Jun 17, 2020 · In this case study, we're going to explore the inner workings of The Last of Us: the design philosophies that drove its development, the AI technologies adopted and how developers Naughty Dog crafted an experience where players were made to feel the emotional weight of every enemy kill.

Every AI system builds upon several key low-level systems. The Last of Us uses triangulated navmeshes, which are a fairly straightforward approach to navigation. The navmeshes are fairly coarse, and so we have a second-pass system that uses a 2D grid centered around every character on which are rasterized all static and dynamic blockers.

This talk covers the technical and design decisions made to produce the human enemy AI as seen in The Last of Us. It covers the systems that formed the core of the AI decision making, as well as a higher-level look at the behaviors that formed the …

Jul 22, 2022 · Naughty Dog has explained everything that has been improved upon in The Last Of Us Part 1, including a number of AI enhancements. A ten-minute trailer has revealed exactly what has been improved upon in the remake.

Jul 1, 2022 · The Last of Us is a game focused on stealth, companionship and strategy. The game is based in a lonely world after the pandemic and thus it needs AI companions to gain the interest of players. There are three main NPCs the game has - Infected, Human enemy and Buddy AIs.

Jan 26, 2023 · With The Last of Us Part II, Naughty Dog set a new standard for high-fidelity single-player experiences on the #Playstation platform. But it requires a lot of additional support with the help of AI to make that a reality.

May 24, 2024 · The Last of Us creator and Naughty Dog studio head & creative director, Neil Druckmann, recently sat down with Sony in an interview and said that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is about to revolutionize the creation of content.

Oct 2, 2019 · Naughty Dog has given the enemy AI in The Last of Us Part II a big upgrade, so the foes you'll be going up against are smarter and will try to take you down with some deductive reasoning...

Infected AI in The Last of Us Mark Botta 33 33.1 Introduction In The Last of Us a fungal infection has devastated human beings. The pandemic corrupts the mind and has left most of the population grotesquely disfigured and relentlessly aggressive.

Jul 1, 2022 · This case study talks about the challenges in front of the developers to create AI for these NPCs and the AI techniques they used to solve them. It also compares the challenges and approach with similar industry-leading games.