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The recent success of games with a strong narrative focus, such as BioShock Infinite, The Last of Us and Telltale's The Walking Dead, point to a future where narrative is increasingly viewed as an asset in games, rather than an add-on. And great narratives are often defined by great characters. This talk will dissect memorable characters in existing video games, address the unique challenges in establishing characters in games, and provide a framework for creating strong game characters that covers styles ranging from Portal to Dragon Age. The session will discuss both linear and sandbox style characters, as well as taking a look at the oft' troublesome "blank slate" characters, who are (ostensibly, at least) defined by being undefined.

The recent success of games with a strong narrative focus, such as BioShock Infinite, The Last of Us and Telltale's The Walking Dead, point to a future where narrative is increasingly viewed as an asset in games, rather than an add-on. And great narratives are often defined by great characters. This talk will dissect memorable characters in existing video games, address the unique challenges in establishing characters in games, and provide a framework for creating strong game characters that covers styles ranging from Portal to Dragon Age. The session will discuss both linear and sandbox style characters, as well as taking a look at the oft' troublesome "blank slate" characters, who are (ostensibly, at least) defined by being undefined.

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Overview Curriculum Creator Welcome 1. Nice to meet you! I'm Kota 2. Chapter ZERO 3. Introduction Basic of the Basics 1. Presentation of Clip Studio and Its Assets 2. Sketch Canvas Size 3. Illustration DPI, Canvas Size, Color Mode 4. Fantastic Brushes & Where to Find Them How I Approach the Male Character 1. Face: Define Proportions 2. How to Avoid “Same Face Syndrome” 3. His Body: How Does It Work Anyways? 4. Hair: Positioning and Being ‘Gravity Friendly’ Composition and Posing 1. Posing and My Tricks 2. Composition: Making It Interesting 3. Let’s Draw From A Reference! 4. How to: ✨Expression ✨   Sketch to Lineart 1. It's Time to Sketch Already!? 2. My Sketch Process: From Blob to Form (Sketch 1 vs Sketch 2) 3. Clean and Understand Your sketch: No Shame In Using Notes 4. How to Define Line Value and Points Of Interest 5. Keep Line Consistency and Constancy 6. What If I Turn Off the Sketch and - 7. Lineart Color Modes I Use What is Color? 1. My Basic Color Theory™ 2. Picking Colors 3. How to Compliment Colors 4. Light and Shadow But Fun 5. Rendering and Setting a Limit to the Colors 6. Posterize and My Other Favorite Effects 7. Color Correction Layers Clothes, What the Fold? 1. Types of Folds and Gravity in Garment 2. Understanding the Different Kinds of Fabrics 3. How Shading Works With Different Types of Clothing 4. Approach at Referencing in Garment 5. Let’s Sketch Some Clothes Adding Elements We Enjoy   Character From Everyday Inspiration 1. Exploring Your Interests and Building a Moodboard 2. Select and Understand your Everyday Inspiration 3. From Object to Character 4. Customize Them: A Small Backstory & Personality 5. Character Sheet Time Illustration, But For Real 1. Using the Character We Created, Let’s Make an Illustration 2. Post Effects 3. Exporting Your File and Preparing for Posting or Printing 4. Outro

In this solo episode of PenPodcast, we unravel the secrets of character creation-the alchemy that breathes life into your narrative. Join our host as they guide you through the art of crafting protagonists that linger in the reader's imagination. From quirks to backstories, explore the intricacies that transform characters from mere words on a page to living, breathing entities. Whether you're a seasoned storyteller or just beginning your writing adventure, this episode is your passport to weaving characters that resonate and drive your narrative forward. Tune in and discover the magic of characters unveiled! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pen-podcast/support

[ZBrush 38 CUR] Characters in ZBrush and CC4 Junior Pro Level - Brok (Personajes en ZBrush y CC4 Nivel Junior Pro - Brok [ZBrush 39 CUR] Zbrush 101 Creating 3D Characters for Beginners [ZBrush 40 CUR] Gumroad – Water Tank – Maya, Zbrush, Substance Painter Videos

[ZBrush 38 CUR] Characters in ZBrush and CC4 Junior Pro Level - Brok (Personajes en ZBrush y CC4 Nivel Junior Pro - Brok [ZBrush 39 CUR] Zbrush 101 Creating 3D Characters for Beginners [ZBrush 40 CUR] Gumroad – Water Tank – Maya, Zbrush, Substance Painter Videos

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Microsoft has urged its developers to avoid making "curvy" female characters. Another reminder why people are excited about titles like Stellar Blade. Merch: https://uwumarket.us/collections/rev Use code "REV" for 10% off any AdvancedGG order: https://advanced.gg/discount/REV?ref=REVSAYS Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/revuwu Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Revsaysdesu Twitter: https://twitter.com/Rev_says_desu #vtuber #anime #gaming

An episode of "I'm ready for my close-up" - Alex Fitch interviews former Disney animator Vincent Woodcock.

