"NPC" is a term that originally comes from video gaming—typically a popular type of character in many of their worlds. NPC means non-playable character or non-player character. Essentially, an NPC is ...

The typical NPC experience often leaves something to be desired. Pre-scripted interactions with someone meant to pass along a quest typically come with a handful of chatting options that lead to ...

Game studios are experimenting with generative AI to help build environments and lend video games the improvisational spontaneity once reserved for table-top role-playing games.

For decades, video games have relied on scripted, stilted interactions with non-player characters to help shepherd gamers in their journeys. “We believe generative AI can unlock a new kind of ...

Meeting NPCs in RDR2 can result in unexpected and lethal encounters. One Red Dead Redemption 2 player made a huge mistake during an NPC interaction, resulting in their untimely demise. Each ...

A-Life is an AI program in Stalker 2 that gives NPC characters a life of their own outside of their interactions with players. Stalker 2 uses the 2.0 version of that .

Nvidia's ACE AI NPCs are no longer a prototype, as they will launch in new games over the next few months. I have thoughts!

LOS ANGELES — For decades, video games have relied on scripted, stilted interactions with non-player characters to help shepherd gamers in their journeys. But as artificial intelligence ...

The typical NPC experience often leaves something to be desired. Pre-scripted interactions with someone meant to pass along a quest typically come with a handful of chatting options that lead to ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For decades, video games have relied on scripted, stilted interactions with non-player characters to help shepherd gamers in their journeys. But as artificial intelligence ...

The typical NPC experience often leaves something to be desired. Pre-scripted interactions with someone meant to pass along a quest typically come with a handful of chatting options that lead to ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For decades, video games have relied on scripted, stilted interactions with non-player characters to help shepherd gamers in their journeys. But as artificial intelligence ...