Half-Life VR but the AI Is Self-Aware (2020)
- Original title
- Half-Life VR but the AI is Self-Aware
- Genre
- role-playing, improvisational theatre
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 2 seasons, 11 episodes
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A group of improv actors control the non-player characters in a virtual reality playthrough of Half-Life. The story follows a player character as they are helped or hindered by self-aware AI characters in absurd and funny ways.
improvisationalabsurdistcomedicplayfulmetachaoticunpredictableinteractive-feeling
What happens
Half-Life VR but the AI Is Self-Aware (abbreviated HLVRAI) is a 2020 improvisational machinima series based on the 1998 video game Half-Life, produced by YouTuber and livestreamer WayneRadioTV. The series follows a loose playthrough of the game, with the notable exception of certain non-player characters being controlled by improv actors, giving the impression of the player being directly aided or foiled by various self-aware AI characters. The series was live streamed to Twitch with highlights later uploaded to YouTube, and was filmed using several modifications for Garry's Mod to allow for a recreation of the Half-Life campaign in virtual reality and multiplayer. Half-Life VR but the AI Is Self-Aware was met with generally positive reception by critics for its absurdist humor and unique recontextualization of the source material. The series has spawned numerous spin-offs, including a sequel series set in Half-Life 2 that has been ongoing since March 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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