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Check out what happens when EA tries their hand at creating Marvel characters.

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How do you create memorable and distinctive characters? In this presentation, production designer, art director, and illustrator Scott Campbell will share his creative process for creating amazing characters. Scott will begin by describing his approach and showing past works, then move into a live demonstration where he will develop a new character design, sharing his thoughts during the process.

How do you create memorable and distinctive characters? In this presentation, production designer, art director, and illustrator Scott Campbell will share his creative process for creating amazing characters. Scott will begin by describing his approach and showing past works, then move into a live demonstration where he will develop a new character design, sharing his thoughts during the process.

Independent writers Glenda Finkelstein and Phil McCall discussed how to develop those traits that bring characters to life and make readers fall in love with those characters beyond the story. Glenda Finkelstein's website is http://www.glendas-books.com. Phil McCall's work can be found at http://www.plmii.com. Continuing our coverage of MegaCon 2012 will be: Creating Your Comic/Manga Part II: Drawing Through Storytelling, hosted by husband and wife comic book creators Adam Withers and Comfort Love. The Ins And Outs Of Indy Publishing, hosted by Glenda Finkelstein, Bob McCall, Gary Roen, Trevor Rueckert and Marni Knight Duncan. Nick Cardy: The Artist At War, hosted by Renee Witterstaetter. Megacon 2012 Wrap Up. Check out SLIPSTREAM, the weekly web comic book I'm drawing and lettering, which is written by Jeffrey Taylor, co-host of the FROM CRISIS TO CRISIS PODCAST and contributor to the SUPERMAN HOMEPAGE. New pages of SLIPSTREAM can be found each Saturday at http://www.clockworkcomics.co.uk. Adam Dechanel, another contributor to the SUPERMAN HOMEPAGE, also writes and draws E. O. S. for Clockwork Comics, and new pages are available on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The new home for THE SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST is http://thesupermanfanpodcast.blogspot.com. Send e-mail to [email protected]. You can join the SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST group or page on facebook, and follow the podcast on twitter @supermanpodcast. SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST is a proud member of thefollowing: - The LEAGUE OF COMIC BOOK PODCASTERS at http://www.comicbooknoise.com/league , - The COMICS PODCAST NETWORK! - http://www.comicspodcasts.com/, - The SUPERMAN WEBRING of websites, and - The SUPERMAN PODCAST NETWORK at http://supermanpodcastnetwork ! The theme of this podcast is PLANS IN MOTION, composed by Kevin MacLeod, and part of the royalty free music library at http://incompetech.com/. Superman and all related characters are trademark and copyright DC Comics. Any art shown on this podcast is for entertainment purposes only, and not for profit. I make no claims of ownership of these images, nor do I earn any money from this podcast. Thanks for listening to the SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST and, as always, thanks to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, creators of Superman!

From Snow White to Shrek, from Fred Flintstone to SpongeBob SquarePants, the design of a character conveys personality before a single word of dialogue is spoken. Designing Characters with Personality shows artists how to create a distinctive character, then place that character in context within a script, establish hierarchy, and maximize the impact of pose and expression. Practical exercises help readers put everything together to make their new characters sparkle. Lessons from the author, who designed the dragon Mushu (voiced by Eddie Murphy) in Disney's Mulan—plus big-name experts in film, TV, video games, and graphic novels—make a complex subject accessible to every artist.

From Snow White to Shrek, from Fred Flintstone to SpongeBob SquarePants, the design of a character conveys personality before a single word of dialogue is spoken. Designing Characters with Personality shows artists how to create a distinctive character, then place that character in context within a script, establish hierarchy, and maximize the impact of pose and expression. Practical exercises help readers put everything together to make their new characters sparkle. Lessons from the author, who designed the dragon Mushu (voiced by Eddie Murphy) in Disney's Mulan—plus big-name experts in film, TV, video games, and graphic novels—make a complex subject accessible to every artist.

