Pride for Italian video game lovers, the first video game based entirely on the use of artificial intelligence arrives: Artificial Proxy Bar is an Italian video game that uses artificial intelligence to help the player solve a murder case
Italians continue to make themselves known in the gaming sector too. After the last hack n’ slash game Soulstice, comes another game to be immensely proud of and become a patriot for: Artificial Proxy Bar. This, however, is a video game that stands out from the others, since not only is it a homegrown game, but it is also the first video game to fully exploit artificial intelligence. The game uses text-based generative artificial intelligence to generate character dialogues. The model used is GPT 3.5 Turbo of OpenAI (ChatGPT so to speak) and the Whisper model for the Speech recognition and transcription of audio into text. Yes, you understood correctly, in this video game you can even speak to NPCs with your voice.
Artificial Proxy Bar: the Italian video game with artificial intelligence revolutionizes the sector
The game is of an investigative genre, a first-person 3D puzzle gameset in a world dominated by AI. The protagonist is an AI detective who has to solve a case of a murder that occurred in the jazz bar called Proxy Bar. The game has a relaxing atmosphere, you will be placed in a quiet bar with jazz music in the background. The game is available in 5 languages: Italian, English, French, Spanish and German. The main mechanic of this title is to talk to NPCs, the player will be able to collect clues from their conversations. But one key thing to do to solve the case is to Explore the game world to collect more clues, which will lead to the solution. The game will be available for systems Windows and macOS. In addition to being a video game, this is a project for research purposesso the AI models aren’t perfect, but they work in game lore.
The models are for payment, meaning you pay based on words sent and received. The game lasts 2 hours overall, so at the end of the game you won’t spend more than 40 cents for AI models. The moment you open the game, you will be asked to register with OpenAI and enter the key, the first registration will give you a Free $5 credit for the first 3 months. One key thing to know and be immensely proud of is that the game was developed by only one developer, twenty-seven year old Margherita Orlando (known as Hinagames). No mean feat for a young girl developer who has created a game completely based on interaction with the game world through artificial intelligence, which it revolutionizes the way of creating a video game in a frightening way. Artificial Proxy Bar will be released during 2024 on PC, you will find updates on the Hinagames social accounts
Are you curious? But above all, are you proud of this young Italian developer? We are and we can’t wait to try the game. Continue to follow us on techgameworld.com for other news from the world of video games!