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Generative AI Sparks Life into Virtual Characters with NVIDIA ACE for Games

Nvidia

The creation of non-playable characters (NPCs) has evolved as games have become more sophisticated. The number of pre-recorded lines has grown, the number of options a player has to interact with NPCs has increased, and facial animations have become more realistic. 2: Heart of Chornobyl.

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AWS for Games to spotlight generative AI at GDC 2024

AWS Games

Attendees can also check out Ada, a prototype in-game NPC powered by the MetaHuman Animator in Unreal Engine and Amazon Bedrock. Another demonstration will allow lounge visitors to play video games streamed from Amazon Luna while learning about the studios and services involved in the development process.

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Building Lifelike Digital Avatars with NVIDIA ACE Microservices

Nvidia

One area of focus, digital avatars, will have a transformative impact on how gamers will interact with non-playable characters (NPCs). Historically, NPCs have predetermined responses and facial animations, where players can only communicate within a limited set of options.

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The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #31

Astral Clock Tower Studios

and try your luck at winning a FREE PS5 Disc Edition, courtesy of women-lead indie games studio, Astral Clocktower Studios. Featuring the latest releases from studios large and small—and from developers old and new—Play NYC celebrates every facet of gaming in a way that only the Big Apple can. link] Level Design.

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The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #32

Astral Clock Tower Studios

You just left reality and fell into a portal to the fantasy world of Ailur, the fictional planet that serves as the setting for 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG Kristala—an indie game developed by women-owned independent game studio, Astral Clocktower Studios (hey, that's us!). link] Rigging / Animation.

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The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #30

Astral Clock Tower Studios

This is the place where we bring you a monthly peek into the development process for 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, an indie game developed using Unreal Engine 4 by women-lead Astral Clocktower Studios. Astral Clocktower Studios x Game Raven Review. link] Rigging / Animation. Have a look!

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The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #33

Astral Clock Tower Studios

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. Implementing sprint attack animations, changing walk animations, and correcting dash rotation issues.

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