NVIDIA Unveils “ACE” Model For Next-Gen Games, Integrating AI Into Virtual Characters

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NVIDIA unveils Avatar Cloud Engine (ACE), a custom AI model that integrates AI into Non-Playable Characters (NPCs) for natural game language interactions.

With the aid of this tool, software, and game developers will be able to create and integrate unique voice, conversation, and motion AI models. The project is being carried out in partnership with Convai, a business developing conversational AI for online gaming environments.

Here is how NVIDIA breaks down the foundations of the model:

NVIDIA also showcased the model by demonstrating an example of an AI-generated conversation with an NPC. As you can see in the video below, the character answers questions based on the narrative backstory through the help of generative AI.

NVIDIA's new tool is a significant advancement for the gaming industry. We're excited to see how AI is incorporated into forthcoming games since it will significantly change the experience of playing a particular title, mainly when dealing with NPCs.

Game developers and startups are already using NVIDIA generative AI technologies. For instance, GSC Game World is using Audio2Face in the much-anticipated S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Heart of Chornobyl. And indie developer Fallen Leaf is using Audio2Face for character facial animation in Fort Solis, their third-person sci-fi thriller set on Mars. Additionally, Charisma.ai, a company enabling virtual characters through AI, is leveraging Audio2Face to power the animation in their conversation engine.

via NVIDIA

NVIDIA is leveraging AI across the board and games are an essential segment where the company is also bringing its Neural Compression technology for up to 16x details, training the DLSS 3 models in NVIDIA servers for enhanced details and quality & a new radiance