5 video games we wanna smell, now that it’s kinda possible with GameScent

Games are onslaughts of sight and sound, and with rumbling controllers, even touch. But have you ever wondered what all 1,000+ Pokémon smell like? Because we have. With the news of a weird device called GameScent, we’ve rounded up a list of which game … Continue reading 5 video games we wanna smell, now that it’s kinda possible with GameScent

DeepMind’s latest AI is designed to… Play video games for you?

Google DeepMind says it’s created a “multi-world” AI agent that can follow your natural-language instructions to perform a range of tasks for you in a variety of 3D virtual environments. That is, it’ll do the grindy bits of video games for you.Continue… Continue reading DeepMind’s latest AI is designed to… Play video games for you?

Google Genie and the AIs set to revolutionize gaming

Google DeepMind’s Genie turns images into playable video games in one step – but it’s just the latest in a rapidly converging list of technologies that point to a bizarre sci-fi future of interactive entertainment, designed and run by real-time AIs.Con… Continue reading Google Genie and the AIs set to revolutionize gaming

AI robot buddy aims to teach gamers social skills

This charmingly Japanese robot acts as a gaming buddy, taking the other controller and playing against you while chatting about what’s happening on screen. It’s designed to stave off loneliness, and teach increasingly isolated gamers to be social.Conti… Continue reading AI robot buddy aims to teach gamers social skills