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AI Makes Games Better and More Fun!

AI is revolutionizing the computer games industry by reducing costs, enhancing creativity, and personalizing the gaming experience.
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Computer games are using smart computers called AI to help make games better and faster. One company, Promethean AI, helps game makers build cool worlds by giving them ideas and tips. Another company, Inworld, uses AI to make game stories feel real and full of emotions. AI can also make games change based on how you play, making it more fun. This means players can become friends with game characters.

Experts think AI will help game makers but won't take their jobs. AI can do boring tasks so people can focus on fun and creative parts. This helps artists make their own games and enjoy their work more. AI is like a helper that makes games more exciting and interactive. Using AI, games will be cheaper to make and more fun to play.

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

🎧 Listen:

πŸ“– Vocabulary:

1. interactive
2. emotions
3. characters
4. creative
5. experts
6. tasks
7. exciting
8. cheaper
9. focus
10. helper

Group or Classroom Activities

Warm-up Activities:

– Charades
Instructions: Divide the class into two teams. Write down key words from the article on small pieces of paper and put them in a hat. Each team takes turns selecting a word from the hat and acting it out without using any words or sounds. The other team must guess what word is being acted out. The team that guesses correctly gets a point. The team with the most points at the end wins.
– News Summary
Instructions: Have the students read the article individually. Then, in pairs or small groups, have them summarize the main points of the article in their own words. Afterward, have each group share their summaries with the class. Discuss any differences or similarities between the summaries.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Write down key words from the article on separate pieces of paper and put them in a hat. Divide the class into pairs or small groups. One person from each group selects a word from the hat and must draw a picture to represent that word. The other members of the group must guess what word is being drawn. The first group to guess correctly gets a point. The group with the most points at the end wins.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs or small groups. Have each group discuss and share their opinions on the following questions: Do you think AI will make computer games better? Why or why not? Do you think AI will take away jobs from game makers? Why or why not? Afterward, have each group present their opinions to the class and facilitate a class discussion.
– Future Predictions
Instructions: In pairs or small groups, have the students brainstorm and discuss how they think AI will continue to impact computer games in the future. Encourage them to think about both positive and negative effects. Afterward, have each group share their predictions with the class and facilitate a class discussion on the topic.

πŸ€” Comprehension Questions:

1. What are computer games using to make them better and faster?

2. How does Promethean AI help game makers?

3. What does Inworld use AI for in games?

4. How can AI make games more fun to play?

5. What do experts think about AI and game makers' jobs?

6. How does AI help artists make their own games?

7. Why will games be cheaper to make and more fun to play with AI?

🎧✍️ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:

Computer games are using computers called AI to help make games better and faster. One company, AI, helps game makers build cool worlds by giving them ideas and tips. Another company, Inworld, uses AI to make game stories feel and full of emotions. AI can also make games based on how you play, making it more fun. This means players can become friends with game . Experts AI will help game makers but won't take their jobs. AI can do boring tasks so people can focus on fun and creative parts. This helps artists make their own games and enjoy their work more. AI is like a helper that games more exciting and interactive. AI, games will be cheaper to make and more fun to play.

πŸ’¬ Discussion Questions:

1. What is a computer game?
2. How would you feel if you could make your own game?
3. Do you like playing games? Why or why not?
4. What is AI?
5. How would you feel if a game character became your friend?
6. Do you think AI is helpful? Why or why not?
7. What are some ways AI can make games better?
8. How would you feel if games were cheaper to make?
9. Do you think AI will take away people's jobs? Why or why not?
10. What are some fun and creative parts of making games?
11. How would you feel if games could change based on how you play?
12. Do you think AI is like a helper? Why or why not?

Individual Activities

πŸ“–πŸ’­ Vocabulary Meanings:

Click a dot next to a word, then click the dot next to its meaning to draw a line connecting them.

Words

1. interactive
2. emotions
3. characters
4. creative
5. experts
6. tasks
7. exciting
8. cheaper
9. focus
10. helper

Meanings

(A) Making new and fun things
(B) Someone or something that helps you
(C) Paying attention to one thing
(D) People or animals in a story or game
(E) Feelings like happy, sad, or angry
(F) People who know a lot about something
(G) Jobs or things you need to do
(H) When you can do things with it, like touch or move
(I) Costs less money
(J) Very fun and interesting

πŸ”‘ Multiple Choice Questions:

1. What are smart computers called that help make games better and faster?
(a) Robots
(b) Humans
(c) Animals
(d) AI
2. What does Promethean AI do to help game makers?
(a) Gives them ideas and tips
(b) Builds cool worlds
(c) Makes game stories feel real and full of emotions
(d) Makes games change based on how you play
3. What does Inworld use AI for?
(a) To make game stories feel real and full of emotions
(b) To build cool worlds
(c) To give game makers ideas and tips
(d) To make games change based on how you play
4. How does AI make games more fun?
(a) By making game characters your friends
(b) By changing the game based on how you play
(c) By helping game makers build cool worlds
(d) By giving game makers ideas and tips
5. What do experts think about AI and game makers' jobs?
(a) AI will take their jobs
(b) AI will make their jobs harder
(c) AI won't take their jobs
(d) AI will make their jobs easier
6. What can AI do so people can focus on fun and creative parts of game making?
(a) Make games more exciting and interactive
(b) Build cool worlds
(c) Do boring tasks
(d) Give game makers ideas and tips
7. How does using AI make games cheaper to make?
(a) AI can make games change based on how you play
(b) AI can do boring tasks
(c) AI can help game makers build cool worlds
(d) AI can make game stories feel real and full of emotions
8. How does using AI make games more fun to play?
(a) By changing the game based on how you play
(b) By helping game makers build cool worlds
(c) By giving game makers ideas and tips
(d) By making game characters your friends

πŸ•΅οΈ True or False Questions:

AI can make games change based on how you play, which makes them more fun.
Players can become friends with game characters thanks to AI.
Promethean AI is a company that helps game makers create cool worlds by giving them ideas and tips.
Outworld is another company that avoids using AI to make game stories feel real and full of emotions.
Computer games are becoming worse and slower with the hindrance of intelligent computers called AI.
AI can do monotonous tasks so people can focus on the exciting and imaginative parts of game making.
Experts doubt that AI will assist game makers without endangering their jobs.
AI is like a helper that makes games more exciting and interactive, and it also makes them cheaper to make and more fun to play.

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1. How are computer games using smart computers called AI?
2. What does Promethean AI do to help game makers?
3. How does AI make game stories feel real and full of emotions?
4. How can AI make games change based on how you play?
5. Why do experts think AI is helpful for game makers?

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