AI Plays A Round Of Golf

5 holes of excellence, 432 trees, and one odd steam game pitch attempt to wow you with the ultimate ball spanking experience
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[@bonehawk1562]

Dang it did better than me, a ragdoll with the intelligence of a human

[@b2stud]

I'm a bit jealous I didn't think of saying something like this in any of my videos

[@yahoo5726]

@@b2stud take the joke but give them credit at the bottom of the screen because it’s too funny

[@Unclehuck666]

It also did better than me, a human with the intelligence of a ragdoll

[@takahashi2852]

@@b2stud New video idea! AI Plays A Round Of Golf but he can actually stand and not lose balance after hitting the golf ball

[@GuildOfCalamity]

I think $950 is a reasonable ask for a AAA ragdoll AI game.

[@sometoastxd]

AAAA*

[@darksoulbg24]

AAAAA*

[@Ryann9]

AAAAAA*

[@derpycat1439]

AAAAAAA*

[@occidere8437]

Octuple A game.

[@anakinsghost4787]

I'm amazed that the AI managed to spontaneously get paralyzed, _three times in a row._

[@TannerJ07]

He tries :(

[@Vaaaaadim]

He folded, crumbled under the pressure of a few hundred people watching live.

[@whitneysmiltank]

literal "strokes"

[@Solutra]

@@whitneysmiltank i hate that i actually laughed at this comment

[@log0thetree680]

At 9:35 if anybody was wondering

[@myrmatta1]

You have successfully recreated the uncontrollable chaos of motion control Wii Sports golf, without using motion controls.

[@piercemccauley7079]

It was certainly controllable. Like 1% more controllable than this ai

[@r.qgames6950]

Coming from the live chat is the following message: RELEASE IT ON STEAM

[@sharcblazer99]

I second this.

[@Justdoingstuff27]

I third this

[@toasted_wisp]

I fourth this

[@uhidk-is3vb]

I fifth this

[@Magrijack]

I sixth this

[@whitneysmiltank]

I like how you've adapted this into a legit golfing game experience, with the camera work and everything.

[@ninetailedfox579121]

It just needs the Wii golf sound effects (or a legally distinct facsimile of them) and it would be perfection.

[@xneverknowsbest]

I super appreciate how well this is all designed. "Programmer art" is usually the barest of bare minimum, purely functional, and generally looks shitty. This is the total opposite. There's all these small details that make it look so polished. -Subtle drop shadows under text. -The "Stroke #" being offset vertically from the oval under it. -The scorecard having the opacity dropped for the "Hole #" row, which separates it from the opaque row below it. - The "Hole #/Par #" in the top left has a light gradient towards the middle of the screen - All the horizontal white separating lines, being squared off on the left, rounded on the right, with a dot off the rounded edge. -Droplet particle effect, and ripple when the ball entered the water -The club heads have lines on the faces, and there's no reason the back of the putter had to be modeled that well. -Hell, the WHOLE ASS course environment itself is awesome. The craziest thing to me is that the entire aesthetic meshes together, nothing is outta place and it's all coherent design. To have that be for the demonstration of some procedural animation is bonkers. Good shit dude.

[@b2stud]

I'm very happy that these little details haven't gone unnoticed. It took a while to model the courses / 2d graphics and I'm quite proud of the way it turned out

[@nikilragav]

How many total hours did you spend on this project? And how much were you able to reuse from previous projects like the bowling project?

[@akaithecreator7448]

Not to mention the wind blowing the flag.

[@b2stud]

​@@nikilragavThe 6 courses shown took about 50 hours to model and put together. The AI took much longer then that but I wasnt at the computer for most it. I have a few code files I use for animations and AI training that are reused from previous projects

[@amsfer9]

Now let's see Paul Allen's AI golf simulator.

[@inxt2315]

A Bank shot off a polygonal tree, its my favorite golf shot that humans make while playing golf, am I right fellow humans that play golf!

[@solder_pro621]

Truly my fellow human, I also like partaking in human activities such as golf that allow me to use my muscles and bones

[@Noxedwin]

I too enjoy sporting activities, like golf, and football, and shopping, and football, and basketball, and ball, and ball, and ball, and ball, and ball, and

[@spacebassist]

@@YourLocalCafe ha ha and once more ha, you are extremely precise in your observation. i too acquire %enjoyment% from exchanging our human-compatible data on our everyday (but not exactly because random variation is what makes us so human) activities and guiding each other to comprehend the experience of the flesh a little bit more. not to mention the [comedic] leisure we can all rely on to provide us witty remarks on the human condition, which each of us here very much suffer from take it easy-mode, non-biological brother

[@ThiccestBoi]

I find both the original comment as well as its replies to be quite agreeable. It’s always splendid for a [ human ] such as myself to find another group of [ humans ] that I feel understands me. I sure do enjoy [ golf ], for it is such an enjoyable pastime indeed.

