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Roko's basilisk is a thought experiment which states that an otherwise benevolent artificial superintelligence in the future would be incentivized to create a virtual reality simulation to torture anyone who knew of its potential existence but did not directly contribute to its advancement or development, in order to incentivize said advancement.
Discord is an instant messaging and VoIP social platform which allows communication through voice calls, video calls, text messaging, and media.Communication can be private or take place in virtual communities called "servers".
Civilization is a series of turn-based strategy video games, first released in 1991. [1] Sid Meier developed the first game in the series and has had creative input for most of the rest, [2] and his name is usually included in the formal title of these games, such as Sid Meier's Civilization VI.
Ragnarok Online (Korean: 라그나로크 온라인, Rageunarokeu Onrain marketed as Ragnarök, and alternatively subtitled The Final Destiny of the Gods) is a massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) created by Gravity based on the manhwa Ragnarok by Lee Myung-jin.
Sidney K. Meier (/ ˈ m aɪər / MIRE; born February 24, 1954) is an American businessman and computer programmer.A programmer, designer, and producer of many strategy video games and simulation video games, including the Civilization series, Meier co-founded MicroProse in 1982 with Bill Stealey and is the Director of Creative Development of Firaxis Games, which he co-founded with Jeff Briggs ...
MicroProse responded by buying Hartland Trefoil, which was the original designer and manufacturer of the Civilization board game, and then sued Avalon Hill and Activision for trademark infringement and unfair business practices as a result of Activision's decision to develop and publish Civilization video games. [28]
This content contained new worlds, new maps, units, an updated technology tree, [3] and new music. [6] The game also allowed players to create their own custom scenarios. [3] it was released November 25, 1996. [3] The game was included in the Civilization II Multiplayer Gold Edition [9] [10] and the Sid Meier's Civilization Chronicles Box Set.
Civilization II was designed by Brian Reynolds, Douglas Caspian-Kaufman and Jeff Briggs. [7] Following the success of Civilization, the ongoing development of a sequel was kept secret for years. The game was publicly announced when the team was in the final stage of tweaking and balancing. [6] The game's working title was Civilization 2000. [8]