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Procedural content generation in video games has a long history. Existing procedural content generation methods, such as search-based, solver-based, rule-based and grammar-based methods have been applied to various content types such as…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2020-10-12 Jialin Liu , Sam Snodgrass , Ahmed Khalifa , Sebastian Risi , Georgios N. Yannakakis , Julian Togelius

This pictorial aims to critically consider the nature of text-to-audio and text-to-music generative tools in the context of explainable AI. As a group of experimental musicians and researchers, we are enthusiastic about the creative…

Sound · Computer Science 2024-08-15 Jesse Allison , Drew Farrar , Treya Nash , Carlos Román , Morgan Weeks , Fiona Xue Ju

AI models excel at creating content, but typically render it with static, predefined interfaces. Specifically, the output of LLMs is often a markdown "wall of text". Generative UI is a long standing promise, where the model generates not…

Automatic generation of level maps is a popular form of automatic content generation. In this study, a recently developed technique employing the {\em do what's possible} representation is used to create open-ended level maps. Generation of…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2019-05-24 Daniel Ashlock , Christoph Salge

We present Playable Environments - a new representation for interactive video generation and manipulation in space and time. With a single image at inference time, our novel framework allows the user to move objects in 3D while generating a…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-03-17 Willi Menapace , Stéphane Lathuilière , Aliaksandr Siarohin , Christian Theobalt , Sergey Tulyakov , Vladislav Golyanik , Elisa Ricci

Procedural Content Generation via Machine Learning (PCGML) has enhanced game content creation, yet challenges in controllability and limited training data persist. This study addresses these issues by distilling a constructive PCG algorithm…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-02-04 Yuhe Nie , Michael Middleton , Tim Merino , Nidhushan Kanagaraja , Ashutosh Kumar , Zhan Zhuang , Julian Togelius

Automatically generating 3D games in commercial game engines remains a non-trivial challenge, as it involves complex engine-related workflows for generating assets such as scenes, blueprints, and code. To address this challenge, we propose…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-04-09 Lei Yin , Wentao Cheng , Zhida Qin , Tianyu Huang , Yidong Li , Gangyi Ding

Photorealism is an important aspect of modern video games since it can shape player experience and impact immersion, narrative engagement, and visual fidelity. To achieve photorealism, beyond traditional rendering pipelines, generative…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-02-10 Stefanos Pasios , Nikos Nikolaidis

People enjoy encounters with generative software, but rarely are they encouraged to interact with, understand or engage with it. In this paper we define the term 'PCG-based game', and explain how this concept follows on from the idea of an…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2016-10-12 Michael Cook , Mirjam Eladhari , Andy Nealen , Mike Treanor , Eddy Boxerman , Alex Jaffe , Paul Sottosanti , Steve Swink

We present GameNGen, the first game engine powered entirely by a neural model that also enables real-time interaction with a complex environment over long trajectories at high quality. When trained on the classic game DOOM, GameNGen…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-04-25 Dani Valevski , Yaniv Leviathan , Moab Arar , Shlomi Fruchter

Video generation models, as one form of world models, have emerged as one of the most exciting frontiers in AI, promising agents the ability to imagine the future by modeling the temporal evolution of complex scenes. In autonomous driving,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-10 Yang Zhou , Hao Shao , Letian Wang , Zhuofan Zong , Hongsheng Li , Steven L. Waslander

Artificial intelligence generated content (AIGC), a rapidly advancing technology, is transforming content creation across domains, such as text, images, audio, and video. Its growing potential has attracted more and more researchers and…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-03-03 Chengzhang Zhu , Luobin Cui , Ying Tang , Jiacun Wang

Game theory offers a powerful framework for analyzing strategic interactions among decision-makers, providing tools to model, analyze, and predict their behavior. However, implementing game theory can be challenging due to difficulties in…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2024-05-15 Yaoqi Yang , Hongyang Du , Geng Sun , Zehui Xiong , Dusit Niyato , Zhu Han

Simulation plays a crucial role in the development of autonomous vehicles (AVs) due to the potential risks associated with real-world testing. Although significant progress has been made in the visual aspects of simulators, generating…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-08-14 Wenhao Ding , Yulong Cao , Ding Zhao , Chaowei Xiao , Marco Pavone

Video games are a natural and synergistic application domain for artificial intelligence (AI) systems, offering both the potential to enhance player experience and immersion, as well as providing valuable benchmarks and virtual environments…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-12-19 Markus Dablander

Using artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically test a game remains a critical challenge for the development of richer and more complex game worlds and for the advancement of AI at large. One of the most promising methods for achieving…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-09-02 Matthew Barthet , Ahmed Khalifa , Antonios Liapis , Georgios N. Yannakakis

Recent advances in generative models have significantly impacted game generation. However, despite producing high-quality graphics and adequately receiving player input, existing models often fail to maintain fundamental game properties…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-03-28 Jingye Chen , Yuzhong Zhao , Yupan Huang , Lei Cui , Li Dong , Tengchao Lv , Qifeng Chen , Furu Wei

We introduce RealPlay, a neural network-based real-world game engine that enables interactive video generation from user control signals. Unlike prior works focused on game-style visuals, RealPlay aims to produce photorealistic, temporally…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-06-24 Wenqiang Sun , Fangyun Wei , Jinjing Zhao , Xi Chen , Zilong Chen , Hongyang Zhang , Jun Zhang , Yan Lu

With the rapid development of AI-generated content (AIGC), video generation has emerged as one of its most dynamic and impactful subfields. In particular, the advancement of video generation foundation models has led to growing demand for…

Current artificial intelligence (AI) technology is mainly used in rational work such as computation and logical analysis. How to make the machine as aesthetic and creative as humans has gradually gained attention. This paper presents a…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2019-06-06 Min Chen , Yingying Jiang , Yong Cao , Albert Y. Zomaya