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Reflecting on AI in the Games Industry of 2024 | AI and Games Newsletter 11/12/24
Sponsored by AMD Ryzen Pro
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AI and Games Sponsor Newsletter - December 2024
Our final behind-the-scenes check in of 2024, plus more GOTY 2024 and a Kickstarter update!
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New Backer & Funding Goals Announced for Goal State
The more people backing Goal State, the more content we release on AI and Games!
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Early Impressions of the 'AI People' Alpha | AI and Games Newsletter 27/11/24
Sponsored by Little Learning Machines
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A Little Bit of Self-Help | AI and Games Digest - November 2024
Plus Goal State stretch goals are live, and GOTY 2024!
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Reflecting on AI in the Games Industry of 2024 | AI and Games Newsletter 11/12/24
Sponsored by AMD Ryzen Pro
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Tommy Thompson
Early Impressions of the 'AI People' Alpha | AI and Games Newsletter 27/11/24
Sponsored by Little Learning Machines
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Tommy Thompson
A Little Bit of Self-Help | AI and Games Digest - November 2024
Plus Goal State stretch goals are live, and GOTY 2024!
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Tommy Thompson
Crowdfunding & Conferences | AI and Games Newsletter 13/11/2024
In the sweet spot between the two biggest things AI and Games has ever done...
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Unpacking the Headlines | AI and Games Newsletter 06/11/24
Netflix fails to read the room, Adobe in EA Sports, and SAG-AFTRA updates.
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New Backer & Funding Goals Announced for Goal State
The more people backing Goal State, the more content we release on AI and Games!
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The Goal State Kickstarter is Funded! Stretch goal season begins!
We raise £25K in 3 days, and now it's time to build on it some more!
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Crowdfunding & Conferences | AI and Games Newsletter 13/11/2024
In the sweet spot between the two biggest things AI and Games has ever done...
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How to Support Goal State
Launching Friday November 15th, we talk funding tiers, bonus content and more...
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Case Studies

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Crowdsourcing Intelligence in 'The Restaurant Game'
Winding the clock back to the early 2010s and the first example of crowdsourced game intelligence.
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Training AI to Solve Puzzles in Little Learning Machines
A game that runs a machine learning training engine in the background
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How AI Learned Whether You'll Complete Tomb Raider: Underworld
One of the first published examples of player analytics in AAA games.
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How Killer Instinct's 'Shadow Mode' Clones Human Behaviour
Using AI to reproduce player behaviour in new and familiar scenarios.
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How AI Detected the 'Status Economy' of Team Fortress 2
Training AI to understand the underlying social dynamics of TF2
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Analysing Player Habits in Battlefield 3
Performance Modelling in EA's Popular Shooter
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The AI of Dark Souls
The inner workings of one of the most influential games of all time.
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The Story of Façade: The AI-Powered Interactive Drama
Facade became an internet sensation during the Lets Play boom on YouTube, but how does it work?
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The AI of Horizon Zero Dawn
A number of complex systems are required to bring 'the machines' to life.
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How AI Helps Achieve 'Tactical Clarity' in Gears Tactics
Intelligent scheduling of actions to ensure the player always understands what's happening
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F.E.A.R. - The Retrospective
With special guest Dr Jeff Orkin, the AI engineer on the game
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The AI of Hitman 2016
The sandbox assassin
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AI 101

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Building the AI of F.E.A.R. with Goal Oriented Action Planning
First Encounter Assault Recon proved a breakthrough moment for game AI. So let's explore how it works in detail.
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How AI is Actually Used in the Video Games Industry
An Overview of the State of the Industry in 2024
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Why is Good AI for Games So Difficult?
A Simple Question That Needs Explanation
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Is Generative AI the Future of Video Games?
We highlight the opportunities, and concerns, of the sector
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The Goal State Kickstarter is Funded! Stretch goal season begins!
We raise £25K in 3 days, and now it's time to build on it some more!
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Crowdfunding & Conferences | AI and Games Newsletter 13/11/2024
In the sweet spot between the two biggest things AI and Games has ever done...
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Tommy Thompson
How to Support Goal State
Launching Friday November 15th, we talk funding tiers, bonus content and more...
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Unpacking the Headlines | AI and Games Newsletter 06/11/24
Netflix fails to read the room, Adobe in EA Sports, and SAG-AFTRA updates.
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Crowdsourcing Intelligence in 'The Restaurant Game'
Winding the clock back to the early 2010s and the first example of crowdsourced game intelligence.
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November 2024 Sponsor Newsletter
Future content updates, plus submit your AI and Games GOTY 2024!
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Goal State Launches on Kickstarter November 15th | AI and Games Newsletter 23/10/24
Here's everything you need to know about the AI and Games crowdfunding project. Plus AI testing in AstroBot, A Quiet Place, and a SAG-AFTRA update!
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The Final Wave of Speakers at the AI and Games Conference 2024
More Horizon Forbidden West, Automatic Playtesting, AI and IP, and the Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 AI Post-mortem
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