Second Life is rapidly integrating AI across its virtual world, from lifelike NPC companions using Kindroid and Convai to instant 3D asset generation optimized for in-world use. New tools like the AI ...

Generative AI is revolutionizing narrative design in games, turning every player into a co-author. But the same improvisation that makes AI NPCs so engaging also opens up new legal and platform risks.

From static quest-givers to adaptive allies and foes, AI-powered NPCs are redefining immersion in games. Advances in machine learning and large language models now let NPCs react dynamically to player ...

AI NPC technology is rapidly transforming AI in games by replacing static dialogue trees with systems capable of dynamic conversations and adaptive behavior. Modern game characters can now remember ...

It's well known at this point that AI programs have a tendency to "glaze" users, agreeing with a user's perspective regardless of its legitimacy, a phenomenon that has been linked to the recent rise ...

Fortnite players will soon be able to create their own AI-powered NPCs, thanks to Epic Games’ new “conversations system.” ...

Fortnite is no longer a game. While it may have started life with a campaign and taken the world by storm (pun very much intended) with its battle royale mode, it's grown and mutated into something ...