Hidden Door CEO: AI controversy is about "value," not tech
Game Developer
JUNE 22, 2023
A fight over who gets to benefit from generative AI tools is what drives furor over their use, says Hidden Door CEO Hilary Mason.
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Game Developer
JUNE 22, 2023
A fight over who gets to benefit from generative AI tools is what drives furor over their use, says Hidden Door CEO Hilary Mason.
Game From Scratch
OCTOBER 31, 2023
GameFromScratch.com Nightshade – An AI Tool For Artists from Glaze Maker The rise of generative AI art tools such as DALL-E, Midjourney and Stable Diffusion are incredibly powerful but not exactly beloved by artists whose work might be powering these machine learning models, generally without permission.
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GamesIndustry.biz
JULY 22, 2024
The SAG-AFTRA National Board has unanimously agreed to permit its chief negotiator to call an immediate strike at will in a bid to protect voice actors fighting for job security as more and more studios explore generative AI. Read more
Sirlin
JANUARY 10, 2016
In this episode, I discuss an advanced kind of fighting game AI for the upcoming Fantasy Strike fighting game (playable builds for that available for higher tier patrons, btw). The twist about this AI discussion is that the trouble here is really all about the way we present it, and that's heavily tied to the in-game menus.
Harold Serrano
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Since this game is mainly for my kids, I figured that it would be a good idea to add some AI assistance for them. By AI assist, I simply mean a path the car will follow throughout the game. Loading times were too long and Z-fighting was apparent. My idea is for the car to drive around the city. So, what issues did find?
Ask a Game Dev
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We rarely want AI allies to overshadow players - doing so will break the power fantasy. Instead, we want them to look like they're fighting and take a while so that the player can be the hero. You should read this archive post about [ why we don't want AI allies to be too good or too strong ].
iXie gaming
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GamesIndustry.biz
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Set in the dystopian cyberpunk-inspired metropolis of Detraxis, it’s a top-down action shooter where you play as an AI, the Neural Network, implanted into the body of an assassin robot who’s fighting for their freedom and destiny. That’s something Magic Hazard has at its core for its debut game Memory Lost.
Radiator Blog
FEBRUARY 4, 2024
They are still key areas for gameplay with major fights. I had to widen the door gaps a lot to accommodate Quake's pinball pathfinding AI.) To finally finish the level, you must fight your way up a giant Mayan-inspired step pyramid seemingly made of gold, resembling the famous Temple of Kukulcán at Chichén Itzá.
PreMortem.Games
JULY 5, 2024
And every enemy you down makes an exponentially more threatening reply from the warring factions, who might take a small break from their own fights to hunt you down.” Players take on the role of scavengers, or scavs, that have no allegiance to the fighting factions. They’re a mere mouse in a maze, scrounging for scraps.
Deconstructor of Fun
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Now you know what’s the best way to “grab a drink” with this lad… Legendary game makers, Peter Molyneux who is renowned for creating the god games Populous, Dungeon Keeper, and Black & White, as well as Theme Park and the Fable series thinks that generative AI is going to be a "real game changer" in video games. It is a true enabler.
Game Daily
OCTOBER 23, 2023
However, the report contends that players are finding ways to fight back against the abuse they encounter. The post Players are fighting back against multiplayer toxicity appeared first on GameDaily.biz | We Make Games Our Business. Half of the players surveyed say they regularly encounter toxicity in games.
Radiator Blog
JUNE 2, 2023
You're fighting not only the privatization of public health but also reckless climate engineering! There's no Destiny-like seamless matchmaking and no Left 4 Dead style good-enough bot AI. Three safehouse skulls + main quest macguffin = boss fight. But not really. it's not the best spread.
Radiator Blog
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
This fighting game health mechanic is too fussy and unreliable for a busy shooter. So to survive fights for the first half of the game, you have to trust the level designers to leave enough health consumables around, Doom / Quake style. Bot invaders often don't interrupt a boss fight. Limited regen (e.g.
Logic Simplified
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The Bottom Feeder
DECEMBER 17, 2024
In each level, you really have to strive for the perfect run through, bearing in mind you can lose an hour of progress by blowing the boss fight at the end. AI In Disney, The Malcontent's Paradise Every month or two, I see an article about Disney trying to work AI into their attractions. There are 6 levels.) So I dunno.