From Snow White to Shrek, from Fred Flintstone to SpongeBob SquarePants, the design of a character conveys personality before a single word of dialogue is spoken. Designing Characters with Personality shows artists how to create a distinctive character, then place that character in context within a script, establish hierarchy, and maximize the impact of pose and expression. Practical exercises help readers put everything together to make their new characters sparkle. Lessons from the author, who designed the dragon Mushu (voiced by Eddie Murphy) in Disney's Mulan—plus big-name experts in film, TV, video games, and graphic novels—make a complex subject accessible to every artist.

From Snow White to Shrek, from Fred Flintstone to SpongeBob SquarePants, the design of a character conveys personality before a single word of dialogue is spoken. Designing Characters with Personality shows artists how to create a distinctive character, then place that character in context within a script, establish hierarchy, and maximize the impact of pose and expression. Practical exercises help readers put everything together to make their new characters sparkle. Lessons from the author, who designed the dragon Mushu (voiced by Eddie Murphy) in Disney's Mulan—plus big-name experts in film, TV, video games, and graphic novels—make a complex subject accessible to every artist.

What Jed likes in doing these participating upcoming uploads for my Internet Archive uploads, and sometimes I get the fun of it when editing fictional characters, I enjoyed and collected to my fictional character library, Jed loves editing things in a Christian music outfit scene that I'm pretty a real good competitor in editing known fictional characters for the known kids. But my secret as an Autistic everyday creator without making money, and I mean I'm assume no idiot users to make money illegally to be brainwashed by Social Media users, and YouTubers, Jed's an independent everyday person that refuses to have lots of subscribers/followers to make lots of money very illegally, even on adding props to a diecast 1/64 scale scene as my main two focuses in life. But... For your children's personal safety and seeing these selected fictional character celebrities as featured on the uploads... DO NOT LET THE KIDS INFLUENCED IN SCREAMING MUSIC AS AN UNSAFE INAPPROPRIATE AUDIO AS AN EXCUSE! I understand I don't brainwash my niece Chevelle, or Olivia to think I take the child's freedoms away, and I'm not like the misbehaving inappropriate everyday morons that influenced kids in that useless not a Christian Death Metal music garbage, and 2, I treated the music, and the Unblack Metal music videos even as a Bible's worthy lesson from Jesus to know lessons to keep everyday Christians, and the children 100% safe, and appropriate. Now on to the reason I have fun enjoying the audio while I edited projects in 1/64 diecasts, and in fictional characters with this scene... For example, allow Rarity of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic's known female mare to decor with her Christian Medioic Death Metal outfit to Finland's Immortal Souls. Jed didn't like getting told of my mom's disagreements if Christian Death Metal music, or not a Christian artist, and no such thing as Christian Death Metal music if in Music Videos. TBH to not lie, BOTH CHRISTIAN, AND NOT CHRISTIAN DEATH METAL MUSIC VIDEOS HOWEVER CAN DO A LOT OF BAD STUFF ON THE VIDEO! AT LEAST I'M NOT VERY STUPID TO THINK AND NOT KNOW I'M VERY AWARE OF LISTEN TO VERY STATANIC DEATH METAL BANDS IN MY LIFE TO KEEP IT SAFE!!! UNLIKE THESE INAPPROPRIATE MISBEHAVING PEOPLE DOES THAT! And only one Autistic Small Creator can do the job right without any anger, or concerns to be an Autistic extremist on doing these edited character project talents on my Internet Archive username page. And BTW, no fictional character of both kid's and teen's fictional characters is seriously involved in Gore/Graphic Violent Content that's against my user's polices in the making of these videos, and photo uploads on my PONY-CROSS 777 account and had to be 100% PG-13 safe for everyday viewers, and visitors on watching, and viewing my uploads! PLEASE KIDS, AND FAMILIES, DON'T DO THESE ARTWORKS, AND VERY DANGEROUS STUNT GAMING VIDEOS LIKE Wreckfest at your own home! Doing very dangerous stunts to their own places is for everyday idiots like an Autistic Hater would do this dangerous garbage that can go to jail for that! :) Jesus Christ is Our Lord! ~ Jed McCastle (PONY-CROSS 777)

