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Blizzard says new AI concept art tool represents "major evolution"

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Blizzard has told staff that a new AI tool called Blizzard Diffusion will leave them "amazed."

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Game developers, don't give up on your bad sketches

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Generative AI art tools make it easy to whip up images for concepts and storyboarding. But don't throw out your pen and paper just yet!

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Former Activision staff concerned about gen AI tools used in development, including Midjourney

GamesIndustry.biz

Activision Blizzard has reportedly approved the use of generative AI tools including Midjourney and Stable Diffusion for producing concept art and marketing materials. Vance left the role in January 2024 but still works for Activision as a fellow software engineer. Read more

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Early Pikmin concepts included creatures powered by AI chips and "Yoshi-like" blobs

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An in-depth interview conducted by Nintendo has shed light on how the franchise was born.

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Creating a Spatial Query System

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Spatial query systems have become an essential tool for enabling intelligent AI behaviors in complex game environments. In this article, we'll walk through the key concepts and components required to build your own.

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‘Doki Doki AI Interrogation’-developer YAMADA explores the role of AI in games

PreMortem.Games

Japanese indie game developer Yamada has used ChatGPT as a key design element for his latest project, Doki Doki AI Interrogation. He had to set up strict boundaries and even make the AI powered character ‘drunk and forgetful’ to pull it off, but, according to the developer, the experience has moved players to tears.

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Technological limits as a creative strength with surreal '90s AI simulator Strange Aeons

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Creator Karolis Dikcius discusses the "high-concept, medium-fidelity" motto that drove this unsettling but distinctive title.