current situation. The result of the recent lawsuit filed by Gettyimage could be the starting point. It's clear that copyright should be protected, and as you said, personal AI would be the most appropriate future, and I totally agree.

https://haveibeentrained.com/

There was a site that checks if AI has used my drawing. It's full of surprises.

Yes! Actually. Before making a game, I drew it on paper as a prototype and played the game :D I hope the area of the artist can be maintained as it is. Of course, it may not be difficult for those with good skills.

It's a little different from my thoughts, but I want to support you. I don't want to lose my job. :)

I'm a Korean. AI couldn't draw traditional Korean clothes. I hope that's not the only market left for me. :)

Yes! Looks like someone is already doing it!!

You can't draw sprites without electricity!!! :( wacom should work :) I completely agree that someone should supervise the creations created by the AI. By the way, there are many people who do not have manual dexterity but have amazing senses. If it is an AI brush that is much easier to handle than a brush, wouldn't it be possible for non-artists to supervise it?

Totally agree. This is exactly the future I envision.

 An artist doesn't just mean someone with dexterity. So still, artists will be able to do the same thing using AI instead of a paintbrush.

However, since artists are not the only people with creative thoughts, it seems that the range of people who use easy-to-handle AI instead of hard-to-handle brushes will widen.

I wonder if an artist can exist even after it overlaps with the artist's field of activity.

It's a sad story. I agree enough. As civilization developed, new jobs appeared and disappeared repeatedly. AI will be part of this recurring phenomenon. New jobs may emerge that control and inspect AI. The social value you said is an important point that we must not miss. However, as a person who has been drawing for a long time, I am concerned that the role of an artist will be different from now. :)

I agree totaly. I think that's something only humans can do. It is clear that the story behind the result adds value to the work. 

By the way, as someone who thinks that AI can replace artists, I also think that the story of humans who provide AI with suggested words can replace that role.

Do you think AI can replace game artists?

These days, the paintings drawn by AI are of a very high level. It seems likely that AI that draws pictures will become a complete tool like a pen used by artists, and then people who do art will be people from various occupations, not artists. It means that the profession of an artist would disappear?

I have a feeling that the profession of an artist will disappear someday. what do you think about it?

It took me a while to understand how to play, but the idea is very fresh!

I like 'sea battle' game. it's good!

Thanks a lot :)

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