Indie Game Lunch Hour AI Behavioral and It’s Use as a Tool in Game Development
Mar 5, 2025
Rick Williams, a seasoned Unity developer and educational game creator, teams up with Fishy Floor, a freelance gaming brand consultant on the verge of starting their own studio. They dive into the transformative role of AI in game development, particularly its impact on gameplay, storytelling, and player interaction. Topics range from ethical considerations in AI data use to how AI can enhance dialogue systems and gameplay balancing. Their lively discussion highlights AI's potential to revolutionize indie development while emphasizing the importance of maintaining the human touch in creativity.
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AI's Promise and Ethical Challenges
- AI is a powerful tool that can help game developers but ethical concerns about data scraping are serious.
- Refusing to use AI can put you at a disadvantage, but its data use must be consensual and fair.
AI Assists in Game Design
- Willa used AI to brainstorm character names and gemstone crafting progression for game mod projects.
- AI provided useful lists and explanations that were integrated in game design decisions.
AI for Dynamic Difficulty
- AI in games can enable dynamic difficulty adjustment to keep players engaged.
- It offers subtle difficulty scaling beyond rigid enemy count changes, enriching gameplay.