CSG Faculty Showcase Innovation at 2025 Transformers: AI & Games Conference
CSG faculty showcased their innovation at the 2025 Transformers: AI and the Future of Games Conference, hosted by the Georgia Game Developers’ Association at Kennesaw State University on April 26–27, 2025.
This interdisciplinary conference brought together academics, artists, developers, and entrepreneurs to explore the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence and games. Attendees engaged in discussions, hands-on workshops, and interactive demos focused on AI’s impact on game design, storytelling, player engagement, ethics, and more.
TU Faculty Highlights:
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Professor Chris Burris presented groundbreaking student research by Alex Homeyer on real-time 3D model generation, showcasing innovative techniques that push the boundaries of procedural content creation in games.
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Professor Akram Taghavi-Burris led an interactive workshop on real-time AI NPC integration in Unity, demonstrating practical approaches using open-source tools to create dynamic, intelligent characters within game environments.
The conference featured a broad range of topics, including AI-driven game development, adaptive storytelling, AI as a creative partner, ethics in AI, and human-AI interaction, reflecting the cutting-edge intersections between technology and creative expression.
The University of Tulsa is proud to support faculty and students advancing the future of interactive media and AI in gaming. Congratulations to Professors Burris and Taghavi-Burris for their impactful contributions to this vital conversation.
