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AI-powered video games platform PhilosopherKing has raised $3 million in seed funding to broaden its group, bolster its AI tech and create interactive, non-linear tales in video games and different industries.
The spherical was led by 468 Capital and 212.
PhilosopherKing’s AI system will goal to empower gamers to make “pure selections” inside video games, equivalent to deciding alliances or partaking in dialogue, leading to AI-generated responses, distinctive missions and adaptive adjustments to the in-game world.
The corporate plans to broaden to different sectors and eventualities that might profit from interactive storytelling, like media, recruitment, training and coaching.
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PhilosopherKing was co-founded by CEO Sadok Kohen, CFO Alp Guler and CXO Onur Bayrak, bringing many years of mixed expertise in tech, video games and AI. Kohen beforehand constructed and exited the social betting platform BetBull.
Throughout its time in stealth mode, PhilosopherKing has established a group throughout Europe and the US, in London, Istanbul and Las Vegas.
“Our purpose is to interrupt free from the restrictions of conventional storytelling in gaming,” mentioned Kohen.
“With AI, we are able to now create dwelling, evolving tales the place gamers aren’t simply selecting between pre-set choices however genuinely shaping their very own distinctive tales. That is the following frontier of gaming – and can usher in a brand new period for gamers.”
468 Capital common accomplice Alexander Kudlich commented: “AI-driven storytelling is likely one of the most enjoyable frontiers in gaming, and PhilosopherKing is main the cost. Its expertise unlocks a wholly new degree of participant company and immersion.”
212 common accomplice Ali Karabey added: “The chance for PhilosopherKing’s intuitive merchandise is large – not solely in video video games but additionally in training, recruitment and coaching, the place interactive storytelling can rework consumer engagement.
“We’re delighted to again a group with nice concepts and confirmed expertise, poised to redefine how tales are informed and skilled in digital worlds.”