[@piercemccauley7079]

Me being a human being I must say I love these tree

[@_The_Dumbass_]

I swear if they added one land mine to the golf course a year I'd watch every game

[@DreamRaccoon69]

we need more

[@lemagicbaguette1917]

@@DreamRaccoon69 more games, more courses, or more mines?

[@Dkkm10]

Same for basketball if they gave basketball players a boxing glove on one hand.

[@Anti-Smart]

​@@lemagicbaguette1917 Yes

[@DreamRaccoon69]

@@lemagicbaguette1917 you know which one...

[@supermega5562]

The hit at 6:50 is insane

[@Vaaaaadim]

A stroke of genius, one might say

[@MrGourd]

I love it! They should make more cool features like that on golf courses!

[@CapPotato388]

​@@MrGourd Yess, and while we're at it, maybe shrink a bit the course coz it's a bit too big. And add a windmill /j

[@slimestudios9748]

and then the hit immediately after is just ripe with disappointment

[@chemiczny_bogdan3467]

I wonder how many tries it actualy took to get that footage.

[@Ed-1749]

Reminds me of a puzzle from the professor layton games. "A professional golfer can put the same distance every time provided that distance is 11 inches, 4 inches, or 2 inches". And now we've met his brother, who can reliably put at a 45 degree angle every time.

[@elimcgamerguy]

You know, this is the first time i've seen someone else who knows of professor layton in the wild!

[@B3Band]

Took me a while to realize you're trying to say "putt"

[@Ed-1749]

@@B3Band I am not a professional golfer

[@noahnewell2131]

He just like me fr fr

[@mateoguerreroschmidt5278]

W​@@B3Band

[@SirHuman01]

B2 is spoiling us, too many uploads in a short amount of time, he needs to wait until we start yelling at him for an upload

[@b2stud]

Criticism received. I will start slowing down my uploads

[@davidcohen6599]

@@b2studdon’t quite think that’s what he meant…

[@fluffsquirrel]

@@b2studYup, a B2 Ai definitely wrote this comment.

[@zoomingturtle3573]

​@@b2studmake ai soccer please

[@ahanshi4732]

@@b2studUPLOAD AI FOOTBALL! NOW!

[@dhillaz]

While your videos are always technically brilliant, you have also brought great artistry on this one. This genuinely looks like a polished production ready game.

[@Brewmasters-thefunni]

the fact that it says "stroke" after every shot is just funny as the ai has a stroke every shot

[@VenTGM09]

i do not know if you are joking or not but a shot in golf is also called a stroke.

[@Brewmasters-thefunni]

I... don't know if the ai has a stroke every shot and gets a stroke every time, then it's a joke

[@shoppingcart69420]

9:22 i think he took "Stroke" too literally

[@attackehhh]

underrated comment

[@skysbane]

My grandma plays golf the same way

[@distant._.]

Well she plays the same I do then.

[@terminal_2495]

Your grandmother should stop playing golf if she’s having a freaking stroke every shot, but what do I know.

[@benbalaj1732]

Every Stroke was litterally a stroke for the poor fella😢

[@Alextrantle]

Time to see who is better: me or ragdoll edit: also i love the wii style spin on this

[@tkaotic]

Engaging for engagement to play the analysis game because when I tell you I’ve been ON THE LOOK OUT FOR THIS UPDATE!! 🎉

[@b2stud]

I was super excited to finally get it out

[@thick447murasame5]

that's a bathtub splash if I've ever heard one

[@narada6329]

I love that one of the “popular user-defined tags” is “pornography”

[@blueyandicy]

REAL

[@anonymoususer188]

Hole 1: Pretty good. Hole 2: He has no style. He has no grace. This Kong has a funny face. Hole 3: That's rough, buddy. Hole 4: So close, yet so far away. Twice. Hole 5: Is... is the AI okay? It seems to be having a stroke.

[@isaiahkern9434]

Which one? Stroke 1? Or Stroke 2?

[@chickenmaster3879]

7:20 Based on very rough pixel measurements, my guy is nearly 20 feet tall!