What Jed likes in doing these participating upcoming uploads for my Internet Archive uploads, and sometimes I get the fun of it when editing fictional characters, I enjoyed and collected to my fictional character library, Jed loves editing things in a Christian music outfit scene that I'm pretty a real good competitor in editing known fictional characters for the known kids. But my secret as an Autistic everyday creator without making money, and I mean I'm assume no idiot users to make money illegally to be brainwashed by Social Media users, and YouTubers, Jed's an independent everyday person that refuses to have lots of subscribers/followers to make lots of money very illegally, even on adding props to a diecast 1/64 scale scene as my main two focuses in life. But... For your children's personal safety and seeing these selected fictional character celebrities as featured on the uploads... DO NOT LET THE KIDS INFLUENCED IN SCREAMING MUSIC AS AN UNSAFE INAPPROPRIATE AUDIO AS AN EXCUSE! I understand I don't brainwash my niece Chevelle, or Olivia to think I take the child's freedoms away, and I'm not like the misbehaving inappropriate everyday morons that influenced kids in that useless not a Christian Death Metal music garbage, and 2, I treated the music, and the Unblack Metal music videos even as a Bible's worthy lesson from Jesus to know lessons to keep everyday Christians, and the children 100% safe, and appropriate. Now on to the reason I have fun enjoying the audio while I edited projects in 1/64 diecasts, and in fictional characters with this scene... For example, allow Rarity of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic's known female mare to decor with her Christian Medioic Death Metal outfit to Finland's Immortal Souls. Jed didn't like getting told of my mom's disagreements if Christian Death Metal music, or not a Christian artist, and no such thing as Christian Death Metal music if in Music Videos. TBH to not lie, BOTH CHRISTIAN, AND NOT CHRISTIAN DEATH METAL MUSIC VIDEOS HOWEVER CAN DO A LOT OF BAD STUFF ON THE VIDEO! AT LEAST I'M NOT VERY STUPID TO THINK AND NOT KNOW I'M VERY AWARE OF LISTEN TO VERY STATANIC DEATH METAL BANDS IN MY LIFE TO KEEP IT SAFE!!! UNLIKE THESE INAPPROPRIATE MISBEHAVING PEOPLE DOES THAT! And only one Autistic Small Creator can do the job right without any anger, or concerns to be an Autistic extremist on doing these edited character project talents on my Internet Archive username page. And BTW, no fictional character of both kid's and teen's fictional characters is seriously involved in Gore/Graphic Violent Content that's against my user's polices in the making of these videos, and photo uploads on my PONY-CROSS 777 account and had to be 100% PG-13 safe for everyday viewers, and visitors on watching, and viewing my uploads! PLEASE KIDS, AND FAMILIES, DON'T DO THESE ARTWORKS, AND VERY DANGEROUS STUNT GAMING VIDEOS LIKE Wreckfest at your own home! Doing very dangerous stunts to their own places is for everyday idiots like an Autistic Hater would do this dangerous garbage that can go to jail for that! :) Jesus Christ is Our Lord! ~ Jed McCastle (PONY-CROSS 777)

Creating Believable Characters book

Creating Believable Characters book

Creating Characters With Personality by Tom Bancroft 2006 The design of a character conveys personality before a single word of dialogue is spoken. Designing Characters with Personality shows artists how to create a distinctive character, then place that character in context within a script, establish hierarchy, and maximize the impact of pose and expression. Practical exercises help readers put everything together to make their new characters sparkle. Lessons from the author, who designed the dragon Mushu in Disney's Mulan—plus big-name experts in film, TV, video games, and graphic novels—make a complex subject accessible to every artist.

Creating Characters With Personality by Tom Bancroft 2006 The design of a character conveys personality before a single word of dialogue is spoken. Designing Characters with Personality shows artists how to create a distinctive character, then place that character in context within a script, establish hierarchy, and maximize the impact of pose and expression. Practical exercises help readers put everything together to make their new characters sparkle. Lessons from the author, who designed the dragon Mushu in Disney's Mulan—plus big-name experts in film, TV, video games, and graphic novels—make a complex subject accessible to every artist.

