Coming Up Aces: Decoding The AI Technology That's Enhancing Games With Realistic Digital Humans
Oracle News, Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024
NVIDIA ACE microservices give developers tools to bring non-playable characters to life.
Digital characters are leveling up.
Non-playable characters often play a crucial role in video game storytelling, but since they're usually designed with a fixed purpose, they can get repetitive and boring - especially in vast worlds where there are thousands.
Thanks in part to incredible advances in visual computing like ray tracing and DLSS, video games are more immersive and realistic than ever, making dry encounters with NPCs especially jarring.