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India recently hosted its first AI Game Jam, a landmark event organized in Meerut that brought together developers, designers, artists and AI enthusiasts of all types for the first time.
The 3-day high-intensity jam, which wrapped up yesterday evening, tasked participants with developing original video games with AI as a central theme. It is considered to be one of the major initiatives to promote the intersection of gaming and AI in the country.
A Hub of Innovation
The AI Game Jam 2025 saw registrations from more than 150 enthusiastic participants from across the country, structuring themselves into interdisciplinary teams to dig into the capabilities of AI in the purview of gaming. There was an immense buzz of activity, people were coding, brainstorming, and creating night and day.
The difficulty was not creating a fun game, but implementing AI in a manner which meaningfully affected not only “intelligent” NPCs, difficulty scaling, procedural content generation and adaptive storytelling.
A Variety of and New Initiatives
The creations coming out of the jam were incredibly diverse and of amazing quality. One group created a mystery game in which AI algorithms dynamically created new levels based on the player’s problem-solving behavior.
Another one developed an RPG with NPCs that had some advanced AI thinking behind them, making it possible for them to provide better and not as scripted interaction. Some teams played with AI for generating original in-game art and music, expanding the limits of procedural content.
Expert Guidance and Judging
Mentors, who are top experts in game development and AI, were available throughout the event. These mentors were invaluable in giving us advice on technical issues and design choices.
The best projects were judged by a distinguished panel of judges from the Indian tech and gaming industry on the basis of innovation, best use of AI, gameplay mechanics and presentation.
Fostering Future Talent
There was a huge excitement and talent that we observed in India with respect to AI and game development, as reflected by the entries received for India’s first AI Game Jam 2025. Organisers commented that they were thrilled with the quality of the work and the way that all the finalists worked with one another. This should act as an enabler that will spawn a new wave of exploration, and activity in this space, and maybe one day – lead to new, and possibly, unique gaming experiences built in India.
We are already planning for the future editions of AI Game Jam, with the goal to continue and support this growing lovely collision of technology and creativity. Awards ceremony celebrated the best and most well executed projects and highlighted the innovation born out of India’s tech-savvy game developers!