

Yet player interactions with NPCs still tend to be transactional, scripted, and short-lived, as dialogue options exhaust quickly, serving only to push the story forward. The number of pre-recorded lines has grown, the number of options a player has to interact with NPCs has increased, and facial animations have become more realistic. The creation of non-playable characters (NPCs) has evolved as games have become more sophisticated. Part of the excitement comes from the ability to create gaming experiences at runtime that would have been impossible using earlier solutions. Game developers are exploring how these technologies impact 2D and 3D content-creation pipelines during production. Generative AI technologies are revolutionizing how games are conceived, produced, and played.
