The computer games industry is increasingly embracing artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce production costs and save time for video game designers. AI can automate repetitive tasks and provide feedback to artists, allowing them to be more creative. Companies like Promethean AI offer tools that allow developers to craft their own virtual worlds, while Inworld has created an engine that adds realism and emotional depth to game worlds. AI can also help create storylines and personalize the gaming experience. AI Dungeon, a game developed by Latitude.io, allows players to create their own stories within a variety of worlds. The use of AI in the industry may have a knock-on effect on human workers, but it is seen as a way to enhance creativity and give artists more control over their work.

Original news source: How the computer games industry is embracing AI (BBC)

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Group or Classroom Activities

Warm-up Activities:

– News Summary
Instructions: In this activity, students will work in pairs or small groups to summarize the key points of the article. Each group will take turns presenting their summaries to the class. Encourage students to use their own words and highlight the main ideas and arguments presented in the article.

– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Divide the class into small groups and assign each group a specific topic related to the article, such as the impact of AI on the gaming industry or the role of AI in enhancing creativity. Each group will then conduct an opinion poll within the class, asking their classmates for their opinions on the assigned topic. After collecting the data, each group will present their findings to the class and facilitate a discussion on the different perspectives.

– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Write down key vocabulary words from the article on separate pieces of paper and put them in a hat or a bag. Divide the class into two teams. One member from each team will come up to the front and draw a word from the hat without looking. They will then have one minute to draw and/or act out the word for their team to guess. The team that guesses correctly gets a point. Repeat the process with different students from each team until all the words have been drawn.

– Pros and Cons
Instructions: Divide the class into two groups. Assign one group to come up with the pros of using AI in the gaming industry, while the other group will focus on the cons. Each group will have a few minutes to brainstorm and write down their ideas. Afterward, have each group present their arguments to the class, encouraging a respectful debate and discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of AI in the gaming industry.

– Future Predictions
Instructions: In this activity, students will work individually to make predictions about the future of AI in the gaming industry based on the information in the article. They should consider the potential advancements, challenges, and impacts that AI may have on the industry. After giving students enough time to write down their predictions, encourage a class discussion where students can share and compare their ideas.

🤔 Comprehension Questions:

1. How can artificial intelligence (AI) help reduce production costs in the computer games industry?
2. What are some ways that AI can help video game designers be more creative?
3. What tools does Promethean AI offer to developers?
4. What does Inworld’s engine add to game worlds?
5. How can AI help create storylines in video games?
6. What is unique about the game AI Dungeon developed by Latitude.io?
7. What potential impact does the use of AI in the industry have on human workers?
8. How does the use of AI in the computer games industry enhance creativity and give artists more control over their work?
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🎧✍️ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:

The computer games industry is increasingly embracing artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce (1)______ costs and save time for (2)______ game designers. AI can (3)______ repetitive (4)______ and provide feedback to artists, allowing them to be more creative. Companies like Promethean AI offer (5)______ that allow developers to craft their own (6)______ worlds, while (7)______ has created an (8)______ that adds realism and (9)______ depth to game (10)______. AI can also help create storylines and personalize the gaming (11)______. AI Dungeon, a game developed by Latitude.io, allows (12)______ to create their own stories within a variety of worlds. The use of AI in the industry may have a knock-on effect on human workers, but it is seen as a way to enhance creativity and give artists more control over their work.
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💬 Discussion Questions:

Students can ask a partner these questions, or discuss them as a group.

1. What is your opinion on the use of artificial intelligence in the computer games industry?
2. How do you think AI can enhance creativity for video game designers?
3. Do you think the use of AI in video game development will lead to job losses for human workers? Why or why not?
4. How would you feel if AI was used to create personalized storylines in video games?
5. Do you think AI can ever fully replace human creativity in the gaming industry? Why or why not?
6. What is your experience with playing video games that incorporate AI technology?
7. How do you think AI can improve the overall gaming experience for players?
8. Do you like the idea of being able to create your own virtual worlds in video games? Why or why not?
9. How would you feel if AI was used to add emotional depth to game worlds?
10. What are some potential advantages and disadvantages of using AI in the computer games industry?
11. Do you think AI technology in video games will continue to evolve and improve in the future? Why or why not?
12. How do you think AI can impact the role of video game artists and designers?
13. What is your opinion on the balance between AI automation and human creativity in the gaming industry?
14. How would you feel if AI was used to provide feedback and suggestions to video game artists?
15. Do you think the use of AI in video game development will lead to more innovative and unique game experiences? Why or why not?

