The Sims' Original Designer is Working on an AI Simulation Game That is Built on Your Real Memories

Will Wright, known as the original designer of The Sims series, apparently aims to combine artificial intelligence with the simulation genre, which he had been experienced with and famous for. His upcoming project, Proxi, is "an AI simulation game" that uses players' real memories to shape the in-game world. 

So the first step would be to create your own Proxies, who can evolve and react, naming them and customizing their height, skin tone, hair, outfits, and more. Then, you can train them by embodying personalities and they will interact with other characters based on your memories. 

The unveil trailer starts with an input of an event from the past by the player typing them, which then is generated into a 3D animated scene that can be edited and viewed from different angles. As more memories are transferred from your brain to the Proxi's, the scene becomes complete as memories start to combine. Players can also build a community, adding friends and family Proxies to their world and playing games together like in the real world. 

The feeds on the game's social media account mostly surround how you can recreate old sweet memories, like the first time meeting our pets, a graduation ceremony, the baby's first steps, et cetera, in the gaming world. For me, the game sounds similar to a simulations, yet not the usual type we think of. It will mix the boundaries of real-world memory with gaming experiences, and in that process, AI plays a key role. 

Proxi is under development by Gallium Studios, which was founded by Lauren Elliott. The team is working on "the next generation of player partnerships in gaming - player owned assets, NFTs, blockchain, AI, machine learning, clones and memories and having fun doing it".

It might not take long to give Proxi a try, as it is listed as "coming soon" on its official website. If you'd like to see how it will work out, the dev diaries livestream on Twitch from yesterday covered some interesting topics. Don't hesitate to check it out or join the game's Discord channel.