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Press release:
October 18th.
The Uppsala-based (Sweden) indie games developer Meaning Machine today announced with great joy and thrill that their experimental murder mystery game “Dead Meat“, is coming to PC via Steam in 2024.

It tells the story of Lucia, a robotics engineer who’s just killed her husband… probably. It’s your job to get that all-important confession – using your own words to manipulate, persuade, threaten, or even seduce them into ‘fessing up. But be warned: Lucia’s no push over. So you’ll have to get creative – employing classic strategies you’ve seen in the movies, or even inventing entirely new ones.

Features:

Interrogate the murder suspect in your own words!
Read the suspect’s mind to find new angles on the case!
Employ classic interrogation strategies… or make up your own!
See the emotional impact of your words on the suspect!
Piece together a macabre story involving hamburgers!

“The risks of AI are well-known – from job losses to creative decay”, say game directors Tom Keane and Ben Ackland.

“But the truth is that AI is only as interesting as the people who wield it. And so we’re excited to embrace a bold new period of artistic experimentation – that demonstrates creative people aren’t going anywhere. Because new technology is – and always has been – a new opportunity to express our wildest visions. Step aside tech bros. We got this.”

DEAD MEAT has been written in partnership with Script Compass – London’s leading script development consultancy – and aims to explore the new creative possibilities unlocked for developers and writers through author-led machine learning.

“We are really excited to explore the new creative possibilities unlocked for screenwriters and narrative designers by author-led machine learning”, said Script Compass founders Roland Walters and Byron McNally.

“As members of the Writers Guild of Great Britain, we’re passionate advocates for ethical AI and of protecting writers. We believe that AI used ethically and responsibly can be a powerful tool to enhance human writers and human creativity. DEAD MEAT is the beginning of an amazing new period of artistic experimentation”.

DEAD MEAT is the second game in an all-new genre – the “First Person Talker” – and follows the award-winning UNKNOWN NUMBER, which was recently exhibited in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, as well as being the subject of a well-received talk at GDC 2023.

Wishlist DEAD MEAT on Steam here.

About Meaning Machine:
Meaning Machine is an experimental game studio pushing the boundaries of what’s possible through generative AI. Beyond developing their own games, they’re working on “Game Conscious”™ technology which has the potential to revolutionise how NPCs talk and behave – as well as supercharging accessibility for blind and visually impaired players. Meaning Machine are supported by NVIDIA, Creative UK, University of Bristol, UK Games Fund, & Digital Catapult.