Welcome to the exciting world of 2D character creation! There’s nothing quite like the thrill of bringing your character to life and seeing it come alive in animation software. If you’re passionate about animation and eager to create your 2D characters for animation in Cartoon Animator 4, then this course is tailor-made. Designed with beginners in mind, this course will guide you through every step of the process, making it easy to follow along and create amazing 2D characters. Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn: Explore the different character types inside Cartoon Animator 4 Find inspiration for your character designs Sketch out your creative ideas Build a solid base for your character Create hand, eye, and mouth sprites for lifelike expressions Craft a 360° head for seamless animation Rig your character to make it ready for animation Test and refine your character’s movements Make adjustments or changes to fine-tune your character To participate in this course, all you need are some drawing skills, Cartoon Animator 4 (don’t worry, we’ll provide a link for a 30-day trial version), drawing software (such as Photoshop, Clip Studio Paint, or Krita), and optionally, a drawing tablet. Throughout the course, you’ll find helpful resources, including a character profile PDF document to plan your character’s design, additional tutorial videos on 360° head creation, and even a free G3 character designed inside the course for you to use in Cartoon Animator 4. Are you ready to unleash your creativity and start creating 2D characters for animation? You can use this opportunity to join the course and dive into the beautiful world of character design and animation. Let’s get started on this exciting journey of 2D character creation together!

Welcome to the exciting world of 2D character creation! There’s nothing quite like the thrill of bringing your character to life and seeing it come alive in animation software. If you’re passionate about animation and eager to create your 2D characters for animation in Cartoon Animator 4, then this course is tailor-made. Designed with beginners in mind, this course will guide you through every step of the process, making it easy to follow along and create amazing 2D characters. Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn: Explore the different character types inside Cartoon Animator 4 Find inspiration for your character designs Sketch out your creative ideas Build a solid base for your character Create hand, eye, and mouth sprites for lifelike expressions Craft a 360° head for seamless animation Rig your character to make it ready for animation Test and refine your character’s movements Make adjustments or changes to fine-tune your character To participate in this course, all you need are some drawing skills, Cartoon Animator 4 (don’t worry, we’ll provide a link for a 30-day trial version), drawing software (such as Photoshop, Clip Studio Paint, or Krita), and optionally, a drawing tablet. Throughout the course, you’ll find helpful resources, including a character profile PDF document to plan your character’s design, additional tutorial videos on 360° head creation, and even a free G3 character designed inside the course for you to use in Cartoon Animator 4. Are you ready to unleash your creativity and start creating 2D characters for animation? You can use this opportunity to join the course and dive into the beautiful world of character design and animation. Let’s get started on this exciting journey of 2D character creation together!

Welcome to the exciting world of 2D character creation! There’s nothing quite like the thrill of bringing your character to life and seeing it come alive in animation software. If you’re passionate about animation and eager to create your 2D characters for animation in Cartoon Animator 4, then this course is tailor-made. Designed with beginners in mind, this course will guide you through every step of the process, making it easy to follow along and create amazing 2D characters. Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn: Explore the different character types inside Cartoon Animator 4 Find inspiration for your character designs Sketch out your creative ideas Build a solid base for your character Create hand, eye, and mouth sprites for lifelike expressions Craft a 360° head for seamless animation Rig your character to make it ready for animation Test and refine your character’s movements Make adjustments or changes to fine-tune your character To participate in this course, all you need are some drawing skills, Cartoon Animator 4 (don’t worry, we’ll provide a link for a 30-day trial version), drawing software (such as Photoshop, Clip Studio Paint, or Krita), and optionally, a drawing tablet. Throughout the course, you’ll find helpful resources, including a character profile PDF document to plan your character’s design, additional tutorial videos on 360° head creation, and even a free G3 character designed inside the course for you to use in Cartoon Animator 4. Are you ready to unleash your creativity and start creating 2D characters for animation? You can use this opportunity to join the course and dive into the beautiful world of character design and animation. Let’s get started on this exciting journey of 2D character creation together!

The CA Theatre Standards call for students to engage in creative exploration and inquiry as they explore choices and tell stories. In this session, we experiment with choices, investigating ways to manipulate the voice. We will connect through universal stories, creating characters for found objects.

The CA Theatre Standards call for students to engage in creative exploration and inquiry as they explore choices and tell stories. In this session, we experiment with choices, investigating ways to manipulate the voice. We will connect through universal stories, creating characters for found objects.

Writing craft tips for fiction writers regarding creating characters

Writing craft tips for fiction writers regarding creating characters

Writing craft tips for fiction writers regarding creating characters

Writing craft tips for fiction writers regarding creating characters

The director of My Neighbor Totoro —Hayao Miyazaki—and Totoro 's producer—Toshio Suzuki—converse about the characters in the film.

