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NVIDIA Digital Human Technologies Bring AI Characters to Life

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Monday, March 18, 2024

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“NVIDIA offers developers a world-class set of AI-powered technologies for digital human creation,” said John Spitzer, vice president of developer and performance technologies at NVIDIA.

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“NVIDIA offers developers a world-class set of AI-powered technologies for digital human creation,” said John Spitzer, vice president of developer and performance technologies at NVIDIA.
“These technologies may power the complex animations and conversational speech required to make digital interactions feel real.”
The digital human technologies suite includes language, speech, animation and graphics powered by AI:
NVIDIA ACE — technologies that help developers bring digital humans to life with facial animation powered by NVIDIA Audio2Face ™ and speech powered by NVIDIA Riva automatic speech recognition (ASR) and text-to-speech (TTS).
To showcase the new capabilities of its digital human technologies, NVIDIA worked across industries with leading developers, such as Hippocratic AI, Inworld AI and UneeQ, on a series of new demonstrations.
For GTC, NVIDIA collaborated with Hippocratic AI to extend its solution to use NVIDIA ACE microservices, NVIDIA Audio2Face along with NVIDIA Animation graph and NVIDIA Omniverse™ Streamer Client to show the potential of a generative AI healthcare agent avatar.

ETHxCAT Launches: the Ultimate Cat-Themed Blockchain Game

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Friday, March 22, 2024

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It is built on Arbitrum chain, and it is an Ethscriptions empowered web3 game.

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It is built on Arbitrum chain, and it is an Ethscriptions empowered web3 game.
Designed to captivate cat lovers and blockchain enthusiasts alike, ETHxCAT stands out with its extensive selection of thousands of distinctively charming cats.
ETHxCAT unveils the new game model that intertwines strategy, adventure, and competition.
[ETHxCAT] is a pioneering force in the blockchain space, dedicated to creating innovative experiences for cat lovers worldwide.

Lilith Games Announces Winner of Top Civilization Strategy Game Rise of Kingdoms’ 2023 Global Champions Grand Prix Tournament

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Friday, January 26, 2024

SHANGHAI, Jan. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lilith Games — the acclaimed studio behind AFK Arena, AFK Journey, and Dislyte — has announced the winner of the 2023 Global Champions Grand Prix esports tournament for its popular cross-platform real-time strategy game Rise of Kingdoms!

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The Global Champions Grand Prix — set to Rise of the Kingdoms’ “Ark of Osiris” gameplay mode — is a unique esports event that differentiates itself from all other strategy game tournaments worldwide.
“The 2023 Global Champions Grand Prix was the first truly “global” event in the history of Rise of Kingdoms,” said Rise of Kingdoms Esports Team Leader Sanqian Wang.
The 2023 Global Champions Grand Prix tournament began on November 23, 2023, and concluded in January 2024.
Watch the 2023 Global Champions Grand Prix finals livestream reupload here:
For more information about Rise of Kingdoms’ Global Champions Grand Prix, please visit https://esports-rok.lilith.com .

DOCOMO Develops World's First Technology Utilizing Generative AI to Automatically Generate Non-Player Characters in Metaverse

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

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TOKYO, Jan 16, 2024 - (JCN Newswire) - NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that it has developed a generative AI that automatically generates non-player characters (NPCs), characters not controlled by the player, in the metaverse based solely on text input.

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TOKYO, Jan 16, 2024 - (JCN Newswire) - NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that it has developed a generative AI that automatically generates non-player characters (NPCs), characters not controlled by the player, in the metaverse based solely on text input.
The technology integrates three generative AIs: behavior-logic-generative AI, animation-generative AI,3 and appearance-generative AI.4 The behavior-logic-generative AI and the seamless synchronization of all three types of AI are unique developments by DOCOMO; significant achievements that mark the new technology as cutting-edge.
Behavior-logic-generative AI automatically creates a unique behavior tree5 that defines the behavior of NPCs in the metaverse using only text.
This technology will be introduced during the "docomo Open House '24" online event beginning on January 17.

NVIDIA and Developers Pioneer Lifelike Digital Characters for Games and Applications With NVIDIA Avatar Cloud Engine

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Monday, January 8, 2024

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LAS VEGAS, Jan. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CES — NVIDIA today introduced production microservices for the NVIDIA Avatar Cloud Engine (ACE) that allow developers of games, tools and middleware to integrate state-of-the-art generative AI models into the digital avatars in their games and applications.

