Zoopunk Was Used To Demonstrate Generative AI Assets

"Today's Xbox Partner Preview had a bunch of big announcements and trailers like a new look at the upcoming 007 First Light and the reveal of a follow-up to Vampire Survivors, but one of the surprise standouts for me was Zoopunk, a new action game by F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch developer TiGames, starring a bunch of anthropomorphic animals in a sort of dark, science-fiction post-apocalypse."

"However, what didn't come up during the Xbox showcase was that Zoopunk was also used as part of a Stable Diffusion AI asset generation demo earlier this year. The video, which is currently "unlisted" on the game's YouTube channel, shows a user drawing simplistic equipment designs, which are then used to generate an in-game model. At the moment, it's unclear if this is integrated into the game itself, or if Zoopunk was just used as a demo for the AI model."

Xbox Partner Preview included major announcements and trailers and featured Zoopunk, a new action game from TiGames set in a dark, science-fiction post-apocalypse and starring anthropomorphic animals. Zoopunk's fast-paced combat appears slick and stylish but may feel stiff initially. The developer previously demonstrated Stable Diffusion-driven asset generation by converting simple drawings into an in-game model, though integration into the final game remains unclear. NVIDIA announced the game as using AI-powered NPCs. Generative AI adoption is increasing within the games industry, while legal disputes persist over models trained on copyrighted works.

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