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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 ...