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Oct 8Thu
  1. GamesIndustry.biz37

    Glen Schofield on His Retirement and The Callisto Protocol's Development, Says a Good Idea Saves More Money Than AI

    Veteran developer Glen Schofield, now retired, looks back on the development of The Callisto Protocol in an interview and says a good creative idea saves more money than AI can right now. He says Krafton decided to move the game's launch up to December 2022, earlier than the March 2023 he had been told, so planned content was cut back, and he later shipped 86 patches and all of the DLC.

    Why it matters: Drawing on his experience with The Callisto Protocol, Glen Schofield explains that with AAA costs running high, creatively reusing old assets saves more budget than AI can right now.

Oct 7Wed
  1. arXiv Game AI27

    A space-agnostic visual game analytics tool for HoloLens 2: adaptive spatial reconstruction and realtime object detection

    A space-agnostic visual game analytics tool for mixed reality (MR) game development has been proposed, combining adaptive spatial reconstruction with realtime object detection and running on the Microsoft HoloLens 2 MR headset. The tool is designed for the complexity of MR games, which must integrate real-world and digital components, and for the difficulty existing visual analytics tools have in achieving space-agnostic generalization. The researchers hope it will deepen understanding of players' surroundings and open a new direction for visual analytics in MR game development.

Sep 30Wed
  1. AI and Games42

    Two New Microsoft AI Game Patents Published, with the Breakdown Finding Little to Look Forward to in Ad Insertion or AI-Rewritten Narrative

    Two game AI patents Microsoft filed with the USPTO this year are broken down point by point by AI and Games author Tommy Thompson, who finds little to look forward to in either.

    Why it matters: The author compares these two Microsoft patents with earlier game AI patents from Sony and Nvidia, and goes through each point explaining why he is bearish on their prospects of shipping.

Jul 5Sun
  1. AI and Games38

    Forza Motorsport's New Drivatar Is Lying to Players

    Forza Motorsport's AI was rebuilt from the ground up, and the Drivatar system no longer relies on human play data. In a video, AI and Games argues that what the rebuilt Drivatar shows players is not how it actually works.

    Why it matters: The video explains why Forza Motorsport's ground-up rebuilt Drivatar no longer depends on human play data, and points out the gap between its behavior and what players see.

Jul 4Sat
Jun 30Tue
  1. AI and Games49

    Why Bowie Knife99 Is a Bug in Forza's Drivatar System

    In its 85th video, AI and Games explains why Drivatar "Bowie Knife99" in Forza Horizon 6 became both a community meme and a public enemy in online races, tying the phenomenon to Turn 10's changes to AI driver behavior in 2023's Forza Motorsport.

    Why it matters: It traces the link between Bowie Knife99's rise to fame and Turn 10's changes to driver AI behavior in 2023's Forza Motorsport, offering a comparison with the older Drivatar system.