DeepMind makes bet on AI system that can play poker, chess, Go, and more
DeepMind, the AI lab backed by Google parent company Alphabet, has long invested in game-playing AI systems. It’s the lab’s philosophy that games, while...
Intel CTO Greg Lavender interview — Why chip maker is spending on both manufacturing and software
Intel has been on a spending spree ever since Pat Gelsinger returned to the company as CEO earlier this year. He pledged to spend...
Reinforcement learning improves game testing, AI team finds
As game worlds grow more vast and complex, making sure they are playable and bug-free is becoming increasingly difficult for developers. And gaming companies...
Our Machinery launches hackable lightweight game engine
Our Machinery has launched its game engine, dubbed The Machinery. It is targeted at developers who prefer a plugin-based model and the ability to...
Intel’s image-enhancing AI is a step forward for photorealistic game engines
Intel recently unveiled a deep learning system that turns 3D rendered graphics into photorealistic images. Tested on Grand Theft Auto 5, the neural network...
DirectX 12 Agility SDK enables new graphics features without an OS update
Microsoft wants to make it easier for developers to support new DirectX graphical features as they release. To that end, the company revealed the...
World-leading AI research and inclusion at the forefront of this year’s NVIDIA GTC
This article is part of the VB Lab / NVIDIA GTC insight series. “The story of GTC is in many ways the story of...
NextMind ships its real-time brain computer interface Dev Kit for $399
NextMind has started shipping its real-time brain computer interface Dev Kit for $399. The device translates brain signals into digital commands, allowing you to...
Android Studio 4.1 simplifies using TensorFlow Lite models and Android Emulator
Google today launched Android Studio 4.1, the latest version of its integrated development environment (IDE). Android Studio 4.1 is supposed to address “common editing,...
iOS 14: What developers need to know
The only constant in the game industry is change. And as changes go, the upcoming updates planned for the UA and advertising ecosystem in...