Original author: Conglomerate | thecoreloop
Original translation: TechFlow
AI is a hot topic in crypto right now, but its integration with Web3 games is still in its infancy. After hours of research, I found areas where real value could be generated. Here are my main findings
Topic Overview
A brief history of AI and games
How Web2 Game Companies Are Using AI Currently
The next chapter of AI gaming: from Web2 to Web3
AI and Web3 Game Projects
Key trends in AI and Web3 gaming
A brief history of AI and games
Games have long been an ideal testing ground for artificial intelligence. Their unique responsiveness, ever-changing objectives, and real-time environments make them an ideal environment for advancing AI technology. Early AI development faced significant obstacles and required preset rules or simplified environments to function. However, these limitations gave rise to creative solutions, and games became the perfect stage for progress.
2015 was a significant moment: an AI agent mastered 49 Atari games solely through pixels and scores, achieving professional human-level performance. This breakthrough demonstrated that AI can learn naturally in complex environments, laying the groundwork for today's AI revolution.
From arcade AI to autonomous agents: games are evolving from simple computer opponents to self-learning characters owned by players in the Web3 era.
How current Web2 gaming companies utilize AI
On these foundations, leading gaming companies are implementing AI technology in innovative ways.
Roblox (announced in February 2023): Innovated user-generated content (UGC) in gaming through the integration of generative AI, helping 58.8 million daily active users create 3D models and code with simple prompts.
Sony AI (announced in November 2019): Focused on foundational AI research to enhance Sony's gaming business.
King (active since 2017): Pioneered the use of AI in game development through its AI lab, particularly using game testing robots that reduced manual level adjustments in Candy Crush Saga by 95% and increased development speed by 50%.
The next chapter of AI gaming: From Web2 to Web3
AI has already demonstrated its transformative value in gaming, reshaping the construction, gameplay, and experience of games. While Web2 giants continue to innovate, the crypto gaming space remains underdeveloped, presenting enticing opportunities for AI-driven advancements.
In the following sections, we will explore some pioneering projects leading this transformation, combining AI and Web3 to redefine the future of gaming.
AI and Web3 gaming projects
AI Arena // @aiarena_ // $NRN
Through imitation learning, players train AI-driven NFT warriors and analyze and enhance character performance using the AI Inspector tool, preparing for automated PvP combat.
Read: How AI Arena balances the competitive environment
AI Waifu // @aiwaifugg // $WAI
Fantasy character platform featuring AI-supported personalized dialogue, comic generation, and voice interaction, covering hundreds of community-created characters and scenes.
Read: AI Waifu: Replacing OnlyFans
Avarik Saga // @avariksaga // $AVRK
A mobile RPG game where AI-driven demigods interact with players both in-game and through conversations powered by large language models in popular messaging apps.
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Colony // @ParallelColony // $PRIME
An AI-driven strategic survival simulation game, where AI agents known as 'avatars' continuously learn from their surroundings.
Read: 'Parallel' creators detail 'Colony' AI game
Delysium // @The_Delysium // $AGI
Initially a battle royale MMORPG with AI virtual creatures; now building Lucy, an AI-driven Web3 operating system on the YKILY network.
Read: The future of AI agents is decentralized: Delysium collaborates with Microsoft to drive AI mainstreaming on the blockchain
Gabby World // @gabby_world_ // $GABBY
This is the first fully autonomous AI world, where all elements—from characters to storylines—are generated on-chain through user-created prompts.
Read: Reintroducing Gabby World: The first AIGC autonomous world
GameGPT // @Gamegptofficial // $DUEL
Provides an AI-driven game builder that empowers creators for rapid, collaborative game development, democratizing the creative process and unlocking immersive experiences at unprecedented speed.
Read: GameGPT, PAAL, and the new era of AI-driven games
Genopets // @genopet // $GENE
This is a 'move-to-earn' game, where each step provides energy for AI-driven digital pets, transforming physical activity into game progress and valuable AI training data.
Watch: Generalization: The Release of Game Agents
henlo kart // @henlokart // n/a
A hamster racing mini-game launched by the Onchain General Intelligence (OGI) network, a decentralized platform that supports the creation, training, and deployment of open, decentralized AI agents.
Read: henlo kart x onchain gaias
Oasis // @Etched // n/a
The first fully AI-generated game world where players can explore, build, and destroy endless varieties of procedural environments powered by advanced AI rendering technology.
Read: Oasis: The first playable AI-generated game
onchain gaias // @onchaingaias // n/a
General Artificial Intelligence Agents (GAIAs) bring decentralized, player-trained AI agents into gaming, allowing users to shape, train, and benefit from agents within a community-driven ecosystem.
Today // @todaythegame // n/a
A social simulation game where AI-driven island residents create unique personalized interactions and drive a player-owned virtual economy.
Read: AI is reshaping gaming
Note: This overview is based on current research and represents a selection of AI and Web3 gaming projects, and is not comprehensive. The information provided is for educational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice.
Conclusion
AI and Web3 are fundamentally reshaping the gaming landscape, bringing personalized experiences to players that empower them to actively shape virtual worlds. We are moving beyond basic AI capabilities into fully autonomous environments, where every player's decision has an impact, transforming players from passive consumers into capable participants.
Projects like AI Waifu and Today are not just entertainment platforms; they are evolving into social ecosystems where AI-driven characters create profound personal connections and drive player-owned economies. The integration of AI training through games, as seen in Genopets and AI Arena, further emphasizes this shift towards player-centric value creation.
Perhaps most importantly, the combination of AI and Web3 technologies makes game development easier than ever before. Projects like GameGPT and Oasis demonstrate how AI tools can break down traditional creative barriers, allowing anyone to participate in building these new virtual worlds. This shift, coupled with the rise of autonomous AI agents and player-owned data, indicates that we are witnessing the early stages of a gaming revolution where the boundaries between players, creators, and AI are blurring, forming a single, dynamic ecosystem.