Article written by Andrew Giese:
"Artificial Intelligence is taking increasingly more important roles in new video games. Instead of the once-simple enemies that patrolled set paths and performed an attack when the player got within an arbitrary distance, gamers of today expect enemies that work together, solve problems, and most importantly, express emotion. A game's artificial intelligence system is designed such that all these goals are met and enacted realistically in the right context in-game.
To get a better grasp of artificial intelligence in video games, we spoke with the people behind Kynapse, the same A.I. middleware solution used in the upcoming Fable 2.
To better understand Artificial Intelligence, we spoke with Michel Kripalani, Director of Business Development, Games Technology Group, who has been involved in projects developing tools like 3ds Max, Maya, HumanIK, and a premier artificial intelligence middleware solution named Kynapse. Kynapse's touch can be easily recognized in popular games like Crackdown and the upcoming blockbuster Fable 2."
The Outerhaven writes: Being fans of Fable, we decided to do an in-depth retrospective on the Fable franchise, exploring its choices, consequences, tone, and lasting impact on RPG design.
The Outerhaven writes: An in-depth retrospective on the Fable franchise, exploring its choices, consequences, tone, and lasting impact on RPG design.
The Xbox 360 was a fantastic console in its day with some truly classic titles, but what are the seven best games for the console?
I'll go with,
Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon, Culdcept Saga, Shadow Complex, Ace Combat 6 with the flight stick,A Kingdom for Keflings, A World of Keflings.
Bonus Kinect Games: Happy Action Theater and Sesame Street.
*Skyrim was so bad on PS3 that it almost deserves to be #1*
Ah yes, Shadow Complex! Good indies back in the day. Summer of Arcade. I enjoyed Trials Evolution as well.
Was this made by a.i.? No human being would put Shadowrun, Fable III, and Splinter Cell: Conviction into a list of the 7 best Xbox 360 games.
Would love to play Ace Combat6 on PlayStation, but Xbox decided to buy exclusivity and keep it off a competing platform.
The only mainline game I never played except for one level at a friends place. Game sold less than any other in the series if I remember correctly.
360 had Namco hitters AC6 and RR6... both quality titles. You should at least bust out the 360 for AC6 if you can score the flight stick. Its great.
When the current gen XBOX offering is so lacking people need to refer to games released two generations back....
It's a nostalgia peice same reason we get thousands of YouTube videos on sega genisis. Something people have fond memories for but the era is long gone.
It's xboxs golden year imo it was their genisis years the time where they stuck it to the market leaders Sony.
They stuck nothing. Sony screwed themselves giving Xbox an opening. They would have gotten the usual smack down if the PS3 had launched at $399 and was easier to develop for.
I think AI is more ignored than it should be. Now people just care about which games have the best textures or the best lighting, but i think impressive AI is far more important than impressive graphics.
crack down ai was oustanding same goes for fable 2
Specially now with people finding more uses for it, Left 4 dead's AI director for example.
I love games with outstanding AI like in Halo 3, and I can't wait to see how the dog in fable 2 will turn out.
Quite honestly, I believe artificial intelligence is the key to the evolution of gaming. Visual fidelity will bring us but so far. When graphics become "photo-realistic," what then? It just means that the games will look better. But what about next generation gameplay. Games that evolve merely visually will mean nothing, because there will be a certain point when that stops impressing. When friends and enemies actually begin to "learn" and effectively problem solve, is when we'll be looking at the evolution of gaming. I can't wait for that day; I just hope my Xbox doesn't come alive and kill me in my sleep.
I dunno that Left 4 Dead's AI will really blow me away. I think I'm more intrigued in the simple random placement of the enemies every single time.
Also, good conclusion. Anyone who thinks 2001 is just around the corner is insane. How can we program an AI to act as we do when we can't even understand why we act as we do?