New research shows that strong emotional bonds with tabletop RPG characters can improve players’ self-concept, echoing drama therapy. Alongside this, AI storytelling platforms and NPC systems are ...

Convai has teamed up with Unity to expand its AI-based non-player characters (NPCs) for games. Convai is showing off various demos of games with AI NPCs at this year’s Game Developers Conference (GDC) ...

Artificial intelligence is transforming RPGs by replacing predictable NPC scripts with adaptive, emotionally aware characters that respond uniquely to each player. These AI-driven NPCs can remember ...

For a recovering gamer like me, one of the most exciting applications of generative AI is dynamic dialogue. I’m not suggesting AI replace writers — goodness forbid. But as anyone who’s sunk hundreds ...

We're in the early days of widely accessible, large language model-trained AI and this level of public exposure has led to a lot of questions and concerns being raised about the technology, the ethics ...