Call for Papers: Special Session on AI and Game Production, ICONIP 2024

AI and Game Production

Artificial Intelligence is an integral element of game development, where AI has been an effective tool for compelling gameplay experiences such as the use of non-player characters or intelligent agents to enhance player experience and engagement by offering adaptive and/or responsive gameplay. The introduction of AI as a development tool to enhance the game production process is a fascinating prospect given how pivotal AI has become in diverse fields including but not limited to engineering, design, hospitality, marketing, or creative technologies. Although still in early days of adoption, the application of AI in game production spans from creating content, aiding in design and coding, planning, testing, analysing behaviour and even marketing. While the broad use of AI in games highlights the versatility of AI in addressing the creative and technical challenges of game production, it presents challenges such as ensuring ethical use of AI, and protecting data privacy and intellectual property,

Topics of interest include but they are not limited to:

• The integration of generative AI in game production pipelines.
• AI as a game design assistant.
• AI as an art apprentice.
• AI and the SDLC of games.
• AI and game marketing and player acquisition.
• Emotion AI-Affective computing and games.
• Ethics and implications of the use of AI in game development/production.

We welcome contributions on explorations for the use of AI as a tool in any stage of game production. Some examples could be:

• Case studies on development and/or integration of an AI tool into specific areas of game production.
• Technical studies that focus on production and/or integration guidelines for specialised AI tools.
• Training and/or fine-tuning strategies for language models.
• Analysis or position papers discussing aspects of intellectual property concerning game development know-how, data privacy of companies, and implications of integrating AI into game production process.

This session includes a brief presentation by an invited speaker followed by a paper session to present the accepted manuscripts.

A special session of ICONIP 2024, to be held in Auckland, New Zealand 2-6 December, 2024.

Important Links

Main conference site: https://iconip2024.org/

Important Dates

Paper Submission Deadline: 7 June 2024

Notification of Acceptance: 26 July 2024

Camera Ready Submission: 30 August 2024

Registration Deadline: 30 August 2024

Conference Dates: 2-6 December 2024

Organisers

Samah Hassan Abd El Maksoud, Media Design School 

Asli Tece Bayrak, Media Design School