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LAS VEGAS, Jan. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CES — NVIDIA today introduced production microservices for the NVIDIA Avatar Cloud Engine (ACE) that allow developers of games, tools and middleware to integrate state-of-the-art generative AI models into the digital avatars in their games and applications.
“Generative AI technologies are transforming virtually everything we do, and that also includes game creation and gameplay,” said Keita Iida, vice president of developer relations at NVIDIA.
“NVIDIA ACE opens up new possibilities for game developers by populating their worlds with lifelike digital characters while removing the need for pre-scripted dialogue, delivering greater in-game immersion.”
Top game and interactive avatar developers are pioneering ways ACE and generative AI technologies can be used to transform interactions between players and non-playable characters (NPCs) in games and applications.
“NVIDIA is making games more intelligent and playable through the adoption of gaming AI technologies, which ultimately creates a more immersive experience.”
“This is a milestone moment for AI in games,” said Tencent Games.

Inverted AI Secures Seed Round for Generative AI in AV/ADAS Development

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Thursday, December 14, 2023

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said Frank Wood, CEO of Inverted AI.

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said Frank Wood, CEO of Inverted AI.
"The opportunity of generative AI to advance adaptive systems and accelerate the convergence of simulation and real-world applications, in our view, is one of the great thematic changes underway.
Inverted AI is an extraordinary team that has created the world's leading foundational models in generative AI for human behavior with the potential to unlock significant value in all areas of autonomy," observed Eric Bukovinsky, Partner at Yaletown Partners.
Inverted AI currently offers API access to DRIVE, with our leading human-like non-playable character (NPCs) driving behaviors that are diverse, realistic, and reactive and INITIALIZE, with realistic and diverse agent placements.

AstroBeam Launches to Transform VR Multiplayer with $3M Seed Funding

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023

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AstroBeam, a new VR game studio focused on multiplayer, today announces that it has raised $3M in seed funding, with The Venture Reality Fund, Anorak Ventures, Boost VC, TIRTA Ventures, and Nate Mitchell in the round.

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AstroBeam, a new VR game studio focused on multiplayer, today announces that it has raised $3M in seed funding, with The Venture Reality Fund, Anorak Ventures, Boost VC, TIRTA Ventures, and Nate Mitchell in the round.
AstroBeam is founded by Devin Reimer, cofounder and former CEO/CTO of Owlchemy Labs - the creators of Job Simulator and Vacation Simulator.
AstroBeam is focused on creating more comfortable, more accessible, and more human ways to hangout and have fun with friends in VR.
“I’m very excited to work to redefine VR multiplayer as something that is accessible, approachable, and comfortable for the mainstream.

TEAM WANG design - UNDER THE CASTLE Held Its Grand Opening of New Concept Space

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

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On October 8th, 2023, TEAM WANG design's "UNDER THE CASTLE" Concept Space debuted its soft opening in C.PARK Shanghai, China.

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On October 8th, 2023, TEAM WANG design's "UNDER THE CASTLE" Concept Space debuted its soft opening in C.PARK Shanghai, China.
The Concept Space allows OFFICIAL MEMBERS to experience the journey together, and reveal the new collection at the same time.
This Concept Space embraces the surprises and terrors of Halloween, and using the story of the castle as a base.
With the launch of the "UNDER THE CASTLE" limited-time Concept Space, TEAM WANG design is also set to release the "UNDER THE CASTLE" Halloween Collection on October 14th, 2023.

Mattel and Gamefam Unveil Barbie DreamHouse Tycoon on Roblox

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) and Gamefam today announced the upcoming launch of Barbie DreamHouse Tycoon on Roblox, the global immersive platform where millions of people connect and communicate daily, on October 6.

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Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) and Gamefam today announced the upcoming launch of Barbie DreamHouse Tycoon on Roblox, the global immersive platform where millions of people connect and communicate daily, on October 6.
Barbie “Brooklyn” and Barbie “Malibu” non-playable characters (NPCs) will guide fans on a tour through the world of Barbie DreamHouse Tycoon on Roblox, offering additional context for mini games and the entire experience.
With so many dazzling sights to behold, and your very own DreamHouse to build and personalize, Barbie DreamHouse Tycoon is set to become the digital destination for Barbie fans of all ages.
Barbie DreamHouse Tycoon will be available for free on Roblox via most platforms and devices including consoles, PCs, mobile and tablets beginning October 6.

Generative AI will contribute to more than half of video game development within next 5 to 10 years, finds Bain & Company

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- More than half of the video game development process will be supported by generative AI within the next five to 10 years, according to new research by Bain & Company.

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Over the next decade, most executives expect that most use cases for generative AI will emerge within the production stage of the game development process, Bain found.
Areas where generative AI will soon play a larger role, according to Bain, include story generation and nonplayable characters (NPCs), game assets, live game operations and user-generated content.
Gaming executives believe that system integration is the leading barrier to generative AI implementation within gaming, Bain found.
Four key steps that gaming companies can take to ensure they're maximizing the full value of generative AI include:
Take a disciplined and deliberate approach to generative AI.