Individual Activities

📖💭 Vocabulary Meanings:

Match each word to its meaning.

Words:
1. embracing
2. automate
3. repetitive
4. feedback
5. virtual
6. realism
7. emotional
8. personalize
9. knock-on
10. enhance
11. creativity
12. control
13. production
14. industry
15. designers

Meanings:
(A) The sector of an economy that produces goods or related services
(B) Information about reactions to a product or a person’s performance
(C) The use of imagination or original ideas to create something
(D) Relating to feelings or emotions
(E) To make a process operate automatically
(F) People who plan and create the look or workings of something
(G) Existing in a simulated environment, not physically real
(H) The power to influence or direct behavior or the course of events
(I) The quality of being lifelike or resembling real life
(J) Occurring over and over again in the same way
(K) The process of creating goods or services
(L) Accepting or adopting enthusiastically
(M) A secondary or indirect effect
(N) To improve or make better
(O) To tailor or modify something to suit an individual’s needs
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🔡 Multiple Choice Questions:

1. How can artificial intelligence (AI) benefit the computer games industry?
(a) Reduce production costs and save time
(b) Increase production costs and waste time
(c) Replace video game designers
(d) Have no impact on the industry

2. What can AI do to help video game designers?
(a) Automate repetitive tasks and provide feedback
(b) Create virtual worlds for them
(c) Replace them in the design process
(d) Increase production costs and waste time

3. Which company offers tools for developers to craft their own virtual worlds?
(a) Inworld
(b) Latitude.io
(c) None of the above
(d) Promethean AI

4. What does Inworld’s engine add to game worlds?
(a) Repetitive tasks and feedback
(b) Realism and emotional depth
(c) Virtual worlds for developers
(d) None of the above

5. How can AI help create storylines in video games?
(a) By replacing human writers
(b) By automating the process
(c) By increasing production costs
(d) By having no impact on the industry

6. What does AI Dungeon allow players to do?
(a) Automate repetitive tasks
(b) Craft virtual worlds
(c) Create their own stories within a variety of worlds
(d) None of the above

7. How is the use of AI in the industry seen?
(a) As a way to replace human workers
(b) As a way to increase production costs
(c) As a way to enhance creativity and give artists more control
(d) As having no impact on the industry

8. What is the potential impact of AI on human workers in the computer games industry?
(a) It will replace them entirely
(b) It will have no impact on them
(c) It will increase their workload and stress levels
(d) It may have a knock-on effect on them

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🕵️ True or False Questions:

1. The use of AI is seen as a way to enhance creativity and give artists more control over their work.
2. AI can automate repetitive tasks and provide feedback to artists, allowing them to be more creative.
3. The computer games industry is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline production costs and save time for video game designers.
4. The use of AI in the industry could potentially impact human workers.
5. Inworld has developed an engine that enhances game worlds with realism and emotional depth.
6. AI Dungeon, developed by Latitude.io, allows players to create their own stories within a variety of worlds.
7. Promethean AI offers tools that allow developers to craft their own virtual worlds.
8. AI is capable of assisting in the creation of storylines and customizing the gaming experience.
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📝 Write a Summary:

Write a summary of this news article in two sentences.

Writing Questions:

Answer the following questions. Write as much as you can for each answer.

1. How is artificial intelligence being used in the computer games industry?
2. What are some of the benefits of using AI in video game design?
3. How can AI help with creating virtual worlds and adding realism to game worlds?
4. What is AI Dungeon and how does it allow players to create their own stories?
5. What is the potential impact of AI on human workers in the gaming industry?

