The computer games industry is using artificial intelligence (AI) to make games faster and cheaper. Promethean AI helps game makers create virtual worlds by giving them ideas and feedback. Inworld, a company in California, uses AI to make game stories more realistic and emotional. AI can also make games more personal, changing the game based on how you play.

Experts think AI will help game makers be more creative, not replace them. AI can do boring tasks, so developers can focus on fun and creative parts of making games. The goal is to help every artist make their own game and enjoy their work more. AI is like a tool that makes games more interactive and engaging.

Using AI in games can save money, speed up work, and make games more fun and unique. It can change how games are made and played, making them more exciting for players. AI can help create amazing worlds for players to explore and enjoy.

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: Divide the students into pairs or small groups. Give each group a copy of the article. Have them read the article together and then summarize the main points in a few sentences. After they have finished, ask each group to share their summaries with the class.

– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Divide the students into pairs or small groups. Give each group a copy of the article. Ask them to discuss their opinions about the use of AI in the computer games industry. Do they think it will help or hinder creativity? After they have discussed, have each group share their opinions with the class. You can also ask for volunteers to explain their opinions in more detail.

– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Write down some key vocabulary words from the article on separate pieces of paper. Divide the students into pairs or small groups. Give each group a set of the vocabulary words. One person from each group will choose a word and draw a picture to represent it. The other person(s) in the group will try to guess the word based on the drawing. The team that guesses the most words correctly wins.

– Sketch It
Instructions: Divide the students into pairs or small groups. Give each group a copy of the article. Ask them to choose one paragraph from the article and create a sketch or comic strip to illustrate the main ideas. After they have finished, have each group share their sketches with the class. They can explain their drawings and how they represent the ideas from the article.

– Headline Creation
Instructions: Divide the students into pairs or small groups. Give each group a copy of the article. Ask them to come up with a catchy headline for the article that summarizes the main idea. After they have brainstormed, have each group share their headlines with the class. You can also have a vote to determine the most creative or interesting headline.

🤔 Comprehension Questions:

1. How is artificial intelligence being used in the computer games industry?
2. What does Promethean AI do to help game makers?
3. How does AI make game stories more realistic and emotional?
4. Will AI replace game makers?
5. What tasks can AI do to help game developers?
6. What is the goal of using AI in game making?
7. How can AI make games more fun and unique?
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🎧✍️ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:

The computer games industry is using artificial intelligence (AI) to make games faster and cheaper. (1)______ AI helps game makers create (2)______ worlds by giving them ideas and feedback. Inworld, a company in (3)______, uses AI to make game stories more realistic and emotional. AI can also make games more personal, changing the game (4)______ on how you (5)______.

Experts think AI will help game makers be more (6)______, not replace them. AI can do boring tasks, so developers can focus on fun and creative (7)______ of making games. The goal is to help every artist (8)______ their own game and enjoy their work more. AI is like a tool that makes games more interactive and engaging.

(9)______ AI in (10)______ can save money, speed up work, and make games more fun and unique. It can change how games are made and played, making them more (11)______ for players. AI can (12)______ create amazing worlds for players to explore and enjoy.
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💬 Discussion Questions:

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

1. What is artificial intelligence (AI)?
2. How do you think AI can make computer games faster and cheaper?
3. Do you like playing computer games? Why or why not?
4. How would you feel if a computer game changed based on how you played?
5. What do you think is the goal of using AI in game development?
6. Do you think AI can replace game makers? Why or why not?
7. Why do experts think AI can help game makers be more creative?
8. How can using AI in games save money and speed up work?
9. Do you think AI can make games more fun and unique? Why or why not?
10. Have you ever played a computer game with amazing worlds to explore? How did you feel?
11. How do you think AI can make games more interactive and engaging?
12. Would you like to create your own computer game? Why or why not?

Individual Activities

📖💭 Vocabulary Meanings:

Match each word to its meaning.

Words:
1. industry
2. artificial
3. virtual
4. feedback
5. realistic
6. emotional
7. personal
8. developers
9. interactive
10. engaging
11. unique
12. explore

Meanings:
(A) Information about how well you did something
(B) Showing strong feelings
(C) Related to one person
(D) A group of businesses that make or sell similar products or services
(E) To travel around and learn about a place
(F) Looking or feeling like real life
(G) Existing only on computers or online, not in real life
(H) Interesting and holding your attention
(I) People who create and build things, like games or software
(J) One of a kind, not like anything else
(K) Made by humans, not natural
(L) Allowing people to take part or get involved
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🔡 Multiple Choice Questions:

1. How is the computer games industry using artificial intelligence (AI)?
(a) To create virtual worlds
(b) To make games faster and cheaper
(c) To make game stories more realistic and emotional
(d) To change the game based on how you play

2. What is the goal of using AI in game development?
(a) To replace game makers with AI
(b) To make games more expensive and time-consuming
(c) To make games less interactive and engaging
(d) To help every artist make their own game and enjoy their work more

3. What can AI do for game developers?
(a) AI can create virtual worlds
(b) AI can make game stories more realistic and emotional
(c) AI can do boring tasks, so developers can focus on fun and creative parts of making games
(d) AI can change the game based on how you play

4. How can AI benefit the computer games industry?
(a) It can make games more expensive and time-consuming
(b) It can save money, speed up work, and make games more fun and unique
(c) It can replace game makers with AI
(d) It can make games less interactive and engaging

