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Ubisoft debuts NEO NPC AI prototypes | GDC 2024

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Ubisoft has shown three behind-the-scenes demos at GDC this week on the potential of AI when it comes to building NPCs. Dubbed NEO NPCs, Ubisoft's efforts involves combining AI responses with narrative back stories and prompts designed to avoid making the NPCs appear 'soulless'.

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Video Game Prototyping and Its Importance in Game Development

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Therefore, before developing the game's final version, you must test a prototype. What is a video game prototype, and why is it essential? Video game prototyping is the process of developing a rough plan for your game. Video game prototyping also aids developers in determining what works in their game and what does not.

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Two engineers build the physics-driven engineering parody The Enjenir

PreMortem.Games

With the game’s 100% physics-based building system, players can solve each mission in infinite ways. What originally started out as a treehouse building simulator prototype, slowly evolved as the duo gradually added different mechanics. “It From the building mechanics, all the way to the third person character movements.

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In regard to the vertical slice. Do studios work on/produce it to pitch a game or is it used as a milestone to reassure the money people that the game is progressing? (or both)?

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It typically signals the end of preproduction and the transition to production - we're no longer going to spend time coming up with any more major new ideas for game systems because we're committing to what we have and building those systems out. Call of Duty, Pokemon, Madden, etc.).

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NVIDIA Research Shows Interactive Texture Painting with Gen AI at SIGGRAPH Asia Real-Time Live

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Rather than generating complete results with only high-level user guidance, this prototype shows how AI can function as a brush in the hands of an artist. If you missed the live show, see the prerecorded version of this demo. Empowered by NVIDIA technologies Several NVIDIA technologies come together to enable this prototype.

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GDquest Kickstarter Stretch Goals, Free Tutorials and Demos

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Godot demos. Great 3d prototyping assets to help you develop games faster. Two curated and polished guides to help you get started and build up solid skills with the engine. Professional 3d character and modular level prototyping kit. A modular level-design kit to efficiently design and prototype 3d gameplay.

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Unique blend of genres in haunting fishing adventure Dredge by Black Salt Games

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They wanted to break away and create something different, so they started prototyping game ideas to work on. “We Dredge was one of the game ideas that we prototyped very early on. Getting a demo out well ahead of the release date allowed the team to receive feedback and make some changes ahead of time.