Diversity in NPC AI
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Luke Dicken @LukeD What’s With All the Zombies? IGDA Salt Lake City
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What's with all the zombies in games right now? In this session, I talk about some of the reasons that Zombies are a lazy AI Engineers dream come true and what we could be doing instead
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Luke Dicken@LukeD
What’s With All the Zombies?IGDA Salt Lake City
Who am I?
Who am I?
Who am I?
Who am I?
Who am I?
Who am I?
Who am I?
Who am I?
Who am I?
Who am I?
Who am I?
Real Talk
Real Talk
•Our industry is collectively worth more than $74 Billion dollars
Real Talk
•Our industry is collectively worth more than $74 Billion dollars
•It’s a fantastic time to be a game developer
Real Talk
•Our industry is collectively worth more than $74 Billion dollars
•It’s a fantastic time to be a game developer•More people than ever are playing games
Real Talk
•Our industry is collectively worth more than $74 Billion dollars
•It’s a fantastic time to be a game developer•More people than ever are playing games•More devices than ever to play games on
Real Talk
•Our industry is collectively worth more than $74 Billion dollars
•It’s a fantastic time to be a game developer•More people than ever are playing games•More devices than ever to play games on•More people than ever are making games
The diversity we see ingames is truly amazing!
The diversity we see ingames is truly amazing!
The diversity we see ingames is truly amazing!
The diversity we see ingames is truly amazing!
The diversity we see ingames is truly amazing!
The diversity we see ingames is truly amazing!
And 2013 will beamazing right!?
And 2013 will beamazing right!?
And 2013 will beamazing right!?
And 2013 will beamazing right!?
What’s with all the zombies?
ZOMBIES ARE EASY!
What is AI?
What is AI?
What is AI?
What is AI?
Why is AI important in games?
Where do we see AI?
Why is AI Scary?
Why is AI Scary?
Why is AI Scary?
Is that fun?Is it the point?
Batman Arkham Asylum
The Dangers of Anthropomorphisation
LeveragingAnthropomorphism
Beyond Anthropomorphism
Empowering Designers
AI is Primarily About Tools
Summary
Summary
•AI is a vastly under utilised tool for devs
Summary
•AI is a vastly under utilised tool for devs•AI and Design are much more tightly meshed than many disciplines - it isn’t just a sub-area of Programming
Summary
•AI is a vastly under utilised tool for devs•AI and Design are much more tightly meshed than many disciplines - it isn’t just a sub-area of Programming
•That’s a two way street - good AI developers support design with powerful tools
Summary
•AI is a vastly under utilised tool for devs•AI and Design are much more tightly meshed than many disciplines - it isn’t just a sub-area of Programming
•That’s a two way street - good AI developers support design with powerful tools
•AI does not need to be scary!
IGDA Scholarships
IGDA Scholarships
•Free VIP-style pass to attend GDC, E3, Casual Connect America, TGS or CEDEC.
IGDA Scholarships
•Free VIP-style pass to attend GDC, E3, Casual Connect America, TGS or CEDEC.
•GDC Applications close FRIDAY
IGDA Scholarships
•Free VIP-style pass to attend GDC, E3, Casual Connect America, TGS or CEDEC.
•GDC Applications close FRIDAY•Awarded to the best and brightest students in gamedev
IGDA Scholarships
•Free VIP-style pass to attend GDC, E3, Casual Connect America, TGS or CEDEC.
•GDC Applications close FRIDAY•Awarded to the best and brightest students in gamedev
•http://igda.org/scholars/ to learn more and to apply
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