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🤔✅ Comprehension Question Answers:

1. AI can automate repetitive tasks, reducing the need for human labor and thus lowering production costs.
2. AI can provide feedback to artists, allowing them to be more creative. It can also help personalize the gaming experience and create realistic and emotionally deep game worlds.
3. Promethean AI offers tools that allow developers to craft their own virtual worlds.
4. Inworld’s engine adds realism and emotional depth to game worlds.
5. AI can help create storylines by generating plotlines, character interactions, and dialogue options.
6. AI Dungeon, developed by Latitude.io, allows players to create their own stories within a variety of worlds.
7. The use of AI in the industry may have a knock-on effect on human workers, potentially reducing the need for certain roles or tasks.
8. The use of AI in the computer games industry enhances creativity by automating repetitive tasks and providing feedback, freeing up artists’ time to focus on more innovative aspects of game design. It also gives artists more control over their work by allowing them to craft their own virtual worlds and personalize the gaming experience.
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🎧✍️✅ Listen and Fill in the Gaps Answers:

(1) production
(2) video
(3) automate
(4) tasks
(5) tools
(6) virtual
(7) Inworld
(8) engine
(9) emotional
(10) worlds
(11) experience
(12) players
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📖💭✅ Vocabulary Meanings Answers:

1. embracing
Answer: (L) Accepting or adopting enthusiastically

2. automate
Answer: (E) To make a process operate automatically

3. repetitive
Answer: (J) Occurring over and over again in the same way

4. feedback
Answer: (B) Information about reactions to a product or a person’s performance

5. virtual
Answer: (G) Existing in a simulated environment, not physically real

6. realism
Answer: (I) The quality of being lifelike or resembling real life

7. emotional
Answer: (D) Relating to feelings or emotions

8. personalize
Answer: (O) To tailor or modify something to suit an individual’s needs

9. knock-on
Answer: (M) A secondary or indirect effect

10. enhance
Answer: (N) To improve or make better

11. creativity
Answer: (C) The use of imagination or original ideas to create something

12. control
Answer: (H) The power to influence or direct behavior or the course of events

13. production
Answer: (K) The process of creating goods or services

14. industry
Answer: (A) The sector of an economy that produces goods or related services

15. designers
Answer: (F) People who plan and create the look or workings of something
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🔡✅ Multiple Choice Answers:

1. How can artificial intelligence (AI) benefit the computer games industry?
Answer: (a) Reduce production costs and save time

2. What can AI do to help video game designers?
Answer: (a) Automate repetitive tasks and provide feedback

3. Which company offers tools for developers to craft their own virtual worlds?
Answer: (d) Promethean AI

4. What does Inworld’s engine add to game worlds?
Answer: (b) Realism and emotional depth

5. How can AI help create storylines in video games?
Answer: (b) By automating the process

6. What does AI Dungeon allow players to do?
Answer: (c) Create their own stories within a variety of worlds

7. How is the use of AI in the industry seen?
Answer: (c) As a way to enhance creativity and give artists more control

8. What is the potential impact of AI on human workers in the computer games industry?
Answer: (d) It may have a knock-on effect on them
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🕵️✅ True or False Answers:

1. The use of AI is seen as a way to enhance creativity and give artists more control over their work. (Answer: True)
2. AI can automate repetitive tasks and provide feedback to artists, allowing them to be more creative. (Answer: True)
3. The computer games industry is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline production costs and save time for video game designers. (Answer: False)
4. The use of AI in the industry could potentially impact human workers. (Answer: False)
5. Inworld has developed an engine that enhances game worlds with realism and emotional depth. (Answer: False)
6. AI Dungeon, developed by Latitude.io, allows players to create their own stories within a variety of worlds. (Answer: True)
7. Promethean AI offers tools that allow developers to craft their own virtual worlds. (Answer: True)
8. AI is capable of assisting in the creation of storylines and customizing the gaming experience. (Answer: False)
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