NVIDIA ACE Unveiled at COMPUTEX 2023: Transforming Gaming with Generative AI

NVIDIA, a leader in AI technology, has announced the NVIDIA Avatar Cloud Engine (ACE) for Games, a groundbreaking custom AI model foundry service that brings intelligence to non-playable characters (NPCs) through AI-powered natural language interactions. This revolutionary technology allows game developers to enhance player immersion by enabling realistic and dynamic conversations with NPCs.
NVIDIA ACE @ COMPUTEX 2023

The NVIDIA ACE for Games offers middleware developers and game creators a platform to build and deploy custom speech, conversation, and animation AI models within their software and games. By harnessing the power of generative AI, NVIDIA aims to revolutionize interactivity and elevate immersion in gaming experiences.

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John Spitzer, Vice President of Developer and Performance Technology at NVIDIA, expressed the potential impact of generative AI in games, stating, “Building on our expertise in AI and decades of experience working with game developers, NVIDIA is spearheading the use of generative AI in games.”
NVIDIA’s ACE for Games is built on the foundation of NVIDIA Omniverse and provides optimized AI models for speech, conversation, and character animation. These include:

NVIDIA NeMo: A language model that allows developers to customize and deploy large language models using proprietary data. NeMo Guardrails ensure conversations remain safe and aligned with the game’s narrative.
NVIDIA Riva: Provides automatic speech recognition and text-to-speech capabilities for live speech conversation within games.
NVIDIA Omniverse Audio2Face: Enables developers to create expressive facial animations that synchronize with speech tracks, enhancing the overall realism of game characters. Integration with Unreal Engine 5 allows seamless integration of facial animation with MetaHuman characters.

Developers have the flexibility to integrate the complete ACE for Games solution or utilize specific components according to their needs. NVIDIA collaborated with Convai, an NVIDIA Inception startup, to showcase the potential of ACE for Games in building NPCs. In a demonstration called “Kairos,” players interact with Jin, an NPC running a ramen shop. Through generative AI, Jin responds realistically to natural language queries, creating a more immersive and dynamic gaming experience.
Purnendu Mukherjee, Founder and CEO of Convai, praised NVIDIA ACE for Games, stating, “With NVIDIA ACE for Games, Convai’s tools can achieve the latency and quality needed to make AI non-playable characters available to nearly every developer in a cost-efficient way.”
ACE for Games enables developers to deploy models locally or in the cloud, utilizing NVIDIA DGX Cloud, GeForce RTX PCs, or on-premises infrastructure for real-time inferencing. The models are optimized for low latency, ensuring responsive interactions and immersive gameplay.
Several game developers and startups have already embraced NVIDIA’s generative AI technologies:

GSC Game World, a prominent European game developer, is implementing Audio2Face in its highly anticipated game, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl.
Fallen Leaf, an indie game developer, leverages Audio2Face for character facial animation in Fort Solis, a captivating third-person sci-fi thriller set on Mars.
Charisma.ai, a company specializing in AI-powered virtual characters, utilizes Audio2Face to enhance animation within its conversation engine.

To learn more about building on NVIDIA Omniverse and exploring the latest advancements in technology, visit the NVIDIA ACE booth at COMPUTEX.
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Pokdepinion: NVIDIA ACE for Games represents a significant step forward in enhancing the gaming experience, allowing players to engage with NPCs in a more realistic and immersive manner. With its powerful generative AI capabilities, NVIDIA continues to push the boundaries of what is possible in gaming, ushering in a new era of interactive storytelling and dynamic gameplay.
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OPPO Watch And OPPO Find X2 Pro Green Vegan Leather Coming This 25 September

OPPO Malaysia will be bringing in both the OPPO Watch as well as the OPPO Find X2 Pro Green Vegan Leather on the 25th of September 2020, where it will also see the appearance of Malaysian-born actress and singer Lin Min Chen. You could also win something from the launch.
OPPO Watch & OPPO Find X2 Pro Green Vegan Leather Malaysia launch

The stream will commence at 11.15am on the date itself on both OPPO’s Facebook page and Youtube channel. In the stream, you can win yourself a brand new OPPO Watch. Interested? Here’s how you can do so:
Like and share the Live Stream launch with the hashtags #OPPOWatchSeries #KeepUpKeepingTouchComment the correct answer with the hashtag #OPPOWatchSeries #KeepUpKeepinTouch at the Live Stream postingWatch the Live Stream launch until the end as they will select the lucky winner during the Live Stream
Previously we’ve reviewed the OPPO Find X2 Pro, do check that out right here.

