At Convai, we believe that simulations that closely approximate reality are stronger grounds for AI to evolve further and understand the world similar to how a human does. With such simulations, AI can achieve spatial understanding, engage in social interactions with various characters (both real humans and other AIs), have goals, objectives, and memories, and achieve agency that would lead to emergent properties along with social skills. One such great simulation came from the Unreal Engine team a few years ago with The Matrix Awakens Demo, and in this tutorial, we are enabling that project with Convai. Well guide you through integrating AI into hundreds of characters, turning them from static entities into lifelike characters capable of spatial awareness, dynamic interactions, goals, and memories. This is a step toward persistent virtual worlds where AI characters evolve with their own objectives, similar to the evolving characters seen in the Free Guy movie.Join us as we break down blueprints, tackle complexity, and unlock the future of AI-driven characters for virtual worlds.#UnrealEngine #AI #VirtualWorlds #TheMatrixAwakensSign up at https://convai.com to try it out. Write to us at support@convai.com for any queries, bug reports, collab, or business-related engagement.Convai plugin for Unreal Engine: https://www.fab.com/listings/ba3145af-d2ef-434a-8bc3-f3fa1dfe7d5c City Sample Scene: https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/city-sample Convai Narrative Design Release Video: https://youtu.be/XQnZB5SJmEM?t=1158 Project File: To be added soon! Be on the lookout. Time-Stamps:00:00 Intro01:14 Project Demo02:06 Video Overview02:22 Download the City Sample Scene02:40 Install and Enable Convai Plugin 02:59 Add Metahuman Character03:28 Enable Missing Plugins03:35 Test the Scene03:53 Configure Player Blueprint04:55 Add the Chatbot Component05:20 Configure Crowd Character Blueprint07:28 Create the Crowd Characters' Personality07:58 Add Knowledge Bank for Common Knowledge08:31 Add your API Key08:43 Add AI characters to Unreal Engine09:50 Update Main Character Blueprint Logic12:07 Enable Push to Talk12:15 Test it Out12:43 Add and Configure Body Animations18:41 Test out Animations19:17 Configure Lipsync and Facial Animations21:24 Test Out Facial Animations21:45 OutroFollow us on your favorite platforms to stay in touch:Discord: https://discord.com/invite/nN6aEB7jub LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/convaitech/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/convai/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/convaitech Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/conv.ai/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConvaiOfficial TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@conv.ai ArtStation: https://www.artstation.com/convai