Half Geek
JULY 28, 2022
NPC Flight AI updated to take advantage of the larger flight area. Faction fleet battles are larger, with each side sending more ships to the fight. NPC Combat Drone AI re-coded, to optimize flight patterns enabling more shots on target. Also improved CPU cycles for Drone AI, improving performance on lower end devices.
PreMortem.Games
DECEMBER 29, 2023
About what motivates them and inspires them. About their hopes and dreams as well as the technology used. Please join us on our own little walk down 2023 memory lane. See you in 2024!
PreMortem.Games
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
The indie community is amazingly helpful, but you will have to fight by yourself with every single element in your own game – and that takes time! Are you using AI in any part of your development process? “By I never considered myself particularly good at 2D/3D art, so decided to give AI a go. It was a disaster!
Rindoku
JANUARY 23, 2017
And what better place to start than AI, my favorite part of game development? SecondHand’s Ai philosophy. When it comes to AI, all games have their own special blend of requirements and challenges that make each implementation as unique as the design itself. Mat Buckland , Programming Game AI by Example.
Ask a Game Dev
AUGUST 21, 2023
Most of the time, game AI enemies follow some kind of preset decision-making process. Sometimes (usually through uncaught errors on the part of designers like me), the AI gets into a bad state where there's no valid actions to take. Regardless, decisions are made whenever the proper conditions are met.
Ask a Game Dev
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Building the interface for designers to tweak combat-related parameters to create specific fights (e.g. AI - Setting up the rules for what an AI takes into account when making decisions on what to do, how the AI navigates the map to get to where it wants to be. boss battle, minion battle, pvp, etc.).
Filmustage
JANUARY 22, 2024
Fight for the moments that make your heart sing, the shots that capture your artistic vision. Filmustage : This innovative program harnesses AI-driven efficiency to help producers and filmmakers. Utilizing AI, it generates shooting schedules, leveraging Google Maps for location planning.
Deconstructor of Fun
DECEMBER 19, 2022
With privacy becoming more important to mobile players and the prevalence of artificial intelligence (AI) in app advertising inventories, the quality of your creatives has never been more important to the success of your games. In order to test this hypothesis, you need to work with the tools you have, which in this case is creative.
Deconstructor of Fun
MAY 13, 2024
They explore a variety of pressing topics such as the industry trends post-COVID-19, console market dynamics, opportunities for game developers, the impact of AI and technological advancements, and the shifting dynamics of player engagement. This is a signal of future adaptation that is further enhances with adaptation of AI.
Sirlin
JULY 21, 2020
The Fantasy Strike fighting game is now free to play. So it’s not surprising that this hasn’t been done much in the fighting game genre yet. There are, in genres other than fighting games. Shout outs to other fighting games that have tried various kinds of free-to-play. I’ll explain why this is a landmark for the genre.
Nvidia
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
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Cocos
JANUARY 8, 2024
Gameplay is full of fights, gunfire, movement and rivalry. “Jaws & Claws” is a mix of such genres like 2D-platformer, fighter, beat’em up, party game. Iggy, Rhino, Frosty, King, Mini, Jabber, Lupin, Catsu-Hero, Bosch, Tenrek, Sever. Iggy, Rhino, Frosty, King, Mini, Jabber, Lupin, Catsu-Hero, Bosch, Tenrek, Sever.
Game Refinery
OCTOBER 5, 2023
The mobile version is proving just as popular, with over 120 million players battling each other and over 100 clever AI opponents hoping to become a chess grandmaster. The game also features over 500,000 tactical puzzles alongside various interactive lessons and videos to help players improve their skills.
Sirlin
JULY 25, 2019
I’m aware that this is a subjective claim, that people will be skeptical, and rightly so because so many other fighting have done a questionable job with “accessibility.” User Interface for Friend Matches This is the kind of innovation that isn’t new to the world, but it IS new to fighting games. Has it been done in a fighting game?
