when coming back Pokemon Japanese cartoons Pokédex first launched in the ’90s, and nearly every kid has a Pokédex (the famous red device that can identify cute creatures) on their wish list. Nearly three decades later, a YouTuber created a real-life version of the Pokédex using ChatGPT, and it actually seems to work.
Engineering enthusiast Abe’s projectAbe Haskins, whose real name is non-binary, is a former Google engineer who started making YouTube videos about his projects after being fired.Haskins, who is now dedicated to YouTube full-time, posted a video talking about their Create an effective picture book was released on YouTube earlier this month.
The YouTuber said they came up with the idea for the Pokédex after seeing all the cool devices in anime, cartoons and science fiction. One of the most eye-catching gadgets for them is the illustrated book, which is “so cool I can’t stop thinking about it.”
Haskins told Gizmodo in an email: “I’m a big fan of prop and replica makers who take inspiration from media and recreate them in beautiful ways in real life, but these projects often It’s just a visual clone and it basically doesn’t work.” “I’d love to do the same thing but focus on the technology – can we? real Make this work successfully? “
Haskins had three goals: They wanted the device to look similar to the one in the anime, be able to recognize Pokémon in most situations, and have a robotic voice similar to the one in the show. After making a quick sketch of the build plan, Haskins got to work.
First, the YouTuber printed a rectangular red case for the device. It contains the components needed for a Pokédex to work, including a camera, speakers, and batteries for identifying Pokémon.Where is the identification? Chat GPT-4 Haskins then uses OpenAI’s tools to analyze what the device is looking at and checks it against the Pokémon API, a database of Pokémon information.
AI not only played a role in identifying Pokémon, it also helped replicate their sounds Nick Steratt, the actor behind the voice of the Pokédex from 1997 to 1998. Haskins used the AI voice generator PlayHT to clone Stellate’s voice from the video clip. The result isn’t a perfect replica—in Abe’s case, the sound changes completely in some cases—but it’s good enough.
Although the YouTuber encountered many bumps in the road of creating the Pokédex, including a bug where the device displayed gibberish on the screen instead of text, the final product is a dignified homemade Pokédex. The device isn’t very good at recognizing Pokémon plush toys, but it does recognize Pokémon action figures and online images.
Overall, Haskins’ illustration is one of the best reproductions of the show I’ve ever seen.it is better than Tiger and Hasbro’s original 1998 Pokédex toy. Tiger Illustrated Book – no camera to identify Pokémon –More like a toy encyclopedia Has two frames of animation. It’s still a coveted item among Pokémon fans and I’d love to own one.
Haskins said building the illustrated book was one of the most difficult projects they’ve ever done. While not perfect, the homemade Pokédex won over many Pokémon fans, who praised the YouTuber’s efforts in the comments and asked if they planned to sell any figures. Unfortunately for fans, the answer is no.
“My goal is to inspire people to tackle their own projects, rather than simply buy my projects – which is no fun,” Haskins said.
Updated February 9, 2024 at 12:19 pm ET: This article has been updated with additional comments from Haskins.
this story first appeared exist Gizmo.