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Epic Games buys Seattle-area video game development toolmaker RAD

GeekWire

Epic Games, the company behind Fortnite and the Unreal Engine , has acquired the game development toolset creator RAD Game Tools , headquartered in Kirkland, Wash. If you’ve played any video game that was made in the last 21 years or so, there’s a good chance the game was using RAD’s Bink tool to encode its video files.

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How generative AI could change the way video games are developed, tested, and played

GeekWire

Rec Room screenshot) Video game companies are dipping their toes into the rapidly-evolving world of generative AI with behind-the-scenes development. It visualized ideas via Midjourney and DALL-E, and turned the resulting images into 3D assets with CSM and Shap-E. It may soon be applied to actual gameplay.

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Will enterprises soon keep their best gen AI use cases under wraps?

CIO Business Intelligence

Take for example French multinational Carrefour, who used it to make digital avatars and videos. Suddenly, you can create engaging customer-facing videos at the click of a button,” says Oliver Banks, retail consultant and author of Driving Retail Transformation: How to navigate disruption and change. And software code is a language.”

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23 video games debuting this year with ties to the Pacific Northwest

GeekWire

A long-anticipated third game in the series, Baldur’s Gate III , has been under production for the last few years at the Belgian developer Larian Studios, which is best-known for its CRPG series Divinity. Colossal Cave 3D is an explicit reimagining of the original Colossal Cave, as opposed to a remake or sequel.

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Master Your Craft: Web-Based Training for Skill Enhancement

Kitaboo

The smart use of multimedia elements such as videos, slides, and 3D models, for instance, makes learning more engaging. Accessible to a Larger Spectrum of Learners One of the top advantages of web-based training for skills development is that creators can curate content that is accessible to a wider audience.

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Zoom Events will try to recreate the in-person conference experience

The Verge

Zoom Events builds on Zoom’s previous paid event marketplace, OnZoom , by layering in features that can support larger multi-day events and non-video activities like chat. Event pages will also be able to feature video event previews, a Zoom spokesperson tells The Verge.

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Seattle startup with fresh approach to Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease raises $96M

GeekWire

Cajal Neuroscience , a Seattle startup taking a unique approach to developing treatments for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, revealed more details about its strategy and announced $96 million in funding Tuesday. Video of a mouse brain in three dimensions with neurons labelled in color.

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