- Watch Our GDC Talk: The Journey Behind Little Learning Machines - 22 October 2024
Not only was Little Learning Machines selected as one of the GDC Best In Play titles, but the game’s Co-Directors, Nick Counter and Dante Camarena, also had the opportunity to share insights from its development during the AI Summit at GDC 2024. They reflected on the creative and technical journey of transforming neural network training into a fun, accessible player experience. We're excited to share that the full recording of their presentation, "Little Learning Machines Postmortem: A Game About Training Neural Networks," is now live on GDC’s YouTube Channel! If you’re curious about the making of the game, this is a must-watch. To celebrate, Little Learning Machines is currently 40% off on Steam — be sure to check it out. Happy training! 🧠 🤖
- Bonus Content Update! - 5 September 2024
We’re excited to bring you a fantastic new update packed with fresh content and improvements! Dive into 18 new bonus islands, explore new customization options, and experience a more polished and localized gameplay. Check out the details below and get ready to enhance your Little Learning Machines adventure! New Features: -18 New Bonus Islands & Quests: Added a variety of new environments and challenges, enhancing gameplay with fresh objectives and exploration opportunities. - 6 New Costumes & Cosmetics: Introduced new customization options for players to personalize their Animo. - New World Map: Ooh, so pretty. Gameplay Enhancements: - Localization: Little Learning Machines is now localized in French and Spanish (LATAM)! - New Achievements: New Achievements based on bonus content have been added with cosmetic rewards! Bug Fixes & Visual Updates: - Resolved multiple issues with missing…
- Patch notes for build #59. - 9 March 2024
Hello Animo-aniacs! First off, welcome to all the new players that joined us! If you want to report a bug, give feedback, or some help or hints on solving some of the puzzles, head over to our Discord server! As for today's patch, we fixed that pesky tutorial dialogue bug! Took a few tries but we got it. Just a few more localization fixes, UI fixes, and potentially game breaking scenarios got patched up. Here are the full patch notes: Bugs Fixed: Certain parts of the second Tutorial quest dialogue was using outdated dialogue have now been updated and localized. Reward phrasing now properly updates on all languages and when languages are changed. Tooltips now display properly in all languages. Animo are no longer able to be reset during the tutorial. Quest bubbles now display properly over quest points and will properly track Animo completing a quest. Quest Complete and Failed are now pr…
- Official launch! Patch #54 notes - 6 March 2024
Hello friends, We're happy to announce that "Little Learning Machines" is officially launching out of Early Access! A big thank you to our incredible community for your invaluable feedback and support throughout this journey. You have helped shape the game into what it is today - a whimsical world of AI companionship and discovery. As we step into this new chapter, we're excited to bring more features, challenges, and magical moments. Thank you so much for following alongside us on this journey, your support has been an essential part of this adventure! Enjoy the adventures with your new AI Companions! 🤖 ❤️ 🧠 - The Little Learning Machines Team Features added: Localization for Simplified Chinese, German, and Korean has been added Bugs Fixed: Maps for Soccer Sands and Azure Abyss have been updated. Menu display issues caused by incorrect fonts have been fixed. Known Issues: Rapidly cha…
- Patch notes for Build #52 and #53 - 2 February 2024
Hello Everyone! Here's what we've cooked up in the latest update, if you're interested in reading about the changes check out this list of bug fixes and features below! ːsteamhappyː Features added: - Achievements added - Title screen functionality was added Bugs Fixed: - Animo Portait / Photobooth greyscale issues were fixed - When Animo were being penalized, the incorrect face was displayed - Intro animations leading to title screen was fixed - When Cosmetic is unlocked, no audio played was fixed - Tree destroy animation did not display correctly under certain conditions - Tooltips did not display correctly under certain conditions - Training Graph no longer lingers when Animo brain is reset - Quest bubbles no longer linger when you switch maps - Interaction between axe and dog has been fixed - Fixed null dialogue when unlocking 9th Animo - Fixed Obstacle icon in training - Fixed groun…
- Little Learning Machines Live: Learning Companion for Educators - 5 December 2023
Join us for a special live stream this week in honour of Computer Science Education Week and Canada Learning Code’s Canada Learning Code Week. Little Learning Machines Co-Directors Dante and Nick will be walking through highlights of what we’ve included in the game’s FREE Learning Companion designed to give educators a resource to effectively integrate essential and engaging AI discussions and training into classrooms.
- Little Learning Machines Live: Advanced Multi-Animo Training - 27 November 2023
Are you ready to train multiple Animo so that you can unlock even more complex behaviours and triumph over quests like never before? Join Co-Directors, Dante Camarena and Nick Counter on November 29th at 1 PM EST/10 AM PST for a live stream right here on Steam! We will be diving into advanced multi-Animo training where your Little Learning Machines can collaborate to achieve more tasks together and more efficiently! Get ready for a deep dive into expert tips, strategies, and insights to enhance your and your little learning machines’ skills. Don't miss out on the opportunity to take your game to the next level 🤖🏝️🧠 Choose the option to get an alert when we go live on Steam, we hope to see you there!
- Little Learning Machines Live: Exploring & Advancing In Cottage Cove - 21 November 2023
Join us for Little Learning Machines Live: Exploring & Advancing in Cottage Cove 🌻🏝️🤖 this Wednesday, November 22nd at 1 PM EST/10 AM PST The games’ Co-Directors will share tips for training your Little Learning Machines amidst the unique challenges of Cottage Cove. You’ll learn ways to navigate the quests on this cozy island, even having your little robots collaborate. Plus, we’ll dive into the reason why these challenges are so important for the narrative of Little Learning Machines.
