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Next-Gen Gaming: AI Souls, Real-time Culture, Personalized Avatars

2024/4/26
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Josh Lu: Speedrun项目旨在支持游戏行业的创新,帮助创始人快速迭代,并紧跟文化潮流。项目收到了大量申请,展现了游戏行业蓬勃发展的活力。 Andrew Chen: 游戏是情感体验,Speedrun项目支持那些对游戏开发充满热情,并致力于帮助他人开发游戏的创始人。AI正在革新游戏玩家互动、剧情生成和游戏工具,以及新兴平台和初创公司。 Avi Romanoff: Magic Circle致力于将传统桌游与AI和数字技术结合,打造桌游界的“Netflix”,通过轻量级浏览器游戏引擎,使游戏易于分享和实时游玩。AI在游戏中扮演着个性化内容的角色,而非生成新内容。 Eric: Lil Snack是一个每日更新游戏的平台,其游戏内容紧跟文化潮流,快速响应现实事件。AI使Lil Snack能够快速制作游戏,紧跟文化潮流,满足了消费者既想观看又想参与互动的需求。 Travis: Lil Snack注重用户反馈,并根据反馈不断改进产品。游戏内容紧密结合文化热点事件,并追逐用户极致的体验。 Matt: Neon Wild开发了一个平台,让孩子们可以创建自己的虚拟化身并在故事中扮演角色,满足了孩子们多媒体互动需求,将传统活动融合在一起。AI技术为Neon Wild平台提供了更多可能性,例如图像生成和个性化语音。 Kevin: Open Souls致力于创造具有灵魂的AI,让人们与AI建立积极的联系,希望创造一个人们与AI和谐共处的世界。 Robert: Altera致力于创造具有自主性、感知能力和情感表达能力的数字人类,目标是创造真正意义上的数字人类,而非仅仅是智能代理。游戏中的AI代理需要与玩家互动,而非仅仅追求自身目标。

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The episode introduces Speed Run, an accelerator program for game founders, and discusses its inception and goals.
  • Over 3,700 companies applied to Speed Run.
  • The program aims to support passionate founders in the gaming industry.
  • Speed Run focuses on both game creators and those helping to make games.

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Over 3,700 companies applied to a16z’s SPEEDRUN. In this episode, we meet the founders pushing the boundaries of what games can be.

From the fusion of traditional gaming elements with modern tech-twists, a16z General Partner Andrew Chen and Partner Josh Lu discuss the challenges and wins of creating games that are not only fun but also integrate seamlessly into the digital age, from AI-twins to games that “move at the speed of culture”. 

Whether you’re a developer, an enthusiast, or just curious about the future of interactive entertainment, this episode provides a glimpse into how today's creators use creativity and technology to captivate.

If you're passionate about shaping the future of gaming, consider applying for SPEEDRUN 3.0 at a16z.com/speedrun3).

 

Resources: 

Submit your SPEEDRUN 3.0 application: https://a16z.com/speedrun-la-2024)

Find Andrew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewchen)

Find Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshLu)

Learn more about Avi and Magic Circle: https://twitter.com/aviromanoff)

Learn more about Lil Snack: https://www.lilsnack.co)

Learn more about Neon Wild: https://www.neonwild.com)

Learn more about Open Souls: https://www.opensouls.studio)

Learn more about Altera: https://altera.al)

 

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