Dragon Quest Creator Yuji Horii Makes Entire Mystery Game Using AI in 30 Minutes
Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii has released a free mystery adventure game that he says took just 30 minutes to create using artificial intelligence, demonstrating how dramatically game development has changed since he began his career more than four decades ago.
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- #Famitsu
- #Interview
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