"We built a studio, we made a game, and I'm really proud of both. Before we close the doors at Midsummer Studios I'd like to share a glimpse of Burbank, the game we poured our hearts into. It's like "Life Sims + The Truman Show," but it's more than that. I believe people are storytellers, and I want them to share whatever stories and characters they can dream up. Burbank let's you do that."
"Our characters use AI for memory, reasoning and speech. That's what let's you create anyone you want and drop them in any story you write. But all of our art is created by our talented artists. We had no interest in replacing *any* developers with AI."
""reinvent[ing] the life sim genre,""
Midsummer Studios was founded in 2024 to reinvent the life sim genre and is now closing its doors. The studio developed Burbank, a life-sim game described as 'Life Sims + The Truman Show' that enables players to customize television shows and write original stories. Pre-alpha footage showcased systems for creating shows and characters. Characters incorporate AI for memory, reasoning, and speech to allow varied personalities and narrative placement, while all visual art was produced by studio artists with no intent to replace developers with AI. No official reason was provided for the closure amid wider industry studio shutdowns and layoffs.
Read at Kotaku
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