[@b2stud]

I noticed that the distances seemed off when I made this. I used exact measurements from the ball to the centre of the pin for the distances, even flattened the coordinates out so that it would just be horizontal distance, but for some reason the distances always seemed too big. I verified all the measurements and the ragdoll is still 6 feet tall. I'm not sure what the problem is. I think the scale of the hole and the ball throws off our perception a bit

[@puppergump4117]

He did mention the ball is made much larger to compensate for physics inaccuracies.

[@dminik9196]

​@@b2studWell, time to switch to metric 😂

[@TheDiabetusGun]

This thing is gonna be the first golf player to tear an ACL

[@foolsification]

Already taken by Tiger Woods

[@Tylorean]

If you actually release this as a game, I’m going to convince all my friends to buy it!

[@Tylorean]

All two of them

[@MinkSquared]

im convinced "stroke" doesnt refer to the actual golf stroke, but rather the ai's uh.... lets call it "technique"

[@mcsteevington5238]

MCSTEEVINGTON FISH SPOTTED!!!!! Also pretty sweet that it only got +11, was expecting way higher

[@Theblanco_]

Its like watching my son growing up, you are rooting for him and wanting him to succeed😂 come on lil man

[@Noxedwin]

Your son is very stupid. But it's fine. He has _heart._

[@HadusMC]

6:50 this is the greatest golf shot i have ever seen

[@Assassin245]

This AI is going to be the next Tiger Woods

[@Housechicken06]

My fish makes a cameo in both videos :)

[@b2stud]

Incredible!

[@CaptainPlayzMPG]

Once in a lifetime upload

[@c00l_m0ses9]

3:35 was hilarious, accidentally hit the ball twice on am easy put then you immediately get a longer put to finish off instead

[@Wizzkidwas]

Im gonna find the secret raw chicken ball to put in the salad

[@wtfryley]

this was the most utterly happy and peaceful video I've ever seen, it genuinely made me feel happier and less stressed out

[@Aerostarm]

That was an adrenaline rush!

[@digi185]

I laughed so hard reading "Stroke 3" to mean that the ragdoll had collapsed due to having a stroke 3 times so far. 🤣

[@peterjohansson1828]

I love that this has essentially become a relatively simple golfing game with an AI for RNG. Clearly more games need AIs like this. Just imagine an Xcom like game where you and the AI try to order around AI soldiers and these AI soldiers first have to learn how to walk and aim a gun.

[@catmanmliolunny]

i would pay money for that

[@Definitely_a_Fox]

This wasn't just a video, it was an adventure with an absolute rollercoaster of emotions.

[@ThatBabyDuckSki]

I absolutely love how you make it like Wii Sports everytime

[@Ri5olu]

"Rage quit 1" really caught me of guard LOL, I agree with you b2studios, really a rage quit moment!

[@ChuckSploder]

Oh, I get it, he has a stroke every time he swings the club :D

[@somethingstrangeastrid]

love your content, I definitely enjoy your commentary a lot. it seemed like more of a footage based video, great content. when it ended though, I was wondering if you were going to coment on the ai's skill, or perharps its interesting putting technique of hitting a ghost ball and pulling the follow through to barely tap real ball. really good stuff, i just miss your commentary :)

[@b2stud]

I appreciate that, I'm gonna release some more casual commentary style videos in the future

[@somethingstrangeastrid]

@@b2stud my appreciation goes to YOU for the hard work and dedication to this channel you are building!! I get excited with every release!!

[@nardinyouryard]

I like how the golf ball going into the water sounds like a massive poop hitting toilet water

[@NoahGray-zk5sk]

This is gonna be fun. Edit: you should release this as AI sports, with bowling and, uh, what was the other sport you did

[@zanderloyal9094]

Ping pong

[@cdaw9165]

$950? Still cheaper than all of Sims 4's DLCs together

[@jubuttib]

Still cheaper than "Ascent Free-Roaming VR Experience", which costs 999€...

[@SpaceDroplet]

that was amazing. very funny and relaxing

[@IsaiahWallerstedt]

it's so weird to see 3d golf courses again after playing 4d golf lol

[@luminance69]

man the music in this video reminds me so much of Viva Pinata Garden Simulator for the xbox 360/DS and its beautiful

[@thewizzzzard]

This is so soothing!!! Love the sounds and tunes lol.

