Google DeepMind Partners with EVE Online Studio to Advance AI in Games
Fenris Creations, the studio responsible for the EVE Universe, has teamed up with Google DeepMind to investigate innovative gameplay possibilities and enhance AI within the gaming sector. Established in 2010, DeepMind has reached notable AI achievements, such as mastering Atari games with DQN in 2015, triumphing over Go champion Lee Sedol with AlphaGo in 2016, and attaining Grandmaster status in StarCraft II with AlphaStar in 2019. This collaboration centers on EVE Online, which debuted in 2003, along with its spin-offs EVE Vanguard and EVE Frontier, tackling issues like continual learning and multi-agent dynamics. The SIMA project aims to develop a generalist AI agent, with contributions from studios like Hello Games and Coffee Stain Studios to further AI research across diverse games.
Key facts
- Google DeepMind announces research partnership with Fenris Creations, the studio behind EVE Online.
- Partnership covers EVE Online, EVE Vanguard, and EVE Frontier.
- EVE Online launched in 2003 and has a persistent world with a player-driven economy.
- DeepMind's SIMA agent, powered by Gemini, aims to play games like a human using keyboard and mouse.
- Aura Guidance system uses Gemini to help new EVE Online players.
- Research begins with an offline instance of EVE Online before moving to live environments.
- DeepMind has a 15-year history of AI research in games, including Atari, Go, and StarCraft.
- AlphaFold, built on game research, won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Entities
Artists
- Demis Hassabis
- Lee Sedol
- Hilmar Pétursson
Institutions
- Google DeepMind
- Fenris Creations
- Hello Games
- Coffee Stain Studios
- Foulball Hangover
- Keen Software House
- RubberbandGames
- Strange Loop Games
- Thunderful Games
- Digixart
- Tuxedo Labs & Saber Interactive
Locations
- EVE Online
- EVE Vanguard
- EVE Frontier