Campfire Raises Seed Round to Transform Gaming & Entertainment with AI-Native Life Simulation Games - the Biggest Advancement in Gaming Since the Move to 3D
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"GenAI is sparking a paradigm shift in how people engage with content in video games and entertainment apps," said Freydoonnejad. "Users can interact with agentic AI companions capable of speaking and taking action, embarking on emergent adventures across different games and apps while maintaining the context of your relationship. "We knew we wanted to enable our users to create their own AI characters, but it wasnt easy," said Jos van der Westhuizen, CEO at the Khosla Ventures-backed social VR company. With Campfires Sprites, we managed to ship our virtual pet companions in a matter of days to our users delight. Campfires GenAI game engine, , lets developers build AI agents with memory and emotions who can hold conversations with users and accompany them on online adventures, making games, interactive media and consumer apps personalized and more engaging.