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Pokdepinion: Seems pretty simple. Will you be participating to win that OPPO Watch?
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ONE Esports Announces New Partners For ONE Esports Dota 2 Singapore Major

ONE Esports has just announced that they have partnered with Foodpanda, Shopee, Tinder, and TikTok to promote the ONE Esports Dota 2 Singapore Major which is set to begin from 27 March to 4 April. Foodpanda, Shopee, Tinder, and TikTok will be joining existing partners JBL, TUMI, DBS, Logitech, and Secretlab.

The ONE Esports Dota 2 Singapore Major kicked off last Saturday (27 March) with the Wild Card stage and after two days of competition, Vici Gaming, PSG.LGD and Team Liquid advanced to the Group Stage. After that, eight teams will be competing in the Group Stage in a best-of-two round-robin across two full days of matches. From there, the top three teams will make their way to the Playoffs Upper Bracket, while teams placing fourth to seventh will advance to the Playoffs Lower Bracket.

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The current eight teams placed in the Group Stage are Alliance, Team Aster, OB.Neon, Quincy Crew, Thunder Predator, Vici Gaming, PSG.LGD, and Team Liquid.
ONE Esports Dota 2 Singapore Major Match and Stream Schedule
Monday (29 March)
Stream A

Alliance vs. Team Aster (10:00 a.m. GMT+8)
Quincy Crew vs. OB.Neon (12:00 p.m. GMT +8)
Team Liquid vs. Quincy Crew (2:00 p.m. GMT+8)
OB.Neon vs. Team Aster (4:00 p.m. GMT+8)
Vici Gaming vs. Alliance (6:00 p.m. GMT+8)

Stream B

Thunder Predator vs. Team Liquid (10:00 a.m. GMT+8)
Alliance vs. Thunder Predator (12:00 p.m. GMT+8)
Team Aster vs. PSG.LGD (2:00 p.m. GMT+8)
Team Liquid vs. Vici Gaming (4:00 p.m. GMT+8)
Thunder Predator vs. Team Aster (6:00 p.m. GMT+8)

Stream C

Vici Gaming vs. Quincy Crew (10:00 a.m. GMT+8)
Team Liquid vs. PSG.LGD (12:00 p.m. GMT+8)
OB.Neon vs. Vici Gaming (2:00 p.m. GMT+8)
Quincy Crew vs. Thunder Predator (4:00 p.m. GMT+8)
PSG.LGD vs. OB.Neon (6:00 p.m. GMT+8)

Tuesday (30 March)
Stream A

OB.Neon vs. Thunder Predator (10:00 a.m. GMT+8)
Vici Gaming vs. PSG.LGD (12:00 p.m. GMT+8)
Team Aster vs. Vici Gaming (2:00 p.m. GMT+8)
Team Liquid vs. Alliance (4:00 p.m. GMT+8)
Thunder Predator vs. PSG.LGD (6:00 p.m. GMT+8)

Stream B

Alliance vs. Quincy Crew (10:00 a.m. GMT+8)
Alliance vs. OB.Neon (12:00 p.m. GMT+8)
PSG.LGD vs. Alliance (2:00 p.m. GMT+8)
Thunder Predator vs. Vici Gaming (4:00 p.m. GMT+8)

Stream C

Team Aster vs. Team Liquid (10:00 a.m. GMT+8)
Quincy Crew vs. Team Aster (12:00 p.m. GMT+8)
Team Liquid vs. OB.Neon (2:00 p.m. GMT+8)
PSG.LGD vs. Quincy Crew (4:00 p.m. GMT+8)

For more information, do check out the official website here or the Facebook page here.
Pokdepinion: I’m not a huge fan of esports in general but I love going to their tournaments. The air and excitement surrounding major events like ONE Esports Dota 2 Singapore Major is absolutely infectious.
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