Ubisoft has announced « Teammates », an « AI experiment to change the game » and « deepen the player experience ».
Ubisoft has announced « Teammates », an « AI experiment to change the game » and « deepen the player experience ».
The developer/publisher said the project is « more than just talk » and will add « depth to gameplay by going beyond AI chatbots and turning NPCs into real teammates » as you play a first-person shooter.
The reveal comes after Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot told investors yesterday that generative AI has been integrated across the entire company, calling it a « revolution » for video games as big as the shift from 2D to 3D.
« First and foremost, Teammates is an experimental research project, albeit a playable one », Ubisoft explained. « Built around the mechanics of a first-person shooter, players take on the role of a member of the resistance in a dystopian future, tasked with moving through an enemy base to locate five missing members of their team.
« In the short playable level, players must recover the final memories of those who were sent in previously to discover their fates, while fending off squads of enemies along their path. Besides the AI voice assistant – Jaspar – the player is accompanied by two NPC squad members – Pablo and Sofia – also featuring the new advanced capabilities. »
AI assistant Jaspar can highlight enemies or objects, provide story and lore details, alter game settings « on the fly », or even pause the game, all through simple and natural vocal instructions.
