Google is testing a new way to create games:
No need to write code first—just tell the AI what you want to play.
The new experimental platform is called Playground.
Users can describe the game’s characters, world, rules, and gameplay in natural language, and then the system will convert those ideas into content that can be played right away.
For example, you can start by describing a basic game, and then continue with requests like:
Add a new character.
Change the game rules.
Alter the world setting.
Add a new gameplay mode.
After it’s done, you can also share it with other players, and enable multiplayer games and leaderboards.
Google has also announced that Playground will be integrated with Unity Spark in the future.
In the past, generative AI has greatly lowered the barriers to writing text, making images, videos, and code.
Now the same kind of change is starting to enter game development:
Users don’t necessarily need to know “how to make a game” first.
They may only need to know “what game they want to make.”
No need to write code first—just tell the AI what you want to play.
The new experimental platform is called Playground.
Users can describe the game’s characters, world, rules, and gameplay in natural language, and then the system will convert those ideas into content that can be played right away.
For example, you can start by describing a basic game, and then continue with requests like:
Add a new character.
Change the game rules.
Alter the world setting.
Add a new gameplay mode.
After it’s done, you can also share it with other players, and enable multiplayer games and leaderboards.
Google has also announced that Playground will be integrated with Unity Spark in the future.
In the past, generative AI has greatly lowered the barriers to writing text, making images, videos, and code.
Now the same kind of change is starting to enter game development:
Users don’t necessarily need to know “how to make a game” first.
They may only need to know “what game they want to make.”