tThere’s a lot happening in the world of video games and AI generators right now. Both Microsoft and Google have developed models that allow you to imagine a virtual world, albeit with some limitations. People are also using Grok, the Gen-AI chatbot from Elon Musk’s Xai, to create basic clones of old arcade games.
All you have to do is type “write.” On February 21st, Xai employee Taylor Silveira claimed to have created an exact replica of the 1980 Coinop Pac-Man using Grok 3. This version of Pac-Man includes dots, power pills, fruit, and all ghosts moving around the maze.
The key takeaway is that as long as the AI has the right commands in its software, it can generate a version within seconds. But how accurate are these Pac-Man clones really? Can just anyone create them? To answer these questions, I randomly approached some individuals in X who had posted their own Grok Pac-Man clones and asked them about their process.
I’ll give it a shot
John Hester’s Pacman. Illustration: Generated by AI
Author: John Hester, @hesterjohn
Time spent: 2 hours
First up, we have John Hester, a retired corporate software developer from California. When asked about Grok, Hester describes it as a large-scale language model (LLM) that competes with other models like ChatGpt and Llama. According to him, Grok 3 is the most advanced and continuously learns new things.
Hester’s experience with creating a Pac-Man clone using Grok was positive. He was able to give basic instructions to the AI and received a version of Pac-Man in seconds. Despite a few tweaks needed, Hester was impressed with Grok’s capabilities. He rates his experience 3 out of 5 stars.
Hester also mentions Elon Musk’s plans to use Grok for game development and emphasizes the cautious optimism surrounding AI advancements.
Score: 3 stars
Source: www.theguardian.com
