Today we're taking a look at two free AI World Simulators that you can install and explore. The first, from Fable Studios aka The Simulation, is one that I have been looking forward to for quite some time. You might remember them as the studio that created the AI Generated South Park Episodes.

But, now we'll see what they've been really up to: Thistle Gulch, what some have called AI Westworld.

From there, we'll take a look at a fairly unhinged experiment utilizing AI Town, where we'll turn the AI Agents into the cast of 1982's John Carpenter classic: The Thing.

I'll run through installation details for both AI Simulators!

Enjoy exploring!

LINKS
Thistle Gulch: https://fablestudio.itch.io/thistle-g...
Frank Carey's Install Guide:    • How To Install Thistle Gulch Simulation  
Thistle Gulch Discord:   / discord  
AI TOWN (MAC): https://pinokio.computer/
AI TOWN (PC) https://www.rosebud.ai/
AI TOWN (WEB): https://www.convex.dev/ai-town

CHAPTERS
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:26 - Simulated Realities in Fiction
00:01:11 - Available Projects for Exploration
00:01:40 - Introducing Thistle Gulch
00:02:27 - Thistle Gulch Demo
3:54 - Choices in Thistle Gulch
5:12 - Day and Night Cycles
6:00 - API Costs
6:22 - Character Backstories
00:07:16 - Thistle Gulch Installation And Cost Free
8:29 - Mac Installation
00:09:22 - Introducing AI Town
00:10:14 - AI Town Installation
00:11:14 - AI Town with 'The Thing' Characters
00:15:45 - Conclusion & Wrap-Up