Systems and methods for testing an NPC

A server system comprising:

• a processor
• a memory including instructions executable by the processor to cause the processor to:
• generate a set of parameters that define characteristics of a non-player character (NPC) for use in a video game, wherein the characteristics include data that define visual features for the NPC, physical features for the NPC, and context features for a test video game for the NPC;
• provide the set of parameters to an artificial intelligence (AI) model trained for generating characters for use in games, wherein the AI model is configured to output an interactive version of the NPC, wherein the interactive version of the NPC includes interaction logic that defines a behavior mechanics for the NPC when activated;
• activate the interactive version of the NPC in the test video game;
• introduce a test NPC into the test video game, wherein the test NPC is programmed based on a subset of the set of parameters and performs an interaction to interact with the interactive version of the NPC;
• generate a metric based on the interaction, wherein the metric indicates a quality associated with the interaction;
• and
• modify the interactive version of the NPC based on the metric.

A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions, wherein execution of the program instructions by one or more processors of a computer system causes the one or more processors to carry out operations of:

• generating a set of parameters that define characteristics of a non-player character (NPC) for use in a video game, wherein the characteristics include data that define visual features for the NPC, physical features for the NPC, and context features for a test video game for the NPC;
• providing the set of parameters to an artificial intelligence (AI) model trained for generating characters for use in games, wherein the AI model is configured to output an interactive version of the NPC, wherein the interactive version of the NPC includes interaction logic that defines a behavior mechanics for the NPC when activated;
• activating the interactive version of the NPC in the test video game;
• introducing a test NPC into the test video game, wherein the test NPC is programmed based on a subset of the set of parameters and performs an interaction with the interactive version of the NPC;
• generating a metric based on the interaction, wherein the metric indicates a quality associated with the interaction;
• and
• modifying the interactive version of the NPC based on the metric.