Google Cloud & Nunu.ai revolutionize game testing with AI-driven, multimodal agents.
AI from Google Cloud is being used by industry leaders to propel previously unheard-of improvements in game production, such as quicker, more intelligent, and more engaging gaming experiences. Additionally, it partner ecosystem is prepared to assist in elevating any project, including with AI tools tailored to the game industry, much like any successful game studio is the result of a broad and diversified workforce. By working together, Google Cloud can reduce engineering effort, increase production efficiency, and support the expansion of gaming firms.
It is announcing new collaborations with Common Sense Machines, ElevenLabs, and nunu.ai at this year’s Games Developers Conference. The AI platform from Google Cloud, which includes Vertex AI, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), and Agent space, is being used by these forward-thinking firms to boost player immersion, automate processes, and foster innovation.
Nunu.ai: Using AI bots to enhance game testing
AI is revolutionising the time-consuming and expensive processes of game testing and quality assurance. Nunu.ai and Google Cloud are collaborating to provide developers throughout the world with cutting-edge, AI-powered game-testing solutions. Nunu.ai’s multimodal AI agents, which are powered by Gemini models and operate on Google Cloud infrastructure, are revolutionising game testing as games become more sophisticated.
By navigating game environments similarly to human players, Nunu.ai’s agents are able to spot bugs that traditional testing could overlook. These AI agents offer realistic testing experiences by interacting with the game through keyboard and mouse inputs and observing it through displayed frames.
Google Cloud’s collaboration with nunu.ai results in:
Human-like testing
AI agents detect bugs that other testing methods overlook because they play games just like people do.
Cost efficiency
By automating repeated testing processes, game studios using Nunu.ai have been able to reduce manual QA expenditures by as much as 50%.
24/7 availability at scale
Nunu.ai’s AI agents operate around the clock with reliable performance and scale to satisfy increasing needs, in contrast to human testers.
Accelerated time-to-market
Nunu.ai helps creators find and address problems more quickly by automating and optimising the testing process. This drastically cuts down on development cycles and allows for faster game releases without compromising quality.
Easy integration
Nunu.ai’s lightweight SDK may be swiftly implemented by developers, and black-box testing for compatible games requires little upkeep.
Multiplayer capabilities
The enduring problem of multiplayer testing can be resolved by simply spawning additional AI agents to mimic actual player interactions.
Cross-platform support
PC and mobile (iOS and Android) games are currently supported, and console compatibility will be added soon.
Throughout your game’s development process, these sophisticated AI agents test it automatically, offering constant quality control at every turn. Nunu.ai guarantees that developers can concentrate on what really matters creating outstanding game experiences for players by automating tedious testing procedures.
ElevenLabs: speech synthesis driven by AI for immersive experiences
Artificial Intelligence is improving voice and sound, two essential components of player immersion, in addition to gaming mechanics and quality control. Leading the charge on this change is ElevenLabs.
Voice technology driven by AI is offered by ElevenLabs for dynamic, scalable, and immersive experiences. Studios can easily and rapidly localise and manufacture the games, as well as create new types of real-time interactions, by integrating ElevenLabs’ speech AI with Google Cloud’s infrastructure.
Voice solutions powered by ElevenLabs AI allow:
- Conversational character voices in real time: AI-driven interactions for engaging non-player characters.
- Custom sound and voice design: Personalised sound effects and instant, one-of-a-kind voice production.
- AI text-to-speech for voiceovers and dialogue can produce dialogue more quickly.
- Automated, high-quality voice translation makes worldwide localisation easier.
- Artificial voiceovers for advertisements and trailers: Create captivating AI-powered voiceovers for narrative and game marketing.
- AI-generated audiobooks and narration: Simplify the creation of lengthy voice content for interactive storytelling, cutscenes, and in-game mythology.
- Multimodal AI integration: For intelligent, context-aware dialogues, integrate speech AI with LLMs and other generative AI tools.
- AI-Powered Contact Centres and Support: Use responsive, natural-sounding AI voice operators to improve client interactions.
Studios can save production costs, improve player immersion, and bring their worlds to life using ElevenLabs’ industry-leading speech synthesis and Google Cloud’s scalable AI infrastructure.
Common Sense Machines (CSM.ai): Best-in-class AI models for 3D content creation
The creation of best-in-class AI models for 3D content production by Common Sense Machines (CSM) is revolutionising AI-native game development. On Hugging Face, the largest AI model benchmarking website in the world, they were ranked as the top 3D/AI model worldwide in the 3D Arena category.
With the help of CSM’s models, which raise the bar for superior AI-generated materials, artists can unleash their creativity, create immersive settings, and spend less time on time-consuming chores like UV remapping and retopology.
Through smart alliances, CSM is already having a significant influence. In order to create 3D assets for marketing and LiveOps content the dynamic, constantly updated components that improve games after their initial launch they are collaborating with Cosmic Lounge, a studio that develops games using their in-house AI-powered puzzle games engine (i.e. new character skins, seasonal items, and environmental assets). Instead of merely increasing productivity and removing production bottlenecks, studios may leverage AI to spur development by concentrating on use cases that increase user acquisition and revenue.
CSM is committed to supporting artists rather than taking their place. CSM anticipates that human modellers will continue to be essential to the creative process despite the rapid evolution of AI-hybrid processes.