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The Industrial Revolution is the reason RPGs have area-of-effect spells: A PC Gamer Causality Chain™
This article traces the historical origins of area-of-effect spells in role-playing games, linking their development to the Industrial Revolution. It explores how concepts from J.R.R. Tolkien's works and early tabletop wargames like Leonard Patt's Rules for Middle Earth influenced the implementation of these spells in early video games such as Dungeons & Dragons and Telengard.
University graduate speaker met with boos for saying AI 'is the next industrial revolution, then cheers for saying 'only a few years ago, AI was not a factor in our lives'
A speaker at the University of Central Florida's graduation ceremony was met with boos for calling the rise of artificial intelligence the next industrial revolution. The crowd cheered, however, when she later acknowledged AI's recent emergence as a significant factor in daily life. The article contrasts the speaker's optimistic view with potential anxieties graduates may have about AI's impact on their future careers and the environment.
