A Text-to-Game Engine for UGC-Based Role-Playing Games

TL;DR

This paper presents a novel text-to-game engine leveraging foundation models to generate multi-modal RPG experiences from textual inputs, enabling scalable, dynamic, and user-driven game creation.

Contribution

It introduces a new framework and the Zagii engine that transform simple text into complex, multi-modal RPGs, demonstrating scalability and real-time adaptability.

Findings

Powered hundreds of diverse RPG games

Facilitated tens of thousands of gameplay sessions

Showcased scalability and versatility of the engine

Abstract

The transition from professionally generated content (PGC) to user-generated content (UGC) has reshaped various media formats, encompassing formats such as text and video. With rapid advancements in generative AI, a similar transformation is set to redefine the gaming industry, particularly within the domain of role-playing games (RPGs). This paper introduces a novel framework for a text-to-game engine that leverages foundation models to transform simple textual inputs into intricate, multi-modal RPG experiences. The engine dynamically generates game narratives, integrating text, visuals, and mechanics, while adapting characters, environments, and gameplay in realtime based on player interactions. To evaluate and demonstrate the feasibility and versatility of this framework, we developed the 'Zagii' game engine. Zagii has successfully powered hundreds of RPG games across diverse genres and facilitated tens of thousands of online gameplay sessions, showcasing its scalability and adaptability. These results highlight the framework's effectiveness and its potential to foster a more open and democratized approach to game development. Our work underscores the transformative role of generative AI in reshaping the gaming lifecycle and advancing the boundaries of interactive entertainment.