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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Steam hardware compatibility
Steam Deck
playable
Steam Machine
verified
Other SteamOS devices
playable
Steam Frame standalone
unknown
Features
9
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Steam Trading Cards
Adjustable Text Size
Languages
15
Supported languages
Language
Full audio
English
Yes
Portuguese - Brazil
Yes
Russian
Yes
Spanish - Latin America
Yes
Custom Volume Controls
Adjustable Difficulty
Save Anytime
Steam Cloud
Family Sharing
System requirements
minimum
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.