[@SubatomiC_119]

Nice vid I've been waiting excitedly forever

[@Bluestone0001]

GG LOVE THE HARD WORK U PUT INTO THESES VIDEOS :D GOOD JOB

[@treyaldridge1757]

For a minute there i thought this was just footage of my last round of golf

[@almightyscrimblo]

I would definitely play this if it was an actual game, seems like a fun way to spend an hour or two and the speedruns could go crazy

[@kevinzhang2829]

"432 trees"

[@jasontheranga9769]

The environments you build really add so much life to these videos

[@controllerpleb6568]

I would be delighted to play this on steam. As others have pointed out, the aesthetic is quite pleasing. You've done a great job with not just the golf course but the graphics as well.

[@Person-lx7dw]

never thought i would see something worse at putting than me

[@martinedelius]

As an avid Walkabout Minigolf player, I felt the putt at 7:37 in my very soul.

[@SRMkay]

I love the shot after each hole showing the ragdoll lying down, basking in its glory

[@patrickkujawski2511]

can't wait for the speedrunner to speedrun this game

[@xtremeinventor4470]

This was just soooo Wii Sports, I couldn't help but laugh! 🤣

[@usermightbeyou]

I am vicariously learning how golf functions. Great video

[@lpsp442]

Absolutely gripping, the most I've ever enjoyed golf both in reality and vicariously

[@johnnykiehn1872]

AI had a right to drive it off the green on 4, that was a clear gimme for bogey!

[@SoapBubbIes]

Rage quit one is so real

[@Tylorean]

The sounds of the ball falling into water are truly amazing, what did you use to create them?

[@b2stud]

I filled up a bathtub all the way and dropped an actual golf ball into it, spilling water onto the roof and shorting 3 appliances. It's about as genuine as a sound effect gets

[@StaticVapour590]

These things are getting better and better every video

[@HedgeByte]

I could see people raging with friends in this game. Seems super streamable

[@aidenzweizig08]

Made me think of Wii sports golf the sound effects. The water bro. Everything. Brought back memories

[@itchy7879]

happy bday b2!

[@kafurnakis1389]

I love this series of you training AI to do different sports. I wonder which is next? Boxing maybe?

[@dietpurple]

Good lord, what's going on in here. This is the most impressive thing I've seen in a while. Love the maths breakdowns from the other videos. You deserve all the praise you get!

[@Derpylobsterboy]

I think the rage drive off the green was definitely my favorite. Bro is so real.

[@MountainSoftware1984]

peak cinema.

[@nathancarlisle2094]

That shot through the mountain on hole 4 was actually sick! That was such a cool gamer moment for the AI.

[@JM-we2mq]

a marvelous spectacle

[@zenithparsec]

I'm on to you. The worse you make the AI, the better the content! ;]

[@duvox23]

This AI has a better theoretical handicap than many people I have played with.

[@crashthebird]

Please release that as a game that would be amazing

[@harryvincent2434]

Unlike proper golf games like pga, this really recreates the experience of going to the course yourself… and then shanking the ball 6 times in a row. Fantastic work!

[@personious_k]

Great work!

[@Zepheray]

Using the tree to deflect it on the green and the rock to deflect it on the fairway and straight through the rock shortcut are big brain moves

[@kassimbabika]

That drive...really is magnificent!

[@marvintraxel6955]

I think you should add a split camera that films the player and the ball after the swing

[@darkarohrito6422]

Aw yes, the double stroke technic at 3:38, will surely improve me golfing nights

[@Bravenwolf22]

I would love this if it was on steam

[@kairocks3177]

Great video as always B2! If this ends up as a game I think having an option to change the color of the character would add some more customization to the game, but in all, great video! Keep up the good work!

[@MartinDolan]

I can't stand watching sport on TV, but this had me enthralled... ❤LOVE IT! ❤

[@builder1013]

The AI: “I’ve trained my whole life for this moment”

[@PeytonPearson]

to make the shot through the rock hole and have the putt miss the hole twice at point blank range on the same hole is.... impressive work.

[@mayushiideki]

I loved how quiet this was.

[@nestormakhno18]

This was great

[@ThePackMan34]

Putting Ragdoll Golf on my Wishlist.

[@diabIok]

The way he hits the ball really fast and then falls is really funny

[@level94836]

i would KILL for a good golf game like this on steam, get this man a kickstarter immediatley

[@Fishairlines]

7:22 surprised me! This is super realistic.

[@sethschneider9764]

This is the most tempted i have ever been become a patron...

[@CamillaRTL]

This is awesome and hilarious! What a janky mess 😂

[@mcmann7149]

If the game is released, I'll excitedly await the speedruns.