Google's new game-making experiment puts a playable link at the end of an AI conversation.
Playground, announced on October 7 for US adults, lets people describe a game, try it, then ask for changes to its rules or physics. Creation access is rolling out in tiers. Google says the games run in a browser on a phone or laptop. A creator can keep one private, send a link to friends or publish it in a shared gallery.
That makes a small game a different kind of thing to pass around. A video of an AI-built game shows the creator's chosen run. A playable link lets someone else try the controls, lose, restart and find out whether the idea holds up when they're the one playing.
Google's Explore gallery uses player ratings and play activity to decide what to spotlight. Those inputs give players a part in discovery, but they don't establish whether people keep coming back to a game. The announcement provides no retention figures.
Source: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/ai/playground-experimental-gaming-platform/
Image: AI-generated editorial illustration, not a Playground screenshot.
Playground, announced on October 7 for US adults, lets people describe a game, try it, then ask for changes to its rules or physics. Creation access is rolling out in tiers. Google says the games run in a browser on a phone or laptop. A creator can keep one private, send a link to friends or publish it in a shared gallery.
That makes a small game a different kind of thing to pass around. A video of an AI-built game shows the creator's chosen run. A playable link lets someone else try the controls, lose, restart and find out whether the idea holds up when they're the one playing.
Google's Explore gallery uses player ratings and play activity to decide what to spotlight. Those inputs give players a part in discovery, but they don't establish whether people keep coming back to a game. The announcement provides no retention figures.
Source: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/ai/playground-experimental-gaming-platform/
Image: AI-generated editorial illustration, not a Playground screenshot.