parkdalegardener posted at 5:42 AM Thu, 10 August 2023 - #4472289

I'll post a simple ai use that has become almost invaluable for my Poser Blender and other 3D work. AI generated seamless texture tiles. While procedural textures are nothing new, a simple statement or prompt can output dozens of examples of a texture almost instantly. Before you ask about 3D and flat maps realize there are also free online tools that have been available for years that will output normal and the rest of your maps from the inputted texture file. Is this perfect? Maybe not yet, but for an indie dev these types of free use tools without the user being beholden to someone else for their assets can be a game changer. Literally.

Agree, this is a very obvious use of AI. I haven't personally used AI that much for making seamless textures yet, as I don't really have any project im working on at the moment, but know that it can be a pretty time-consuming process in general and would definitely explore this further should I start one. 

I looked at Substance Alchemist if that is the one you are talking about? But it was about a year ago or something and it looked very cool, but haven't kept up with its development and what state it is in now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tFoKjuRno0&ab_channel=AdobeSubstance3D

But I see this more as a tool that makes use of AI, rather than a "one-click" solution or what to say.  

As you I do see a huge benefit of AI for especially small developers with limited time and resources, but also big companies obviously, but what are your thoughts when these different AI tools get more integrated into the industry and how it will be affected? Do you think it will be primarily positive or negative?