Final Boss Fight: Experiment with Dynamic AI Image Generation (Inputs and feedback needed from the community)
Hey guys, we keep experimenting with ways to expand the possibilities for artists and the utility of Mashis for collectors.
In this partnership with r/thenewsbruh and u/Hoppy_Doodle, holders of Paperboy ( https://mash-it.io/mashers?listing=940 ) can play the News Run game ( https://mash-it.io/game/play/news-run/final-boss ).
We just added a Final Boss level with an experimental feature: "Victory Prompt." It uses Gen AI to create a victory pose based on the Paperboy image, the Boss image, and the player's prompt.
This image generation consumes AI tokens, which cost real $$$.
As a pilot, we are sponsoring 100 plays, fully absorbing the token costs. If this works, we'll explore how to make it sustainable.
Now we want your feedback:
- What's your opinion of images being generated by AI based on non-AI Mashis and artwork designed by our artists?
- If we charge a small amount (e.g., USD 0.15–0.20 per play, like an arcade), would you play? Part of this money would cover the AI token costs, and part would go to the artist/game designer who created the sprites for the game. Note: this is one way of addressing "AI stealing artists' work" — actually, AI would let collectors augment the artist's work while remunerating them with a micropayment in every gameplay.
- If we sell $MASHI "stablecoins" (again, to play a game, it would cost 15–20 cents of 1 $MASHI) to be used in games and other features, would you buy? Note that this would be a "utility coin" — similar to a stablecoin — not a speculative asset. Don't buy it expecting it to "go to the moon"; its value would be stable, and the use case is to play a game or perform an action that consumes tokens.
- Any additional considerations or ideas?
We are excited to hear your feedbacks and to see your victory images! (There are rummors that Paperboy holders who defeat the boss might receive something)