Google and Unity unveil gen-AI game-making platforms, and demonstrate one of them with depressingly rubbish "dream game" Space Corridor
Google and Unity yesterday announced new generative-AI game-making platforms designed to make and shape games by inputting text prompts. Google's product is called Playground and is available for testing now, if you live in the US, and Unity's product is Unity Spark and is "coming soon". Read more
Google and Unity have unveiled new generative AI platforms aimed at simplifying game creation through text prompts. Google's Playground, available for testing in the US, acts as an entry-level tool for generating basic games from simple descriptions. Unity's Unity Spark, coming soon, takes a more advanced approach, allowing creators to build games with AI assistance while collaborating in real-time on projects like a sci-fi shooter called Space Corridor.
Both platforms promise to lower barriers to game development, but critics argue they may discourage serious game development and attract those without true ambition or imagination. Unity's Matt Bromberg emphasized that Spark is not meant for everyone, while Google's Playground may not challenge the status quo of professional game creation.
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