OpenAI is launching a game development hackathon utilizing its coding agent, Codex. This event marks the first global hackathon focused on game development using Codex, showcasing the potential of AI-driven game development with South Korea's robust developer community and gaming industry.
On August 31, OpenAI will host the 'OpenAI Game Builders Seoul' event in Seoul, supported by Com2us, under the theme 'Build with Codex, Play with Hive.'
Codex is OpenAI's coding agent that assists in software development, including writing, modifying, and testing code based on natural language instructions. Hive is Com2us's game backend platform that enables essential functions for game launch and operation, such as login, payment, user analysis, and security, using AI plugins.
Participants will develop games using Codex's capabilities and then integrate essential features for game launch and operation through Com2us's Hive via the Codex plugin.
From the applicants who submit game prototypes and development experiences created with Codex, 40 teams will advance to the main event.
Notable domestic developers will share their experiences of developing games using Codex. Song Jae-kyung, a leading developer of the MMORPGs 'Baram-ui Nara' and 'Lineage,' will participate throughout the event.
The event will operate in two tracks. Track 1, 'Turning Ideas into Reality: Making Games with Codex,' will feature presentations where participants introduce games they developed with Codex in advance. Track 2, '5-Hour Challenge,' will challenge participants to develop AAA-quality games using the latest version of Codex within a limited time on the day of the event.
Teams recognized through popular voting among Track 1 presenters will receive a total of $50,000 in OpenAI API credits and a one-year subscription to ChatGPT Pro. Outstanding teams in Track 2 will receive a one-year subscription to ChatGPT Pro. All participants in the main event will receive $100 in OpenAI API credits.
Oliver Jay, OpenAI's Head of International Business, stated, 'South Korea has a world-class game development capability and a creative developer community, making it the ideal place to explore new possibilities at the intersection of gaming and AI. We hope this event allows established developers and a new generation of developers to share their experiences and ideas using Codex, expanding a new culture of game development with AI.'
He added, 'We will support more developers in turning their ideas into actual games with Codex, discovering new creative and development possibilities that were previously difficult to pursue.'
* This article has been translated by AI.
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