Behind The AI of Horizon Zero Dawn (Part 1)

AI and Games is a crowdfunded series about research and applications of artificial intelligence in video games. If you like my work please consider supporting the show over on Patreon for early-access and behind-the-scenes updates. Horizon Zero Dawn stands as one of the most critically acclaimed of Sony's roster of Playstation 4 exclusives. As the hunter Aloy, players venture across the post-apocalyptic landscapes of the future to uncover the mysteries of her past and how the world fell in the years before. Humanities fall from grace has led to the rise of'the machines' – robots of varying shapes and sizes that that now run free across the lands.