Roleverse empowers users to make their own games with generative AI

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Roleverse is bringing the power of creation to all users by enabling them to create their own games using generative AI.

The idea is to combine the ingenuity and creative passion of ordinary players with emerging technologies that enable them to create games more quickly and with better quality. But it’s not just about giving players access to ChatGPT and entering text prompts, hoping good games will pop out.

Rather, the game asks players questions that help them narrow down their vision more quickly to something that looks cool. In response to prompts from Roleverse, you create a game by customizing something — which starts out more generic — until you’re satisfied with your own original work.

“We have created a service or a platform where you can create a game by saying what kind of game you want to play,” said Jani Penttinen, CTO of Roleverse, in an interview with GamesBeat. “You say, ‘I want to go to a tropical island and it will create you an island. You can change it by saying you want to make it winter. It can create enemies. It can make changes to the landscape.”

The result is a platform that enables people to create their own visions and become storytellers themselves. No coding skills are needed. You can do simple things that can change the word dramatically. For instance, if you say the vibe should be spooky, then it will make the world darker and scarier.

The company uses AI to create emergent gameplay, or something that you didn’t expect when you started out. Rather than viewing AI as a threat, the company sees it as a tool to unlock more creativity, as the player as the freedom to alter the