NCsoft hopes its AI tech will lead to less predictable game environments

[Hellravager]

Wonder how this will play out

http://massivelyop.com/2015/05/18/nc...-environments/

NCsoft is spending time and money on artificial intelligence, according to a report in the Korea IT Times. “Controlling games [in a] mobile environment is becoming more complicated and difficult. If artificial intelligence is applied to games, it will bring bigger fun to users,” said CFO Yoon Jae-soo in a recent conference call.

The company plans to use its AI technology to create unpredictable game environments, with the first such titles likely arriving in 2016.

[A Chozo]

If it is an original and fun idea, why not?

I, for one, welcome our new robotic and smart Game Masters!

[Val the Moofia Boss]

Assuming this project (as usually happens to such) doesn't get cancelled within the year, this could make gameplay interesting again, where you actually have to plan your moves and abilities more carefully when fighting, rather than just monotonously walking in, spamming your buttons, avoid standing in fire and GG.

[zito]

Doesn't really matter, they want to focus on mobile gaming for the future. This might apply to Lineage eternal but unlikely.

[Edge-]

Doesn't really matter, they want to focus on mobile gaming for the future. This might apply to Lineage eternal but unlikely.

Sauce?

They're expanding their mobile game lineup (as is just about every major publisher), but they've still got 2 PC exclusive games in the works (Master X Master and Lineage Eternal) and are still providing strong support for and rely almost solely on their PC titles to keep the company afloat.

[prwraith]

Doesn't really matter, they want to focus on mobile gaming for the future. This might apply to Lineage eternal but unlikely.

Ugh I even see commercials for mobile games before movies in a movie theater.

I hate the mobile gaming platform.

[Piglord]

They were going to try something crudely similar with Story Bricks for Everquest Next, but that fell through. I know it wasn't true AI, but it would kind of work like AI would.

[ro9ue]

This seems to be one of the next big frontiers for gaming. Storybricks and Ken Levine were big on this. I think Storybricks shut down though after the Daybreak fiasco.

Levine's project is still in the works and I think we should hear something soon.

[ryudaraku]

Wonder how this will play out

http://massivelyop.com/2015/05/18/nc...-environments/

NCsoft is spending time and money on artificial intelligence, according to a report in the Korea IT Times. “Controlling games [in a] mobile environment is becoming more complicated and difficult. If artificial intelligence is applied to games, it will bring bigger fun to users,” said CFO Yoon Jae-soo in a recent conference call.

The company plans to use its AI technology to create unpredictable game environments, with the first such titles likely arriving in 2016.

I have an update : the first of such titles will also likely be closing in Jan 2017.