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#GoalState, the online course series from AI and Games is live on Kickstarter. - Raising £25K for our 1st lecture series 'Game AI 101'. - Stretch goals add tutorials & extra courses. - Standard & premium tiers with bonus content. Let's go! kickstarter.com/projects/aiand…

In the final newsletter of 2024, it's a bit more chill as I run through my favourite games that I played this year. The winner will surprise many, but will be obvious to anyone who knows me well. aiandgames.com/p/tommys-goty-…

It's the first issue of the AI and Games newsletter for 2025! An issue that already feels out of date, as predictions are made about how things will roll out across the year ahead, only for it to (sadly) be proven accurate as it was being written! aiandgames.com/p/predictions-…

In this weeks newsletter, we quickly discuss the Switch 2, AMD's new AI upscaler, and Game AI Uncovered vol 3. Plus Substack sponsors and Patreon members get a deep-dive into everything I'm working on. Including every blog/video planned for 2025. aiandgames.com/p/sponsor-news…

This weeks newsletter explores the UK consultation on AI for copyright. I explain: - What is this about, and why now? - The governments stance on AI - What impact it could have on games. And, oh yeah, why the implied direction is a terrible idea. aiandgames.com/p/what-the-uks…

AI and Games is back on YouTube! We dig into the design philosophy of 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝟒𝟎𝐤 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝟐, and how the game's AI is built to reward aggression, and punish heresy! Watch on YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=3g8EE3… Read on Substack aiandgames.com/p/how-warhamme…

Recordings from the 2024 AI and Games conference are now going live on our YouTube channel! youtube.com/@aiandgamescon…

Just posted a summary of all of 2024's development work on Ultima Ratio Regum, 2025's plans, and loads of screenshots and other stuff, too. Hope it's an interesting read! old.reddit.com/r/roguelikedev… #gamedev #indiedev #roguelike

We are excited to partner with Electronic Arts & SEED for the #GameAISchool25! SEED is at the forefront of AI, machine learning, and game tech research, driving the future of interactive experiences. Join us and explore the next era of game AI! Register today! school.gameaibook.org/#registration

In this weeks newsletter, I talk about games played over the winter break. Plus in the news we have... - AI-Native games launching on Steam - Destiny 2's new DLC affected by SAG-AFTRA strike. - New game AI books out now and for pre-order. - And more! aiandgames.com/p/clearing-the…

Even more exciting videos from the 2024 AI and Games Conference are now live on our YouTube channel! Tethering Agents for the Greater Good: A Practical Cookbook Laurent Couvidou / Build a Rocket Boy youtu.be/BmRRJ6EW1es

Visit the channel for our first 7 videos live now, with more to come in the next few weeks. Learning to Play, Imitate and Collaborate with Pesky Humans Sam Devlin, Microsoft Research youtu.be/c_CsW_FedJw

Join us for #GameAISchool2025! 🔥 Expert talks 🤝 Industry panels & Networking 📚 Deep-dive Lectures 🎮 Game jam Get a sneak peek from AI and Games and experience the atmosphere of the 2024 school!👇 youtube.com/watch?v=FNRr_6… Don't miss out! Register now: school.gameaibook.org/#registration

In this weeks newsletter, Tommy recounts his trip to Dagstuhl Seminar 24261: Computational Creativity for Game Development. Discussing how research in games can evolve in a world where generative AI runs rampant but is often useless in game production. aiandgames.com/p/a-week-discu…

This weeks newsletter is our monthly sponsor update. But before the paywall we talk about: - 'It Takes Two's director "Understands" jobs will be lost to AI - The 'No Gen AI' pushback from indie devs, and how this will influence games marketing. aiandgames.com/p/the-no-gen-a…

Laurent Couvidou presented at our 2024 conference on how to 'tether' NPCs to specific parts of a game map. A talk inspired by his chapter in Game AI Uncovered and implementing the solution in Dishonored 2 and Deathloop. Watch now at: youtube.com/watch?v=BmRRJ6…

Tune in to AI and Games in June as we return to the Sevastapol once more for Alien: Isolation - The Retrospective! A feature-length episode as we interview those that know it best, including several members of the original development team at Creative Assembly. #AlienDay #AlienIsolation

This summer, AI and Games will be releasing a retrospective on Alien: Isolation featuring interviews discussing it's creation and the techniques used to create the xenomorph AI. Watch a sneak peak below!

Let’s continue the list of speakers for /dev/games 25 with Tommy Thompson founder of AI and Games ! Among other things, Tommy is a GameAI consultant and part of the advisory board of the AI Summit at the GDC. Get your tickets at: devgames.org/en/index.html #gamedev

We're back folks! We're looking forward to welcoming you the biggest event in game AI this November!