Generative AI has exploded in reputation this yr, with the know-how lastly touchdown in additional fingers and in a useable approach. From Roblox to Half Moon, to Unity and Scriptic, the variety of video games corporations aiming to leverage this newest device continues to develop.
One such firm, which set itself a goal to make use of generative AI in “all methods doable” initially of 2023, is Homa. Aiming to make the creation course of as environment friendly as doable, the Homa Lab platform has been empowered with new AI options, and in keeping with this dedication, the corporate has now held its first Inner Gen AI Hackathon to see what they might give you.
10 initiatives had been undertaken by 10 Homa groups, every having 48 hours to innovate on new initiatives with the intention of selling collaboration and streamlining future creation.
Belongings and concepts
The ten generative AI instruments developed within the Recreation Jam-esque occasion had been voted on by all workforce members all through the corporate, with rankings streamed in actual time.
The outcomes? A system for creating speaking 3D Avatars got here out on high. This AI device was conceived to generate variable video adverts with avatars through textual content prompts. These prompts allow totally different voices, languages and animations, permitting a variety of distinctive adverts to be made in a brief period of time.
3DGenie got here in second, once more utilizing textual content prompts to create ready-to-use 3D sport belongings, saving a big quantity of growth time.
Thought Generator got here third, a device utilizing information from Homa Lab to counsel new concepts for themes and video games primarily based on present tendencies and profitable titles.
“Generative AI has been a giant precedence for us at Homa this yr, with our high administration encouraging every of our groups to leverage its potential. However for us, it’s about extra than simply utilizing already present instruments for us. We wish to create them,” Homa said in a weblog publish.
Earlier this yr we spoke with Roblox’s Stefano Corazza on generative AI’s utility, which he believes has seen a “promising begin” however is barely simply starting.