Voices behind games

How games are made, why they matter and what comes next.

Every week, Ale “Gengis” Penno sits down with developers, creators and industry leaders for long, honest conversations about the work behind games, the choices that shape them and the changes redefining the industry.

Ale recording an episode in person with Glen Schofield
Ale with Glen Schofield, creator of Dead Space.

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World Models: Why Games Could Teach AI Reality

David Klindt · Assistant Professor in Neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence

David studies how the brain builds a coherent picture of a changing world and what machine learning can borrow from that process. We talk about world models, the limits of today’s AI and why games may become one of the most useful places to teach machines how reality works.

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Ale ‘Gengis’ Penno, host of The Party Is Full
Ale “Gengis” Penno Host of The Party Is Full

Why I make the show

Making sense of an industry in motion.

The show began with a simple idea: make the conversations I wanted when I was finding my way into games. It has grown into a wider attempt to understand how this industry works, what it values and what it is becoming.

My work has taken me from EA to Old School RuneScape at Jagex, and now to the intersection of games and AI. That experience comes into the room, but I am there to listen, question and learn.

The Party Is Full gives people who make and shape games the time to think aloud. I want to understand the decisions they made, what changed their minds and what they think is coming next.

Work with the show

Bring something worth unpacking.

Great conversations come from clear experience, strong opinions and a willingness to go beyond the rehearsed answer.

Join the conversation

Building, designing, streaming, studying or funding games? Tell me what you’ve learned and what you would want to explore on the show.

Partner with the show

Reach players and games industry people through thoughtful conversations that take the time to go deeper. Audience information and partnership options are available in the media kit.

Prefer to keep it simple? ale@thepartyisfull.com