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Agents in Video Games
Modern video game NPCs use AI to react more naturally — they remember conversations, change behavior over time, and feel more alive..
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- 1Agents in Video Games
- 2NPC
- 3memory
- 4reactive AI
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Agents in Video Games
Modern video game NPCs use AI to react more naturally — they remember conversations, change behavior over time, and feel more alive.
Old NPCs followed scripts. New ones make choices based on what is happening.
Three things AI NPCs do
- Remember player choices over time
- React differently based on player history
- Generate dialog on the fly instead of pre-written
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The big idea: AI NPCs make games feel deeper — and more like worlds you actually live in.
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