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CheeseTalk🧀 Uchan @cheesetalk.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

AI Nüshu has been nominated for the Prix Ars Electronica Digital Humanity Award 🥰 #arselectronica One last item ticked off my art wishlist before 30. This project lets AI learn from Chinese women — and invent their own secret language. calls.ars.electronica.art/2025/prix/wi... #arselectronica

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CheeseTalk🧀 Uchan @cheesetalk.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

I got my tiny birthday cake at DiGRA 😭😭😭😭 I’m 28! 🎂 #DiGRA

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CheeseTalk🧀 Uchan @cheesetalk.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Read more: "I Like Your Story!": A Co-Creative Story-Crafting Game with a Persona-Driven Character Based on Generative AI dl.acm.org/doi/full/10.... “1001 Nights” Game demo on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2782660/... An #indiegame where you need to survive an #LLM king by telling stories✍️

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CheeseTalk🧀 Uchan @cheesetalk.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

My second #CHI ❤️ Thank all the friends who dropped by ☺️ Two years ago, I could only visit alone. But now, in addition to my role as a researcher at the company, I’ve also become someone who can bring my students and collaborators to showcase our work ☺️ Proud to bring an indie game to #CHI2025.

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CheeseTalk🧀 Uchan @cheesetalk.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

I’m a super fan of Flo now @florencesn.bsky.social ☺️☺️Check the amazing paper about Archaeological Gameworld Affordances dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/... #CHI2025

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CheeseTalk🧀 Uchan @cheesetalk.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

I finished my first GDC talk today about '1001 Nights' Thanks everyone for attending 🥳 Ended up with a nearly full room - really flattered by the audience! I hope my indie game can be a prompt for innovative gameplay based on LLMs #GDC2025 Steam Demo: store.steampowered.com/app/2782660/...

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CheeseTalk🧀 Uchan @cheesetalk.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

My favorite talk so far 😭 Thank you so much for sharing the stories about The Crush House @nicole.pizza

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CheeseTalk🧀 Uchan @cheesetalk.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Happy #WomensDay2025 🥰 Last year's artist fees from exhibitions of my #indiegame 1001 Nights were fully donated to scholarships for girls in underprivileged areas + anti-domestic violence funds. It's still at @wingsfund.me #womensdaysale event. Check the demo! store.steampowered.com/app/2782660/...

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CheeseTalk🧀 Uchan @cheesetalk.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

I'm packing my schedule for #GDC! 🎮 Will give a talk on LLM-driven #indiegame "1001 Nights" schedule.gdconf.com/session/game... I'd love to chat about: ✨ LLM for novel gameplay 📚 Research in interactive storytelling ✨ Feedback on my game! (I will give you a tiny mech) Welcome to leave a message!

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CheeseTalk🧀 Uchan @cheesetalk.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

My #indiegame is in @wingsfund.me 's #WomensDaySale ✨ "1001 Nights" is a story-crafting game: tell tales as the heroine Scheherazade to survive the evil King 📚✨ through typing or voice input! The Demo is live! store.steampowered.com/app/2542850/...

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CheeseTalk🧀 Uchan @cheesetalk.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

I passed my PhD defense today! ✨ There are some corrections to make, but what a long journey it’s been! 🥺🥺🥺 Thanks my examiners Prof Kurt Debattista, Dr Petro Lameras and my supervisor Dr Ali Asadipour 🥺🥺

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CheeseTalk🧀 Uchan @cheesetalk.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Scheherazade. I draw a lot during Zoom calls…

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CheeseTalk🧀 Uchan @cheesetalk.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Our #indiegame 1001 Nights has been accepted by @acm-sigchi.bsky.social CHI 2025 Interactivity! 🥰"Co-creative story-crafting game with a persona-driven AI character based on GenAI" Can't wait to share the 3rd publication from the game🥰Maybe...it's time for Japanese localization?👺 #chi2025

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CheeseTalk🧀 Uchan @cheesetalk.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

The time of my #GDC2025 talk has just been scheduled! 2:10 pm - 2:40 pm March 17. Welcome to drop by & leave a message! #GDC BTW, I'm so lost in the tool --- should I contact ppl by GDC platform or M2M? Really need some suggestions... 😱 schedule.gdconf.com/session/game...

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CheeseTalk🧀 Uchan @cheesetalk.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

My indie game for 15 seconds. You can only survive by literally telling stories to an #LLM King in 1001 Nights 🔮

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CheeseTalk🧀 Uchan @cheesetalk.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Will share more at #GDC2025 as a speaker! From a tiny academic demo to a #Steam game, I'll share everything I've learned about creative AI in games since 2020 (w GPT-2 back to then) Whether you're curious or concerned about AI in games, come say hi! schedule.gdconf.com/session/game...

