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213 | How AI reboots The Sandbox
<p>The Sandbox CEO Robby Yung explains how its new Sandbox Studio AI tools will reboot the blockchain gaming platform.</p><ul><li>[01:10] How Robby Yung sees the past 12 months in blockchain games. </li><li>[03:30] How adoption of AI changes game development and distribution. </li><li>[06:48] One problem for The Sandbox was its original tools were too simple for pro developers. </li><li>[08:22] How can The Sandbox employ AI to support professional creators?</li><li>[10:01] Can you maintain The Sandbox's brand if you move away from its voxel art style?</li><li>[11:21] Adding AI to The Sandbox has been ongoing for around 3 years. </li><li>[13:05] In the future, game studios will be much smaller because of AI. </li><li>[14:50] But will indie devs actually use AI tools? Many seem to hate AI.</li><li>[17:02] The Sandbox's AI tools are designed to give developers absolute control.</li><li>[20:30] With AI, game devs will be more creative and publish across multiple platforms. </li><li>[23:00] Does this level of AI portability undermine The Sandbox as a platform?</li><li>[21:10] "We view the metaverse as the world and The Sandbox as a city."</li><li>[28:14] The goal is not to automate game creation but to give creative people better tools. </li><li>[29:02] Why The Sandbox is running game jams prior to Studio's planned October launch. </li><li>[31:43] AI is amazing but only when it does what you ask it to do. You need granular control.</li><li>[33:15] Sandbox Studio is designed for people who are already using Unity and Unreal.</li></ul>