S02 E22 Charisma's Guy Gadney On How AI Can Evolve Your Narrative Gameplay

There's a hidden universe inside every narrative game just waiting to be discovered. The technology at Charisma has the power to unlock it. Charisma, a plug-ʼnʼ-play platform for creating interactive stories with believable virtual characters, redefines how we play games. In this episode, our hosts, Peggy Anne Salz and Brian Baglow, talk with Charisma Co-founder and CEO Guy Gadney about how Charisma harnesses the power of AI to increase game complexity and allow players to interact with every character. Characters enhanced by Charisma aren't limited to a prewritten dialogue. They can remember your name and your answers to questions and quote you later in gameplay. NPCs come to life in a way that Guy says would be impossible to write without AI technology. You might need a bag of peas for your head after this episode as Peggy, Brian, and Guy get philosophical and ask the world: what role should AI play in games, and what does good AI x human collaboration look like? CHAPTER TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Hello to Guy Gadney 02:02 - The lampposts at SXSW 05:13 - Using AI to create limitless narrative options 07:27 - Creating an immersive theater in a game 10:05 - Predicting the future of game characters 14:12 - "AI is not gonna take your job, but the people who know how to use AI will" 17:49 - Let's start vertical binging 20:13 - What does good collaboration with AI look like? 26:02 - Bringing your dreams to life...literally 30:57 - Where could AI have been used to improve a narrative game?  33:24 - Where will Charisma be in a year from now? * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *  ** Let's Connect ** 👉🏻 Twitter - https://twitter.com/pgbiz  👉🏻 LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/144491/  👉🏻 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PGbiz  👉🏻 Website - https://www.pocketgamer.biz  Check out more world-class speakers sharing their insights and expertise at one of our events. You can find details of our next event here - https://www.pgconnects.com/next-event