An indie dev who was skeptical about AI has come around to the use of the tech, not for game development but to allow him to expand his IP into other media. HaZ Dulull, who previously used Unreal Engine to make the CG animated film Max Beyond, used Nura Studios' Showcraft platform to produce an animation mini series based on his pixel art game Astro Burn.
The Montreal and LA-based AI company reimagined the game’s characters and world for 10 short vertical video episodes for TikTok, YouTube Shorts and Instagram (see the first episode below.