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Mind over matter: artificial intelligence blossoms in next-generation games.(Gaming)(Column)

Computer Graphics World

| July 01, 2007 | McEachern, Martin | COPYRIGHT 2007 PennWell Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Part two of a two-part series

LAST MONTH, we explored the revolutionary impact of NaturalMotion's dynamic motion synthesis technology (Euphoria) on next-generation games, and looked at the power of behavioral AI tools to add event-driven behaviors to an NPC's repertoire. While Euphoria is giving NPCs the ability to react autonomously to objects and characters in their immediate vicinity, a new breed of AI "middleware," led by companies such as Kynogon and Engenuity, is sowing the seeds of their emergent intelligence, helping characters reach their goals and destinations in increasingly complex worlds.

For example, if a character's goal is to exit a ...

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