F.E.A.R. - The Retrospective | AI and Games

Support 'AI and Games' to help finance new content and earn bonus rewards!   / aiandgames      / @aiandgames   http://aiandgames.com Almost 20 years later, Monolith's F.E.A.R. is still considered one of the best examples of AI for video games. To celebrate 10 years of ‪@AIandGames‬ we revisit the subject of our first ever video. Tommy sits down with Dr Jeff Orkin, the AI programmer on F.E.A.R. to discuss how it all came to be and the legacy it carries to this day in the video games industry. [00:00] Intro [03:20] Orkin's Path into Games [09:29] No One Lives Forever 2 [14:41] Origins of GOAP [17:11] Action Movie [20:49] The AI of FEAR [29:12] Designing Encounters [35:10] Squad Layers [37:48] Release [43:12] Orkin's Path [45:14] Legacy [53:07] Credits Footage of Kings Quest VIII by ‪@AndreaPannocchia‬    • King's Quest 8: Mask of Eternity - English...   Links to Alex Nareyek's - IGDA Artificial Intelligence Interface Standards Committee https://web.archive.org/web/200502062... https://web.archive.org/web/200502152... The GDC 2006 paper on GOAP by Jeff Orkin: https://www.gamedevs.org/uploads/thre... You can play the NOLF games and AvP2 courtesy of these fan mods: http://nolfrevival.tk/ https://avpunknown.com/avp2aio/ -- 'AI and Games' is a YouTube series on research and applications of Artificial Intelligence in video games. Check out all of our content: AI and Games:    / @aiandgames   AI and Games Plus:    / @aiandgamesplus   Branching Factor Podcast: https://shows.acast.com/branchingfactor Livestreams on Twitch:   / aiandgames   Substack with Written Content: http://www.aiandgames.com -- Join our Discord Community: https://discord.aiandgames.com Buy our Merch: https://store.aiandgames.com -- You can support 'AI and Games' via Patreon, YouTube memberships, and Substack In return, you get bonus rewards!   / aiandgames      / @aiandgames   http://aiandgames.substack.com -- Follow 'AI and Games' on social media. Twitter:   / aiandgames   Mastodon: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@AIand... TikTok:   / aiandgames   Instagram:   / aiandgames   Threads: https://www.threads.net/@aiandgames BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/aiandgames.b... -- If you're interested in working with us, check out the following: Sponsorship Enquiries: https://www.passionfroot.me/aiandgames Business Enquiries: https://www.aiandgames.com/p/professi...