- Little Learning Machines LIVE: Tips and Tricks for Advancing in Quests - 14 November 2023
This Wednesday Co-Directors Nick and Dante delve into strategies for training your little learning machines as you progress through the initial islands and quests. The discussion includes insights on what to consider, watch out for, and potential behaviour traps, offering diverse training approaches tailored to specific quests. You won't want to miss this!! Tune in LIVE on November 15th at 1 PM EST / 10 AM PST ✨
- Little Learning Machines LIVE : Start Training your Little Machines - 7 November 2023
Don't miss the upcoming special live-streamed Steam event where you'll uncover the secrets to mastering training in Little Learning Machines. Join Community Manager Fiona and Co-directors Dante Camarena and Nick Counter, as they walk you through the intricacies of no-code neural network training and optimizing early-game strategies. Watch live demos, learn about the unique quests and get valuable tips to enhance your gameplay. Plus, interact with us and we’ll answer your questions live. See you on November 8th at 1 PM EST (10 AM PST) 🎊
- Build #51 Patch Notes: - 7 November 2023
Build #51 has been rolled out for Windows and Mac. Changelog: Dialogue has been made clearer in multiple sections, particularly around the early part of the game Shader issue causing missing shadows have been resolved Thank you for playing Little Learning Machines! 🤖💗⚡
- Live Stream - All About Little Learning Machines! - 23 October 2023
Join us on October 25th at 5 PM EST (2 PM PST) for an exciting live-streamed event on Steam: All About Little Learning Machines - now in Early Access! Meet the co-directors, Dante Camarena and Nick Counter, as they dive into the details behind Little Learning Machines. Tune in to learn more about the game's narrative, how each Little Learning Machine is a real neural network, explore the concepts of love and fear within the game, understand the use of rewards, and gain insights into AI training. Plus, participate in an engaging discussion with the game's creators. Feel free to bring any questions you have in mind! We hope to see you there!
- Build #50 Hotfix: - 13 October 2023
Build #50 has been rolled out for Windows and Mac. Just one fix, but it's a big one! Fixed an issue where under certain conditions, certain little robots, would certainly crash the game. Thank you for playing Little Learning Machines! Please look forward to larger future updates 🤖💗⚡
- Build #49 Patch Notes: - 5 October 2023
Build #49 has been rolled out for Windows and Mac! The list of major changes are below: Improved onboarding experience from early player feedback. Fixed an issue where the wrong dog variant showed up in a certain cinematic. Improved camera control with the Z and X keys. Adjusted audio mix for multiple Animo vocalizations. Fires in the Azure Abyss no longer persist after the quest resets. Pickaxes are now found in the Azure Abyss. Smoother dialogue transitions for speaking characters. Thank you for playing Little Learning Machines! Please look forward to future updates 💗⚡🤖
- 🔴 Attention Demo Users -- We're getting ready to launch! 🔴 - 3 August 2023
Little Learning Machines will launch on Steam this Fall, and we've been making some major updates as we prepare for the big day. If you've been enjoying our Little Learning Machines Demo, we wanted to let you know that we'll be taking it down this Friday, August 4th. We're getting ready to bring you the complete game, and we can't wait for you to experience it! Thank you so much to everyone who downloaded and tried out the demo!! We appreciate your support ːsteamthumbsupː Miss the demo, and want the chance to check out the upgraded game in development before anyone else? Sign up to be a play tester simply fill out the following Google form and we will be in touch soon! https://forms.gle/xavkHmXP7MSr6rDj8
- Train some Little Learning Machines with the Developers! - 7 February 2023
We are excited to announce that we will be holding one more live stream during Steam Next Fest!! Join us on Friday at 5:00 PM EST to watch us play through the game and answer your questions! Don't forget to play the demo! We hope to see you there!
- Learn about Little Learning Machines! Steam Next Fest Live Playthrough - 3 February 2023
We are so excited to announce that we will be hosting a live stream to talk about all things Little Learning Machines! Join us on Monday at 5:00 PM EST to watch us play through the game and answer your questions! Don't forget to play the demo! We hope to see you there!
- Ontario Steam Sale! Chat about Little Learning Machines - Pre Recorded - 9 September 2022
We are happy to announce that we are being featured as an upcoming game on the Games From Ontario Steam Sale! This stream is a pre-recorded stream that took place on Friday, September 9th talking about all aspects of our upcoming game, Little Learning Machines!
- Live Stream - Chat about Little Learning Machines - All about Machine Learning - 9 September 2022
We are happy to announce that we are being featured as an upcoming game on the Games From Ontario Steam Sale! We will be doing three live streams on Steam to talk about all aspects of Little Learning Machines - The Game Powered by Reinforcement Learning! Although Little Learning Machines is not quite out yet, we are super excited to be live streaming an early version of the game to give you all another hint of what is coming your way! Please join us to ask questions, check out the game, and get excited about Little Learning Machines! We hope to see you there! !! WISHLIST LITTLE LEARNING MACHINES TODAY !! If you are interested in checking out the Ontario Steam Sale head over to the event page below!
- Live Stream - Chat about Little Learning Machines - All About Art! - 9 September 2022
We are happy to announce that we are being featured as an upcoming game on the Games From Ontario Steam Sale! We will be doing three live streams on Steam to talk about all aspects of Little Learning Machines - The Game Powered by Reinforcement Learning! Although Little Learning Machines is not quite out yet, we are super excited to be live streaming an early version of the game to give you all another hint of what is coming your way! Please join us to ask questions, check out the game, and get excited about Little Learning Machines! We hope to see you there! !! WISHLIST LITTLE LEARNING MACHINES TODAY !! If you are interested in checking out the Ontario Steam Sale head over to the event page below!