Logic Simplified
JULY 11, 2023
9 Most Popular Video Game Genres Dominating the Gaming Market Adventure Games Adventure games feature minimal fighting and rely rather on narrative. This video game genre includes sub-genres like racing, combat, team and sports-based fighting game. Well-known examples of sports games include NBA 2k11, Tony Hawks and Madden NFL.
Sirlin
FEBRUARY 16, 2016
In this latest Raw Game Design episode, I discuss how we might use advanced AIs in the Fantasy Strike fighting game, if we had access to some pretty great AI tech. Then we get back to the idea mentioned at the start of the episode, a "quest mode" featuring the advanced AIs I covered in episode 14 of Raw Game Design.
Filmustage
JULY 31, 2023
Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" (1994) ingeniously uses foreshadowing and flashbacks, while subtext and motifs are skillfully woven into David Fincher's "Fight Club" (1999). Brad Pitt in Fight Club (1999). One such powerful tool is Filmustage , a robust AI-driven solution for filmmakers. ?
Game Daily
OCTOBER 3, 2023
During his presentation last week, company chief Mark Zuckerberg enthused about a ream of new launches and technologies ranging from augmented reality to AI trinkets, to camera-enabled Ray Ban glasses. He repeatedly referred back to connecting human activity to online social and play spaces.
Sirlin
APRIL 8, 2015
Yomi is a fighting game in card form and it's the competitive card game you should be playing. Just like in a fighting game, you have to learn your character's strengths and weaknesses, read your opponents' tendencies, and land combos when you can. Yomi is coming to Steam in the next few weeks!
Radiator Blog
MAY 5, 2021
Skyrim was already notorious for this "break the AI pathing and snipe at them" exploit metagame, but Enderal sort of just gives up here. It's not uncommon to walk between towns and fight like 6 different packs of wolves. Lots of height variation and clutter = broken pathfinding. It's more paranoid than a Ubisoft game. Money sink.
Deconstructor of Fun
DECEMBER 5, 2021
Go in, loot, fight players and/or AIs, survive and extract’ is the formula pioneered by DayZ , and later honed by Escape From Tarkov , which gets the heart pumping even after thousands of play sessions. It also doesn’t have AI bots that are often an even bigger pain in the neck than hostile players in Tarkov.
Filmustage
DECEMBER 23, 2024
From Breakdown to Budget in Clicks Save time, cut costs, and let Filmustages AI handle the heavy lifting all in a single day. Resource allocation fights and scheduling disputes come up most often. Regular check-ins ensure all departments meet their milestones and keep their breakdown approach consistent.
PreMortem.Games
JULY 29, 2024
One that could run, jump, swing, climb, fly, flip and fight in a fluid way. There are so many headlines and thumbnails designed to make you feel like the industry is moving so fast with AI, Unreal 5, or how Unity is becoming irrelevant and you are getting left behind. One that could do anything, if you were able to pull it off.
Game Errors
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
While fighting against the AI, your friends, or a random person, if the game starts lagging or stuttering, you won’t be able to do well. Mortal Kombat 1 gamers may encounter stuttering problems suddenly or from the beginning. This problem can completely ruin the experience.
Rampant Games
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
In the later game Alfheim Online , level and skills were all but ignored, emphasizing player skill like a shooter or fighting game. In Aincrad, players could trigger a combo skill as in a fighting game, launching into an unstoppable sequence with often devastating results. Sword Skills. It’s a bad idea outside of VR, too.
Big Games
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
With diverse AI personalities, “Evolution” presents an opportunity to refine your skills and experiment with fresh strategies, making it a charming and engaging addition to your gaming library. Although it received praise, some critics noted aggressive AI and the absence of cockpit view details as drawbacks.
Filmustage
FEBRUARY 16, 2025
Understanding Action Sequence Types They're not just fights and chases; they're storytelling goldmines! Craft dynamic, high-impact sequences with AI-powered breakdowns. AI-Powered Action Scene Analysis and Breakdown Tools Scene analysis for action sequences demands meticulous attention to technical and safety requirements.
Deconstructor of Fun
JUNE 3, 2019
These common goals can include collectively attacking one very strong Titan on the map (PvE) or fighting a War with another alliance (PvP). The battles are not real-time, the player is matched up against the other player’s AI-controlled team. Players get matched with another player’s team to fight an AI-controlled battle against it.
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