The director of My Neighbor Totoro —Hayao Miyazaki—and Totoro 's producer—Toshio Suzuki—converse about the characters in the film.

The director of My Neighbor Totoro —Hayao Miyazaki—and Totoro 's producer—Toshio Suzuki—converse about the characters in the film.

The director of My Neighbor Totoro —Hayao Miyazaki—and Totoro 's producer—Toshio Suzuki—converse about the characters in the film.

The director of My Neighbor Totoro —Hayao Miyazaki—and Totoro 's producer—Toshio Suzuki—converse about the characters in the film.

When game worlds were simply linear presentations of rooms and corridors, it was acceptable to create AI that existed solely in those confined spaces, with controlled gameplay and defined player experiences. As the industry moved to more open world games, static set-piece characters quickly broke the intended immersion of a "living, breathing world." Developers wanted to give the impression that the AI was living in the huge, dynamic world that they inhabited, as well as to allow for non-linear play choices and emergent end-user experiences. The quandary was developing a system that allowed ambient AI and undirected systemic gameplay, but still supporting structured narrative. This two-part session features developers who have worked on games such as Far Cry 3, Saints Row 4, and upcoming titles from Avalanche Studios, and will show concrete examples of how notable open world games provided characters that offered dynamic gameplay opportunities while still preserving scalability of design and fidelity.

When game worlds were simply linear presentations of rooms and corridors, it was acceptable to create AI that existed solely in those confined spaces, with controlled gameplay and defined player experiences. As the industry moved to more open world games, static set-piece characters quickly broke the intended immersion of a "living, breathing world." Developers wanted to give the impression that the AI was living in the huge, dynamic world that they inhabited, as well as to allow for non-linear play choices and emergent end-user experiences. The quandary was developing a system that allowed ambient AI and undirected systemic gameplay, but still supporting structured narrative. This two-part session features developers who have worked on games such as Far Cry 3, Saints Row 4, and upcoming titles from Avalanche Studios, and will show concrete examples of how notable open world games provided characters that offered dynamic gameplay opportunities while still preserving scalability of design and fidelity.

When game worlds were simply linear presentations of rooms and corridors, it was acceptable to create AI that existed solely in those confined spaces, with controlled gameplay and defined player experiences. As the industry moved to more open world games, static set-piece characters quickly broke the intended immersion of a "living, breathing world." Developers wanted to give the impression that the AI was living in the huge, dynamic world that they inhabited, as well as to allow for non-linear play choices and emergent end-user experiences. The quandary was developing a system that allowed ambient AI and undirected systemic gameplay, but still supporting structured narrative. This two-part session features developers who have worked on games such as Far Cry 3, Saints Row 4, and upcoming titles from Avalanche Studios, and will show concrete examples of how notable open world games provided characters that offered dynamic gameplay opportunities while still preserving scalability of design and fidelity.

When game worlds were simply linear presentations of rooms and corridors, it was acceptable to create AI that existed solely in those confined spaces, with controlled gameplay and defined player experiences. As the industry moved to more open world games, static set-piece characters quickly broke the intended immersion of a "living, breathing world." Developers wanted to give the impression that the AI was living in the huge, dynamic world that they inhabited, as well as to allow for non-linear play choices and emergent end-user experiences. The quandary was developing a system that allowed ambient AI and undirected systemic gameplay, but still supporting structured narrative. This two-part session features developers who have worked on games such as Far Cry 3, Saints Row 4, and upcoming titles from Avalanche Studios, and will show concrete examples of how notable open world games provided characters that offered dynamic gameplay opportunities while still preserving scalability of design and fidelity.

When game worlds were simply linear presentations of rooms and corridors, it was acceptable to create AI that existed solely in those confined spaces, with controlled gameplay and defined player experiences. As the industry moved to more open world games, static set-piece characters quickly broke the intended immersion of a "living, breathing world." Developers wanted to give the impression that the AI was living in the huge, dynamic world that they inhabited, as well as to allow for non-linear play choices and emergent end-user experiences. The quandary was developing a system that allowed ambient AI and undirected systemic gameplay, but still supporting structured narrative. This two-part session features developers who have worked on games such as Far Cry 3, Saints Row 4, and upcoming titles from Avalanche Studios, and will show concrete examples of how notable open world games provided characters that offered dynamic gameplay opportunities while still preserving scalability of design and fidelity.