Nvidia

MAY 28, 2023

Generative AI technologies are revolutionizing how games are conceived, produced, and played. Game developers are exploring how these technologies impact 2D and. Generative AI technologies are revolutionizing how games are conceived, produced, and played.

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Game Daily

MAY 23, 2023

Life’s Meta from Buenos Aires-based Widow Games is in development and fund-raising mode right now. It’s attempting to convincingly simulate the dating experience, using AI. “We can use AI to create compelling stories that reflect human emotion,” he explains. When you have a conversation, the AI remembers.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 10, 2024

AI is increasingly being utilized in game development, not just for automation and cost reduction, but also as an innovative gameplay feature. Various games now incorporate versions of Chat GPT to enhance NPC interactions. One notable example is Uncover the Smoking Gun by South Korean studio ReLU Games.

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Logic Simplified

JANUARY 8, 2023

The world of technology is constantly evolving, and two of the most buzzworthy trends in recent years have been extended reality (XR) and artificial intelligence (AI). XR has a wide range of applications, from gaming and entertainment to education and training. Exploring the Transformative Power of Combining XR and AI.

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Half Geek

JULY 28, 2022

More info here: The problem with making games for Mobiles. Originally, the game was designed with only Roguelike mode as the default, with the additional two difficulty modes (Normal & Hard) added from beta testing suggestions. NPC Flight AI updated to take advantage of the larger flight area.

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AWS Games

JUNE 6, 2024

In our previous blog, Operationalize generative AI applications on AWS: Part I , we covered the basics of how companies are using generative AI and Large Language Model Operations (LLMOps) on AWS. The architecture that we describe here is a solution guidance to create non-player characters (NPC) for games using generative AI services.

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Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

We rarely want AI allies to overshadow players - doing so will break the power fantasy. You should read this archive post about [ why we don't want AI allies to be too good or too strong ]. TLDR, it doesn't feel fun if the AI allies are too strong. TLDR, it doesn't feel fun if the AI allies are too strong.

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Half Geek

JULY 10, 2022

The changes are major, but not game-changing moving away from the original design intent for the game. An example of the new design below: With more space, there will also be an increase in NPC ship activity. Other NPC ugprades include additional missile launchers and drone bays on ships that field drones.

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AWS Games

AUGUST 15, 2024

More than 320,000 gamers and games industry professionals are expected to gather in Cologne, Germany, next week as Gamescom gets underway. Historically, it’s also been a forum for launching new game development offerings, making partnership announcements, and debuting compelling technology demos.

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iXie gaming

MAY 24, 2023

Advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have revolutionized the gaming industry, enhancing programming and player experiences. As AI continues to advance, the future of art and AI in game development holds tremendous promise. However, AI is redefining the boundaries of game artistry.

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AWS Games

APRIL 2, 2024

With the rising popularity of generative artificial intelligence (AI), companies are exploring foundation models (FMs) and realizing the immediate benefit they provide to their business. It takes the MLOps methodology and adds the additional skills, processes, and technologies needed to operationalize generative AI models and applications.

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AWS Games

JUNE 20, 2024

In the highly competitive gaming industry, collecting and utilizing data has become a driving factor for game success. Game studios of all sizes have realized the immense value in analyzing player data to drive key business decisions. To address these problems, AWS developed the Game Analytics Pipeline (GAP).

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Nvidia

JANUARY 8, 2024

Generative AI technologies are revolutionizing how games are produced and played. Game developers are exploring how these technologies can accelerate their. Generative AI technologies are revolutionizing how games are produced and played. You can deploy anywhere with NVIDIA AI Enterprise.

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Game Daily

MARCH 28, 2023

Ubisoft’s recent announcement of an AI tool that generates dialog for Non-Player Characters in video games was generated with supine equanimity in most sections of the gaming media. Human writers enter details of an NPC’s roles, personality, and parameters. It’s f **g worth it.”

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Lost Garden

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

I have a design tool I call “Don’t Solve the Hard Problem” It consists of three steps Example 1: Meaningful NPC interactions Now, people working on the hard problem of NPC AI may be upset right now. The example I just gave is SO trivial. And isn’t the problem they are pouring their lives into […]

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Nvidia

JANUARY 8, 2024

Whether you’re a creator, game designer, or developer, Convai enables you to quickly modify a non-playable character (NPC), from backstory and knowledge to voice and personality. Convai believes in pushing the state of the art and enabling its users to experience the best in gaming.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The gaming industry has continued to grow with time as new technologies emerge. In fact, 2023 has had some of the biggest game development trends thanks to the increasing use of advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI). But what are some of these game development trends of 2023?

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Lost Garden

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

I have a design tool I call “Don’t Solve the Hard Problem” It consists of three steps Example 1: Meaningful NPC interactions Now, people working on the hard problem of NPC AI may be upset right now. The example I just gave is SO trivial.

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Logic Simplified

MARCH 8, 2023

AI-enabled digital coaches could offer career guidance and help train employees. AI-enabled colleagues The avatars of virtual colleagues will be the only constraint to the real-world counterparts. Many digital coworkers will join, including realistic, AI-powered, human-like bots.

