The Korea Times
The Seoul Metropolitan Government will co-host a game development contest with Korean gaming company NC's artificial intelligence (AI) subsidiary, NC AI, offering cash prizes and development support to teams that create games featuring Seoul landmarks, the city said Friday. The “Seoul Play-Up AI Game Challenge” is open to individuals and teams across the country, with no limits on hardware or software. Participants are required to incorporate Seoul landmarks — including Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Cheonggyecheon Stream, Han River parks and the Hanyangdoseong City Wall — into game settings, storylines or characters, and must use AI tools in the development process. The contest will run in two stages. In the first round, participating teams will be tasked to submit prototypes, from which eight finalists will be chosen through written and presentation evaluations. The finalists will then advance to a development phase using NC AI's game-specialized AI suite VARCO, which includes VARCO 3D for asset creation and VARCO Sound for audio effects. Each finalist will receive 2 million won in
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