AI revolution in video games has industry players moving with caution
The Hindu
AI promises exciting developments for the video game industry, but market leaders know there are risks and critics.
From generating story lines to coding entire games to turning ideas into animation, artificial intelligence is front and centre at Gamescom, one of the video game industry's biggest fairs.
But even the ultra-connected industry is eyeing the innovation warily, with fears growing that jobs could be made redundant and artistic creations usurped.
"AI is really a turning point," according to Julien Millet, an AI engineer and founder of United Bits Game studio, who attended the industry fair this week.
Responsive non-playable characters or the automatic generation of images, code and game scenarios are among the possible uses for developers using AI.
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AI is also capable of instantly producing illustrations from text, allowing producers to better "transmit their vision", according to Millet.
But the images dreamed up by AI could threaten the work of concept artists, who visualise the video game world before it is created digitally.
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