Minecraft

Diplo: College Dropout To World's Most Iconic DJ | E128

The Diary Of A CEO

Diplo mentions watching his son play Minecraft on his iPad as a valuable bonding activity.

Frank Lantz - Director of NYU's Game Center and Creator of Universal Paperclips

Y Combinator

A game featuring mods like 'Hunger Games' that contributed to the development of the Battle Royale genre.

Ep. 219: The Deep Reset And Intentionally Reconfiguring Your Life

Cal Newport

Single-player video game, considered acceptable for children with controlled time limits.

E128: Google enters AI wars, Druck’s warning, Trump crushes CNN & more

All-In Podcast

Future big winners are suggested to be today's Minecraft YouTubers.

Why AI Agents Don't Work (yet) - with Kanjun Qiu of Imbue

Latent Space

A popular video game used as a simulation environment in AI research, noted by Kanjun as being too slow for serious work.

E111: Microsoft to invest $10B in OpenAI, generative AI hype, America's over-classification problem

All-In Podcast

A video game mentioned as a source of reinforcement learning data for Microsoft.

Dmitri Dolgov: Waymo and the Future of Self-Driving Cars | Lex Fridman Podcast #147

Lex Fridman

A video game cited as a great example of a game that allows players to create their own worlds, not relying on fancy graphics.

Chris Tarbell: FBI Agent Who Took Down Silk Road | Lex Fridman Podcast #340

Lex Fridman

A popular sandbox video game, mentioned as something Chris Tarbell's son plays, leading to security vulnerabilities through downloading executables.

E60: The 2021 Bestie Awards PLUS Jack Dorsey starts the Web3 Wars

All-In Podcast

Online game mentioned as an example of digital universes where people already find value in accomplishments, predating the 'metaverse' concept.

John Carmack: Doom, Quake, VR, AGI, Programming, Video Games, and Rockets | Lex Fridman Podcast #309

Lex Fridman

A highly successful modern game with massive user-generated content, an example of a 'Turing complete design' space.

How Ray Tracing Works - Computerphile

Computerphile

A game mentioned for its transition from rasterization in early versions to ray tracing in later versions, highlighting how the choice depends on the complexity of visual effects needed.

Day of AI 2024 - MIT RAISE

MIT Open Learning

⚡️Factorio Learning Environment: the ultimate Game Agent Eval — Jack Hopkins

Latent Space

A game mentioned for comparison with Factorio regarding complexity and AI benchmarking.

Productivity Toolkit: How To Achieve Any Goal, Focus & Enter Flow State On Command | Cal Newport

Cal Newport

A video game mentioned as an example of a potentially engaging activity for children.

Research investigating the science and engineering of human learning

MIT Open Learning

A game mentioned where fabricated objects, like an axe, were created in user studies.

pK-12 Network Webinar: Full STEAM Ahead: Supporting K-12 learning during the pandemic

MIT Open Learning

A popular sandbox video game that students use to connect with friends and interests, and which is being incorporated into the summer pilot program activities.

Jane McGonigal Interview (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Tim Ferriss

A popular building game for kids and adults, recommended as a great resilience-building game due to its challenges and fresh starts after 'dying'.

Gaming Studio Founders - Patrick Moberg and Holly Liu

Y Combinator

Mentioned as a game that was released before completion, allowing players to be part of its development and bug testing.

DOJ SHUTS DOWN Epstein Files, Free Speech Battles, & World Order Debated at Munich Conference

Tom Bilyeu

A popular sandbox video game, used as an archetype for Kaizen's rules-based world design.

My BIGGEST Advice for Starting and Growing a YouTube Channel

Aprilynne Alter

Used as an example of a 'selfish' video type (let's play) versus a more value-driven approach.