New AI-driven NPCs can see, navigate, and chat – Hypergrid Business

[ad_1] I’m a developer who’s spent decades working with game engines and AI systems. And watching NPCs stand motionless in elaborate, carefully crafted virtual spaces felt like a waste. These worlds had 3D environments, physics, avatars, ambiance—everything needed for immersion except inhabitants that felt alive. The recent explosion of accessible large language models presented an […]