Story Machine is combining generative AI and user-generated games.

Tech investor Weili Dai unveils Story Machine generative AI game creation platform

Tech investor and entrepreneur Weili Dai today unveiled her latest venture: Story Machine, a generative AI tool for creating art or programming for games.

Built by game development studio Robot Invader, Story Machine is a generative AI-infused 2D game creation platform and engine.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.