“While True: learn()” is coming to PC via Steam today

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Press release:
Everyone who lives with a cat (they would object to the notion of being owned by a mere human) have sometimes wondered what they are thinking.

Indie studio Luden.io is happy to let you know that you can use machine learning and neural networks to build a cat-to-human translation algorithm. Well, at least in their puzzle game “while True: learn()“, which will be released today on Steam for $12.99 / €10.79.

After a successful period in Early Access, while True: learn() is now ready for full release with a brand new finale for its main story.

Of course, before you’re able to communicate with your cat, you’ll have to learn how machine learning works (by solving puzzles), work as a freelance specialist or even become a CTO of a startup and maybe even build a self-driving car while you’re at it…

ABOUT WHILE TRUE: LEARN ()
while True: learn() is a puzzle/simulation game about even more puzzling stuff: machine learning, neural networks, big data and AI. But most importantly, it’s about understanding your cat.

In this game, you play as a coder who accidentally found out that their cat is extremely good at coding, but not as good at speaking human language.

Now this coder (it’s you!) must learn all there is to know about machine learning and use visual programming to build a cat-to-human speech recognition system.

Thanks to its unique mixture of entertainment and education, it has not only become a success as a game, but also as an educational tool used in many different contexts – from schools and coding camps to having been used as a selection tool to pick participants of the Ostrov.2035 University, an innovative Russian educational program for hi-tech industry leaders.

while True: Learn() is available on Steam Early Access and it’s localized to English, Russian, German, Hungarian, Korean, Greek, Portuguese Brazilian and Simplified Chinese.

KEY FEATURES

Learn how machine learning works in real life. The game is loosely based on real-life machine learning technologies: from goofy Expert Systems to mighty Recurrent Neural Networks, capable of predicting the future. Don’t worry: it all plays out as a puzzle game.

No coding experience required! Train yourself into a data science wizard! Drag objects around your screen with a mouse! Connect them with lines (oh yeah)! Try. Fail. Optimize. Try again. Then press

“Release” button and see that sweet pieces of data flow smoothly through your screen. Embrace the adventurous lifestyle of a machine learning specialist! Designing a groundbreaking technology requires time, experience and money.

That means you’ll have to work as a freelancer, with all the excitement that comes along with it. Receive emails! Accept contracts!

Sit alone in a dark room for days without saying a single word! Socialize on forums! That’s what real data scientists do! Coding just got real!

Our quests are based on actual problems, solved by machine learning. This includes building a self-driving car (with your cat as a pilot).

And if you really want to test your programming might, you can become a CTO of a startup: it’s your skills and your schemes against the savage laws of the market! Earn a fortune, flip offyour bosses and become a tech guru… Or lose everything and crawl back to the doorstep of HR department: at least it was worth trying, right?

Improve your gear, improve your life! Once you ensure a stable cash flow, you’ll be able to buy yourself a bunch of fancy hardware to improve your performance.

But it’s not just about the hardware! Buy yourself a new smartphone or a geeky figurine! Buy fancy outfits for your cat! Hell, you can even buy yourself an aloe!

Fun fact: this is what machine learning specialists actually do. Now, you can become one of them (minus the money)! while True: learn() is the best game about being a data science specialist because no one else has been weird enough to make another one!

ABOUT LUDEN.IO
Luden.io started as a research and development group within Nival, an independent developer with top-selling games like Blitzkrieg, Heroes of Might & Magic V, and Silent Storm under their belt.

In their first years, they released successful games for virtual reality platforms, such as InMind, InCell, and VRobot, as well as the lauded AR game for iOS ARrived.

In 2016 they started working with artificial intelligence, releasing AIDraw in 2016. while True: Learn() was released in March 2018 on Steam Early Access, a new step in their path of entertainment, learning, and innovation, following their motto: to satisfy curiosity and enlighten people, using the best achievements of the gaming industry.