Meta Is Bringing AI-Powered NPCs to the Metaverse

Meta is bringing AI-powered NPCs to the metaverse

Developers building for Meta’s metaverse platform will soon be able to create AI-powered NPCs for Horizon Worlds. The company previewed the move, which is coming “very soon” as part of a developer update that adds new generative AI tools for developers. Once available, developers will be able to use Meta’s Worlds Desktop Editor to create NPCs that can hold “lifelike” conversations with players via voice chat. The company has previously experimen…

Horizon Worlds Creators Can Now AI-Generate Islands, Add AI NPCs "Very Soon"

Meta's Horizon Worlds Desktop Editor now lets creators AI-generate island environments, and will let them add conversational AI NPCs "very soon". What Is Horizon Worlds Desktop Editor? Horizon Worlds Desktop Editor is a flatscreen Windows PC application Meta released in early access in February, alongside deprecating the in-VR creation tools of Horizon Worlds.The editor offers the ability to import 3D assets, images, and sound files, place them…

'Horizon Worlds' is Getting AI-powered NPCs Soon That Talk, Guide and React in Real Time

Meta laid out the next step of its AI integration strategy for social VR platform Horizon Worlds, noting that “very soon” creators will be able to add AI-powered NPCs to their worlds. Earlier this year Meta introduced non-embodied NPCs, essentially letting Horizon Worlds creators plug in ‘background’ AI agents, which were meant to offer help, but not exist as avatars. Now, Meta announced in a developer blog post it’s soon rolling out “fully-embo…