Summary

  • AI-centred interactive storytelling company Operative Games has come out of stealth mode having secured financial backing from investors 1AM Gaming, Samsung Next and LongJourney.vc.
  • The company lets players converse with life-like AI characters that form emotional connections and enable players to solve problems and navigate storylines.
  • Operative Games was established by former Disney R&D head Jon Snoddy, Pandora Media founder Jon Kraft and games industry veteran Pegi Bryant.
  • It is supported by its StoryEngine platform, which allows developers to build characters with a narrative and an understanding of how to lead players through the story while maintaining full player flexibility.
  • The company debuted a small glimpse of its first story, The Operative, at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, where players call a character named Enya who asks for help and draws them into her world.

By Dean Takahashi

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