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FACEMINER

by Wristwork

Released Feb 27, 2025
$7.99
3 h to beat
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Developer disclosed AI use

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FACEMINER is a concept-driven game that directly engages with the ethics of AI. For thematic purposes, the game features faces which have been generated by a GAN (Generative Adversarial Network) trained on the FFHQ dataset, a research dataset released by NVIDIA that is the backbone of many real-world facial recognition applications. Per NVIDIA, only images under permissive licenses were collected. The 'AI training' in this game is fictional and has been simulated for entertainment purposes. The game can be interpreted as a critique of AI specifically relating to the ecological impact of mass data hoarding, surveillance concerns, and way it is used to compound corporate power.

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System requirements

Minimum:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

OS: Windows 10

Processor: Intel Core i3 or equivalent

Memory: 1 GB RAM

Graphics: 128MB VRAM

Storage: 1 GB available space

VR Support: OpenXR. Game uses systems default web browser for the VR session.

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Faceminer is the dystopian narrative-driven A.I. management sim where you build a biometric data processing empire from scratch. Classify dubiously sourced data, upgrade mining infrastructure, and scale up your A.I. surveillance empire to obscene ends in this hardcore thriller clicker set in 1999.