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CheeseTalk🧀 Uchan @cheesetalk.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Beyond the AI buzz, can we *actually* make a fun and creative #indiegame based on #LLM with considerations? 🤔Here's my try. 🔮 1001 Nights is a story-crafting game where you must survive an AI King by telling stories, based on mid-east folklore. Steam Demo: store.steampowered.com/app/2782660/...

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CheeseTalk🧀 Uchan @cheesetalk.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Had an amazing panel on Emergent Narratives hosted by Prof. Jonathan Lessard. Got more interested in LLM-enhanced systems that can create memorable micro-stories players want to share... 😆 @tanyaxshort.bsky.social ky.social @maxkreminski.bsky.social www.concordia.ca/cuevents/off...

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CheeseTalk🧀 Uchan @cheesetalk.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

As someone new to TikTok, I was worried about making shorts (I'm a bad editor) But thanks to the welcoming VTubers who visited Red Note, I felt encouraged to explore their space! Though I only post game promos there, I'm getting more comfortable with the platform :) www.tiktok.com/@1001nights.ai

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CheeseTalk🧀 Uchan @cheesetalk.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Tired of #DeepSeek? Tune in to Chinese New Year Gala—it’s got robots dancing.

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CheeseTalk🧀 Uchan @cheesetalk.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Hey #portfolioday. I do 3D & 2D illustration and pixel art. I'm now making art for my own indie game '1001 Nights' 🔮 store.steampowered.com/app/2782660/... My main job is as a Creative Tool & Game AI researcher, but I still draw a lot (especially during Zoom calls) 🎨

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CheeseTalk🧀 Uchan @cheesetalk.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Meanwhile if your #indiegame does have Chinese localisation, it could be fun to see how ur Chinese players react on it 😉 They would be happy if you could come and say hi on Xiaohongshu (Redbook) Examples from @btfgames.bsky.social and 30 Birds and @indiesomi.bsky.social

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CheeseTalk🧀 Uchan @cheesetalk.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

TikTok refugees flooded in Redbook (Xiaohongshu) 😂 Actually it’s a haven for indie devs. Giving it a shot and say hi! In fact, someone might already be recommending your #indiegame, even if you don’t have Chinese localization yet. Quick examples: @calligramstudio.com @alamodegames.bsky.social

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CheeseTalk🧀 Uchan @cheesetalk.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

My 2013 fan art of Siri from when I was 14. Looks cute but feels a bit awkward now — I have no idea why I naturally depicted the user as male back then. Maybe it was because younger me watched a lot of anime and TV shows where men fell in love with AI assistants, and they all had female voices.

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CheeseTalk🧀 Uchan @cheesetalk.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

2024 I reached 100+ citations. Launched <1001 Nights>demo. Won Reddot & Lumen Prize, nominated by @amazefest.bsky.social Showed my works across world in CVPR, NeurIPS and more. Accepted by GDC @officialgdc.bsky.social More importantly, I started the full time work after by PhD thesis submission ☺️✨

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CheeseTalk🧀 Uchan @cheesetalk.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Quick note: all traditional art assets are made by human artists. We would never use AI to 'make dev easier' - we only use AI for the core real-time story generation mechanism (I published 2 papers about it). I also put the AI content disclosure on our store page (might be the longest one on Steam)

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CheeseTalk🧀 Uchan @cheesetalk.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

I made an #indiegame where you can literally tell stories to an AI King in "Arabian Nights" by typing 📝 It's hard to describe - I hesitate to call it a narrative game, so let's just say it's a "story-crafting" game, based on #LLM 🔮 1001 Nights #Steam demo 🎮 store.steampowered.com/app/2782660/...

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CheeseTalk🧀 Uchan @cheesetalk.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

1001 Nights is a narrative game driven by #LLM based on Persian folklore. As the storyteller, you can turn tales into reality. Your goal is to tell stories to an evil King, guiding him to mention weapons that materialize into tools for your fight... Steam Demo: store.steampowered.com/app/2782660/...

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CheeseTalk🧀 Uchan @cheesetalk.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

I’m thrilled to share that I’ll speak at GDC @officialgdc.bsky.social about my game! Game AI Summit: LLM as Core Gameplay: Co-Creative Storytelling in '1001 Nights' I will share everything I’ve learned as a non-funded indie developer and researcher #GDC2025 schedule.gdconf.com/session/game...

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CheeseTalk🧀 Uchan @cheesetalk.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

My artwork "AI女书 (AI Nüshu)" is in #NeurIPS Creative AI section 😊 Nüshu, Also called "Women's Script," is a unique language created and used exclusively by pre-modern women in China. Can AI learn from Chinese women and create their own secret language? Learn more & read paper at fakecheese.me

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