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AI Aids Prototyping in Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, Final Assets Still Handcrafted

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Source: Eurogamer
AI Aids Prototyping in Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, Final Assets Still Handcrafted
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Crystal Dynamics (with Flying Wild Hog) used generative AI to visualize placeholder assets during early Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis development, speeding up iteration while ensuring that all finished content is human-crafted. The studio says AI is a tooling aid, not a replacement for creativity. The game is now scheduled for February next year across PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, and PC, and the piece touches on ongoing debates about disclosing AI use in game development.

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  1. Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis developers used gen AI to get "the right answers faster", Crystal Dynamics explains  Eurogamer
  2. Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis hands-on report  PlayStation.Blog
  3. Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis studio confirms AI use: 'a tool that can help our teams'  Polygon.com
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  5. Watch What Happens When A Game Dev Doesn’t Have An Answer To A Tough Question  Kotaku

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