AI: coming to PC gaming. Exciting!

The tech world is buzzing with talk about AI and its impact on PC gaming. While trends like NFTs and web3 come and go, AI is a permanent fixture in the gaming industry. And that’s a good thing! AI and machine learning have already proven to be extremely useful in PC gaming, improving how games are created and played.

One of the most popular AI tools in PC gaming today is Nvidia’s Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS). This tool uses AI to reconstruct frames in games and render them at lower resolutions without sacrificing visuals, resulting in better performance. Other companies are getting in on the action too, with AMD including an AI accelerator in their latest graphics cards.

But AI isn’t just about upscaling graphics. It’s also being used to enhance textures, add lighting, and even generate voice lines and dialogue in games. AI is even being used to speed up game development, with tools like Unreal Engine 5’s MassEntity making it possible to create AI-driven characters with simple inputs.

And the potential of AI in gaming goes beyond what we can imagine. For example, AI can be used for Quality Assurance testing, quickly identifying bugs in games that would take human testers hours or even days to find. AI can also create more complex and varied games with branching paths, providing infinite story possibilities like in the text-based adventure game, AI Dungeon 2.

So, don’t worry that AI will replace human creativity in game development. Instead, we should be excited about the ways AI is making gaming better and more exciting for players. With AI, we can have completely unique experiences in each game, something that should excite any gamer!