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Emotional Engine in Gaming
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50:52 - 1:04:59 (14:07)

The emotional engine in gaming is a giant library of parameterized emotional responses that map the player's current state in the game with their emotions, the world, and people playing with them.

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The speaker discusses the emotional impact of letters they received from families about a product launch.
50:52 - 54:32 (03:40)
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Product Launch
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The speaker discusses the emotional impact of letters they received from families about a product launch. Despite an alignment of unique strengths, the product launch was emotionally challenging.

Chapter
Emotional Engine in Gaming
Episode
#241 – Boris Sofman: Waymo, Cozmo, Self-Driving Cars, and the Future of Robotics
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
The speaker plans to invite their grad school team for a reunion to bring back memories of a space they were passionate about and to appreciate serendipitous timings.
54:32 - 58:17 (03:44)
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Grad School
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The speaker plans to invite their grad school team for a reunion to bring back memories of a space they were passionate about and to appreciate serendipitous timings. They also helped align a few companies to help people out.

Chapter
Emotional Engine in Gaming
Episode
#241 – Boris Sofman: Waymo, Cozmo, Self-Driving Cars, and the Future of Robotics
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
The speaker discusses how they created an emotional engine for video games that maps the current states of the game, emotions, and the world to what's happening, making games feel more magical and immersive.
58:17 - 1:04:59 (06:42)
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Video Games
Summary

The speaker discusses how they created an emotional engine for video games that maps the current states of the game, emotions, and the world to what's happening, making games feel more magical and immersive.

Chapter
Emotional Engine in Gaming
Episode
#241 – Boris Sofman: Waymo, Cozmo, Self-Driving Cars, and the Future of Robotics
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast