AI Gaming – Infection – The SURVIVAL PODCAST Episode 415

Gaming Economy, AI Game Development, and more on this week’s episode of Infection Podcast

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• Economy

• • Why gaming is a serious industry in the modern economy

• Data

• • Video games industry in the U.S. 2022 | Statista
  •  Unity Gaming Report 2022
    • PDF: Unity-Gaming-Report-2022.pdf

• Recession Proof?

• • Are video games recession-proof? Sort of, experts say.
  • Video game sales set to fall for first time in years as industry braces for recession
  • The game industry is feeling the economic squeeze – Protocol

• Impact

• • Mobile games market to decline for first time in over a decade
  • Mobile Games market revenue expected to decline by 4.3% in 2022
    • Tweet: https://twitter.com/NewzooHQ/status/1601966788660674560

• • • Source: The Games Market Will Decline -4.3% to $184.4 Billion in 2022; Long-Term Outlook Remains Positive | Newzoo

• • Gaming is booming and is expected to keep growing. This chart tells you all you need to know
  • U.S. Consumer Video Game Spending Totaled $60.4 Billion in 2021 – Entertainment Software Association

• AI
  • https://beta.openai.com/examples
  • modl:test | Automated game testing using AI bots
    • Website: Modl.ai
  • Make-A-Video

• Art

• • Adobe Embraces AI Art, Can Get In The Bin
  • Artists Protest After ArtStation Features AI-Generated Images [Update]
  • World’s biggest art portfolio site embroiled in user protest against AI art | PC Gamer
  • Defying the wishes of many artists, Adobe will be selling AI-generated stock images | PC Gamer
  • These scripts use AI to turn Minecraft worlds into adorable picturesque scenes | PC Gamer

• Video Game Dev

• • Artificial intelligence in video games – Wikipedia
  • AI in Gaming (Artificial Intelligence is Coming)
  • How Is AI Used in Video Game Development? – ITChronicles
  • AI and the future of gaming | VentureBeat
    • Video: Panel Discussion: AI and the future of gaming
• Content
  • Rick And Morty Creator Used Controversial AI Art, Voice Acting In New Shooter
  • High On Life: Rick And Morty co-creator on his new shooter game where the guns talk back | Science & Tech News
  • AI Text-to-3D Models Could Impact Video Game Space

• QA

• • Xbox Games Studios boss says artificial intelligence QA is his ‘dream’ | PC Gamer
  • Improving QA Game Testing with Evolved AI
  • Can AI revolutionize automated game testing?
  • GTC 2021: Towards Advanced Game Testing With AI
    • Video: GTC 2021: Towards Advanced Game Testing With AI
  • AI bots help game developers escape the infinity loop of QA testing
    • Video: Explorative bot searching for a way to escape the level.

• Gameplay

• • EA patent proposes AI system to punish you for fraternising with the enemy | PC Gamer