Infinite Realms turns fantasy books into living, breathing game worlds with help of AI

Infinite Realms wants to turn beloved fantasy books with big followings into living, breathing game worlds. The company, which was born from the game studio startup Unleashed Games, wants to license fantasy books from bestselling authors and then turn their creations into games, said Irena Pereira, CEO of Infinite Worlds. It’s not unlike part of the plot of Electronic Arts’ new game, Split Fiction. Pereira said she came upon the plan with chief marketing officer Vanessa Camones while talking with a seasoned venture capitalist. Unleashed will continue to build a World of Warcraft-like adventure fantasy game called Haven. But Infinite Realms bring together the worlds of fantasy authors, the creativity of small game developers (or even players), and the speedy development of AI tools, Pereira said. Infinite Realms started out as the back end for Unleashed, but now it is being spun off on its own. “Infinite Realms is a backend AI-driven engine that can intake book manuscripts and turn ... Read full article.