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Ubisoft Ghostwriter is an AI in which the French developer has been working. It seems that they are not wasting time, trying to use new technologies and invest in their development times, thus lightening the workload of writers. It is not a small thing, since Ubisoft games are known to have many dialogues and a remarkable narrative density.
Looking at their background, games like Watch Dogs, Assassi’ns Creed and Far Cry would be the franchises that would benefit the most. This is not surprising knowing in advance that these are one of the most lucrative series for Ubisoft, in addition to constantly releasing games from these series. The company has shared a video showing how would this tool work on the theoretical level.
Ubisoft Ghostwriter is an AI that may well be a relief for the writers of their games
Introduced in 2018, Ubisoft La Forge is an extension of Ubisoft that is in charge of researching and implementing technological innovations to improve the creation of video games. Ubisoft Ghostwriter is an AI that may well mean the greatest achievement of the innovation team, since it would allow cut out all repetitive work of the writers.
In Ubisoft’s many open world games, NPCs deliver dialogue and various sounds that help to immerse the player. This work required dedication and time, but with Ubisoft Ghostwriter, it is expected to speed up this work. This artificial intelligence was fed with the help of Ubisoft internal writers and is expected to generate different variations of a single dialog, thus multiplying development efficiency.
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It is not known if Ubisoft raises share this tool, but I’m sure many developers will approach it once its effectiveness has been shown in future games. On a theoretical level, the implementation of this artificial intelligence sounds very promising, we just need to see it in action and hear if those routine dialogues created by this tool sound credible.