TheServerSide

Full Git and GitHub tutorial for beginners

Git isn't hard to learn, and when you combine Git and GitHub, you've just made the learning process significantly easier. This two-hour Git and GitHub video tutorial shows you how to get started with ...
Mental Floss

What Is An “NPC” and Where Did the Term Come From?

In general, calling someone an “NPC” is a way to tell a person that they lack original thinking skills, or more simply, that their opinion doesn't matter to you—but the term didn't start out that way.
techtimes

AI NPCs in Video Games: How Artificial Intelligence Creates Smarter, Dynamic Gameplay

AI NPC technology is rapidly transforming AI in games by replacing static dialogue trees with systems capable of dynamic conversations and adaptive behavior. Modern game characters can now remember ...
Polygon

Mercer, Woll, and more DMs share tips on how to make your NPCs shine

While raiding Xanathar’s lair in the midst of playing through Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, the bard made a disastrous decision. He threw the last bead from the Necklace of Fireballs not at Xanathar, but ...
Variety

Ubisoft Sets Generative-AI Game ‘Teammates’ From ‘Neo NPC’ Developers: ‘Our Role Is to Give AI Meaning, to Narrativize It’

Ubisoft is debuting new game experience “Teammates” from the developers behind its 2024 project “Neo NPC,” which the French gaming giant says will show how “generative AI-driven gameplay can shape a ...
Psychology Today

When Real Starts to Feel Fake: The “Giving NPC” Effect

There’s this thing happening right now where our feeds are turning into the weirdest episodes of Black Mirror. One day, you’re scrolling, and America’s Dad, Tom Hanks, tries to sell you a dental plan.
GameSpot

Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 4 NPC Locations – All Characters And What They Sell

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 4, like every season since NPCs were ...
Engadget

Meta is bringing AI-powered NPCs to the metaverse

Developers building for Meta's metaverse platform will soon be able to create AI-powered NPCs for Horizon Worlds. The company previewed the move, which is coming "very soon" as part of a developer ...
Futurism

Elon Musk Gets Rattled by Hard Questions He Can’t Answer, Calls Interviewer an “NPC” While Giving One-Word NPC-Like Responses Himself

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The New York Times

The Republican Party’s NPC Problem — and Ours

This is an edited transcript of an episode of “The Ezra Klein Show.” You can listen to the conversation by following or subscribing to the show on the NYT Audio App, Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, ...
DualShockers

8 Most Annoying NPCs You Can Immediately Kill

Shubham is an India-based freelance list writer for DualShockers with an intense passion for the abstract nature of gaming. While he can be an unreliable narrator when talking about himself, he has ...