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March 9-13, 2026
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA

Agenda

Offering a Helping Hand: Experimenting with AI-Powered Assistants in Games (Presented by NVIDIA)

Duygu Cakmak  (R&D Director, Creative Assembly)
Ambrish Dantrey  (Senior Manager, AI for Games, NVIDIA)
Location: Room 3020, West Hall
Date: Wednesday, March 11
Time: 3:40 pm - 4:40 pm
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass - Get your pass now!
Audience Level: Intermediate
Track: Design
Vault Recording: Not Recorded
Audience Level: Intermediate
NVIDIA

Onboarding players into Total War: PHARAOH, which has deep, complex mechanics, can be a challenge. Discover how Creative Assembly built an experimental AI-powered assistant to help players of all skill levels master their intricate gameplay in real time. We’ll demonstrate how NVIDIA ACE models and tools enable developers to build contextually aware, on-device assistants that enhance the player experience without sacrificing privacy or performance.

Takeaway

Audience will learn how teams can create an integrated game assistant system, based on language models, and capable of using both static game knowledge and dynamic real-time game state to answer user questions while staying in character.

Intended Audience

Designers, Programmers, Producers, Business Leaders, Technical Directors