Csoft (NC) released "DevTalks", a developer commentary video for the new console “Project M” on April 20th.
Project M is an interaction-based action-adventure game in which the story changes and expands according to the information acquired by the user, centering on an immersive world view.
Through this video, NC Development PD Yoo Seung-hyun directly explained the development status of Project M and the visual R&D and AI technology contained in the GDC trailer.
Regarding the development status and direction of Project M, PD Yoo said, “We are creating a world based on reality but adding the imagination of developers. All play is organically connected, and development is underway with the goal of strengthening immersion and realistic experience in the game.”
The high-quality graphics of Project M, released as a trailer, contain NC's visual R&D intensively. 3D scan, motion capture, Visual Effects (VFX), etc., and new technologies such as Nanite, Virtual Shadow MAP, and Lumen of Unreal Engine 5 are applied to develop real-life graphics.
In particular, the scene reproducing an alleyway in Seoul depicts the exteriors of various buildings and objects in detail at a realistic level.
PD Yoo explained, “The scenes of alleys, hospitals, and secret bases that appear in the trailer are not just resources for video production, but actual play-builds that all users can directly play.”
AI technology is also used in the development of Project M. The AI voice and facial animation used in the production of digital humans in the trailer are being applied to game development.
“In order to convey a lively story, we need many NPCs who can have proper interaction and acting," said PD Yoo. "We are in the process of applying AI technologies that can increase development efficiency to the game development pipeline.”
Meanwhile, NC introduces new projects under development and discloses the development status through the open R&D development culture "NCing".
