Game director “Avowed” says AI can’t replace human creativity
As a video The gaming industry continues to face massive layoffs, and the storyline work is The biggest hit. Industry work is a story of the past few years (over 30,000 roles have been eliminated in 2023 and 2024) being creative experts who create story elements for the game and praise emotional punches I was influenced by branching out into designers.
Even the game director avowed, Carrie Patel – A successful author and story developer with over 10 years of experience in a game studio Obsidian Entertainment– Fortunately, she was able to start her career many years ago. She can’t imagine trying to invade the industry under today’s conditions.
“It seems like it’s getting harder to find a way,” Patel says. “I’ve heard that within the last three or five years my colleagues have essentially said the same thing.”
Patel has been with Obsidian since 2013. The pillar of eternalrole-playing games Released in 2015. She was a story cored in the 2018 sequel, Eternal Pillar II: Dead Fireand worked on the story design for 2019. The outside world.
avoweda first-person fantasy RPG set in the same universe as the Obsidian praised The pillar of eternal The series is available today via early access on Windows PCs and Xbox Series X. The game will be officially released on Tuesday, February 18th.
Patel is excited to launch the title with a rich and immersive story, especially since there is less talent in the industry to make such a game. “The RPGs, especially the kinds we make, give players the opportunity to show they’re excited about deep, subtle games,” she says.
Part of the success of Obsidian’s storytelling was his reluctance to rely on artificial intelligence. “Good game stories are written by good story designers,” says Patel. The use of AI in studios has grown over the past few years. Industry workers survey It was released earlier this year 52% of respondents reported working for companies that use Generative AI to develop games.
However, despite the company’s interest in the technology, game makers are less positive about AI than they have in the past few years. “I don’t think technology will replace human creativity,” says Patel. “I think it’s something that’s never seen an AI replica that makes our game special, makes the story special, and makes the dialogue and characters special.” Other developments. Those are certainly trying. Last March, Ubisoft introduced a Conversation Generation AI Prototype This allows players to voice chat with non-player characters.
Patel feels encouraged by receptions to games with complicated stories like this Gate 3 of Baldur“an audience of these thoughtful, sometimes complicated games” is spoken there.
“Our goal wasn’t to make the longest game you spend hundreds of hours,” says Patel. “Our goal was to create a truly amazing game that provided adventures that make you feel like you’re at the heart of this immersive new world.”
Patel says that every team’s culture is a little different, but strong leadership is important depending on who is doing it. “It’s important to have enough determinism to drive a project towards completion, and to have enough determinism to make people clear what they’re doing. That’s what works. It means being open to feedback on whether or not. “I want my team to be a creature that is constantly improving,” she says.
Low effect: Meta CEO attitude Mark Zuckerberg recently said companies need moreMasculine energy“At their workplace. As tech companies roll back programs that support diversity, equity and inclusion, politicians aim to support marginalized communities. Patel’s leadership and attitude are the opposite of “men’s energy.”