The Signal in the Noise
AI, Games, and the Art of Denoising
Dylan Goldblatt, Ph.D.
Kennesaw State University
noise-slides.vercel.app
Levels
- Tutorial Island
- Asset Warp Pipe
- Narrative Instances
1: Tutorial Island
Stochastic Gradient Descent
- Measure slope
- Step downhill
- Measure again
- Repeat → converge
1: Tutorial Island
Sources of Creative Noise
| Source | Game Example | Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Gaussian | diffusion seed | from snow to owl |
| Perlin | Minecraft terrain | rolling hills out of math |
| RNG | Diablo | chance as drama |
| Training | mixed styles | mash-ups that feel new |
| Prompts | player wording | ambiguity as fuel |
1: Tutorial Island
GenAI Jeopardy
For each clue, you will understand two things:
- What is the system's input data?
- What does SGD learn to do?
Goal: Name the genAI system (by answering in the form of a question)
2: Asset Warp Pipe
World, Level, and Asset Generation
2: Asset Warp Pipe
Edify 3D
2: Asset Warp Pipe
Oasis
3: Narrative Instances
Protostory as Prompt
3: Narrative Instances
Protostory as Prompt
3: Narrative Instances
Covert Protocol
3: Narrative Instances
Challenges
Final Boss
The Signal in the Noise
AI, Games, and the Art of Denoising
Dylan Goldblatt, Ph.D.
Kennesaw State University
noise-slides.vercel.app