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AWS Games

AUGUST 27, 2024

Leading up to the launch of the multiplayer VR game Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord , the talented team at nDreams knew they needed to put the game through its paces at scale. About nDreams nDreams is one of the world’s biggest virtual reality game developer and publisher at the forefront of XR innovation.

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

There are many reasons why people pursue a career in film and video games—it’s a creative, dynamic, challenging, and rewarding industry that gives artists opportunities to work on world-class projects while earning a regular income. How would you like to contribute, creatively and technically, to a film or game?

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Raph Koster

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

I just watched a couple of videos about sandbox vs themepark games (in particular one by NerdSlayer and another by Josh “Strife” Hayes )… One thing that struck me about the ways players often talk about this (because at this point the history is so old) is that people think of sandbox as the older version of MMOs, and themeparks as newer.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

DECEMBER 19, 2021

The dev blog is where we share all the behind-the-scenes dev action for Kristala, a 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG developed by the incredibly talented team at women-owned indie game studio, Astral Clocktower Studios. Many of our friends who've already had a chance to play early builds of Kristala have lovingly referred to it as Cat Souls.

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Keith Burgun

JULY 29, 2022

Over the years, I have loved games in all of these categories. This is a huge one, and arguably it’s important to many kinds of games, and other forms of art as well. That kind of thing sets the brain going: what else is this game keeping track of that I don’t realize? Sense of wonder.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MAY 27, 2021

While you can probably make some assumptions as to what roles each Pit will play in the game based on their names, we're keeping the exact details under wraps for the time being. Tiff naturally started with the initial level area you'll encounter in the demo—the very first Kristal Checkpoint of the game. This sprint was no different.

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Radiator Blog

MAY 5, 2021

and my notes are obviously going to spoil some of the game's structure, but all these spoilers are pretty vague and anyway I don't name any names. This is a business model I've always wondered about -- make a big complicated game, but then earn revenue from selling ads on the wiki for your own game? Anyway, here's my notes.

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Radiator Blog

JANUARY 16, 2022

related: Yarn "language" spec , a programming specification / standard for how Yarn should operate in any game engine Yarn Spinner Unity plugs the core into Unity and adds a convenient wrapper. You will need to mod this and personalize it for your unique game project. None of it is Unity specific. Alice: No comment.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 5, 2024

Video games are no stranger to the power fantasy of a lone hero who single-handedly turns the tides of war and saves the day, world, or universe. In this game, war is definitely hell, and all you can do about it is… well, nothing. The Forever Winter is the studio’s debut title, but far from the first game for its developers.

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

This is similar to my tactics games writeup and Enderal (huge Skyrim mod) writeup where I spoil some interesting game designer / systems design things. I don't discuss much of the game narrative. I assume general game design knowledge but minimal Deathloop-specific knowledge. Not that you should ever talk to a game dev.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 5, 2020

Hello, and welcome back to another issue of the Kristala game dev blog! Now that Cass has completed (and kicked ass at creating) all the townhouses and row homes, he's moving on to another structural piece for the game - one that serves a really important purpose.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JULY 31, 2021

and try your luck at winning a FREE PS5 Disc Edition, courtesy of women-lead indie games studio, Astral Clocktower Studios. If you're not familiar with the event, Play NYC is New York City's premier gaming convention. Kristala at Play NYC 2021. Here's a look at just a couple of the dwellings Hassan was able to create this sprint.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Because of their importance to both the story and the game, it was important to us to make sure the models for the six Sacred Crystals were not only unique, but beautiful and enchanting too. In the full version of the game, you'll be able to play as the Chosen Warrior from the clan of your choice.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JULY 6, 2020

After tweaking and testing both enemies' AI behavior, we're now confident these baddies will properly engage and attack during gameplay. link] Will also worked on setting up several of the original musical tracks that will be featured both in the Kristala demo and in the full version of the game. Take a peek!  [link].

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

This is the place where we break down all aspects of development for 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG Kristala—an indie game in developed by the wildly talented dev team behind women-owned indie games studio, Astral Clocktower Studios. If you're a big lover of fantasy games (and we're betting you are!), 3D Modeling.

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Radiator Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

SPOILER WARNING: This post spoils what happens in my new game That Lonesome Valley. It's mostly "safe for work" even if the actual game is not. That Lonesome Valley is a short gay cowboy romance game about walking, sheepherding, and kissing. My sex games are often romantic, but they're not romances.

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Real Programming

OCTOBER 30, 2024

With a rich history that includes introducing AI concepts in programming classes as early as the 1990s, RP4K is now seizing the opportunity to delve deeper into the exciting world of AI. Course Structure and Schedule RP4K offers weekly 18-week AI courses on weeknights or Saturdays.

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

Zugzwang by Robert Yang This post details my process and intent for making my new release Zugzwang (pronounced in German like /ts'OOK-ts'VAHng/ ) a tactical sex dungeon roguelike cum ritual game. SPOILER ALERT: This post spoils what happens in the game. So this game too is set in a dungeon -- a divine sex maze dungeon.

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