This week, Google With the launch of Gemini 2.0, its Gemini AI model has been enhanced. One of the many new features highlighted in Gemini 2.0 updated blog post Foreshadowing a potential future, Google’s artificial intelligence assistant can even help you while you play games. Project Gemini 2.0 agent has been tested with similar games clash of clans and are trained with the help of developers to recognize scenes and be able to provide suggestions and input based on what’s currently happening on the screen. Gemini has also shown itself to be able to scrape the web for information like character selections and even level lists, and at least mentioned a platform for obtaining this information.
The idea of artificial intelligence competently providing game suggestions seems pretty innocuous and cool, especially if the original developers shaped that insight in some way.
Developer clash of clans Supercell is reportedly working directly with Google for these tests, meaning developers can provide information about game systems, mechanics, and statistics that Gemini can refer to when giving insights. In the demo, Gemini made suggestions for effective team composition based on the resources players have available—information that will almost certainly require developer insight, in addition to web search data.
But how practical would something like this actually be? For truly insightful advice, especially for game types with a lot of advanced, undocumented mechanics and strategies, a strong community of existing players is often the only way to get beyond a specific entry skill level. For one-off advice, a quick web search for existing walkthroughs will certainly be faster and more accurate than something AI-generated, although those walkthroughs/guides may not exist for brand new or niche games.
Ultimately, there’s nothing particularly objectionable about this potential new feature of Gemini 2.0, but, as with many AI-related technologies, it’s unclear whether it will work as advertised and/or if it does, will be useful. Furthermore, what opportunities for community, connection, and advancement will future gamers lose if we automate the process of finding tips and strategies?
(Fortunately for the most die-hard and competitive viewers, proactively doing the extra work won’t be a requirement for top-tier competition anytime soon.)