5. How can AI change how games are made and played?
(a) By making them more exciting for players
(b) By making them slower and more expensive
(c) By making them less interactive and engaging
(d) By replacing game makers with AI

6. What is the role of AI in making games more interactive and engaging?
(a) AI can create virtual worlds
(b) AI can make game stories more realistic and emotional
(c) AI can change the game based on how you play
(d) AI is like a tool that makes games more interactive and engaging

7. How can AI help game makers be more creative?
(a) By doing boring tasks, so developers can focus on fun and creative parts of making games
(b) By creating virtual worlds
(c) By making game stories more realistic and emotional
(d) By changing the game based on how you play

8. What is the purpose of Promethean AI and Inworld?
(a) To replace game makers with AI
(b) To make games more expensive and time-consuming
(c) To help game makers create virtual worlds and make game stories more realistic and emotional
(d) To make games less interactive and engaging

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🕵️ True or False Questions:

1. The goal of using AI in games is to help every artist make their own game and enjoy their work more.
2. AI cannot personalize games by changing the game based on how you play.
3. AI cannot do boring tasks in game development, allowing developers to focus on the fun and creative parts.
4. Inworld, a company in California, uses AI to make game stories more realistic and emotional.
5. Promethean AI helps game makers by giving them ideas and feedback to create virtual worlds.
6. AI is being used in the computer games industry to make games faster and cheaper.
7. AI is not a hindrance that makes games more interactive and engaging for players.
8. Experts doubt that AI will help game makers be more creative, not replace them.
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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 (AI) being used in the computer games industry?
2. What is the goal of using AI in game development?
3. How can AI help game makers be more creative?
4. What are some benefits of using AI in games?
5. How can AI change the experience of playing games?

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🤔✅ Comprehension Question Answers:

1. How is artificial intelligence being used in the computer games industry?
Artificial intelligence is being used in the computer games industry to make games faster, cheaper, and more creative.

2. What does Promethean AI do to help game makers?
Promethean AI helps game makers by giving them ideas and feedback to create virtual worlds.

3. How does AI make game stories more realistic and emotional?
AI makes game stories more realistic and emotional by using technology to make them feel more like real life.

4. Will AI replace game makers?
No, AI will not replace game makers. It will help them be more creative and focus on the fun parts of making games.

5. What tasks can AI do to help game developers?
AI can do boring tasks for game developers, so they can spend more time on the fun and creative parts of making games.

6. What is the goal of using AI in game making?
The goal of using AI in game making is to help every artist make their own game and enjoy their work more.

7. How can AI make games more fun and unique?
AI can make games more fun and unique by changing the game based on how you play, creating amazing worlds for players to explore and enjoy.
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🎧✍️✅ Listen and Fill in the Gaps Answers:

(1) Promethean
(2) virtual
(3) California
(4) based
(5) play
(6) creative
(7) parts
(8) make
(9) Using
(10) games
(11) exciting
(12) help
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📖💭✅ Vocabulary Meanings Answers:

1. industry
Answer: (D) A group of businesses that make or sell similar products or services

2. artificial
Answer: (K) Made by humans, not natural

3. virtual
Answer: (G) Existing only on computers or online, not in real life

4. feedback
Answer: (A) Information about how well you did something

5. realistic
Answer: (F) Looking or feeling like real life

6. emotional
Answer: (B) Showing strong feelings

7. personal
Answer: (C) Related to one person

8. developers
Answer: (I) People who create and build things, like games or software

9. interactive
Answer: (L) Allowing people to take part or get involved

10. engaging
Answer: (H) Interesting and holding your attention

11. unique
Answer: (J) One of a kind, not like anything else

12. explore
Answer: (E) To travel around and learn about a place
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🔡✅ Multiple Choice Answers:

1. How is the computer games industry using artificial intelligence (AI)?
Answer: (b) To make games faster and cheaper

2. What is the goal of using AI in game development?
Answer: (d) To help every artist make their own game and enjoy their work more

3. What can AI do for game developers?
Answer: (c) AI can do boring tasks, so developers can focus on fun and creative parts of making games

4. How can AI benefit the computer games industry?
Answer: (b) It can save money, speed up work, and make games more fun and unique

5. How can AI change how games are made and played?
Answer: (a) By making them more exciting for players

6. What is the role of AI in making games more interactive and engaging?
Answer: (d) AI is like a tool that makes games more interactive and engaging

7. How can AI help game makers be more creative?
Answer: (a) By doing boring tasks, so developers can focus on fun and creative parts of making games

8. What is the purpose of Promethean AI and Inworld?
Answer: (c) To help game makers create virtual worlds and make game stories more realistic and emotional
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🕵️✅ True or False Answers:

1. The goal of using AI in games is to help every artist make their own game and enjoy their work more. (Answer: True)
2. AI cannot personalize games by changing the game based on how you play. (Answer: False)
3. AI cannot do boring tasks in game development, allowing developers to focus on the fun and creative parts. (Answer: False)
4. Inworld, a company in California, uses AI to make game stories more realistic and emotional. (Answer: True)
5. Promethean AI helps game makers by giving them ideas and feedback to create virtual worlds. (Answer: True)
6. AI is being used in the computer games industry to make games faster and cheaper. (Answer: True)
7. AI is not a hindrance that makes games more interactive and engaging for players. (Answer: False)
8. Experts doubt that AI will help game makers be more creative, not replace them. (Answer: False)
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