{"id":99305,"date":"2025-07-02T14:29:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T10:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/?p=99305"},"modified":"2025-07-02T14:29:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T10:29:27","slug":"mbzuai-explores-ais-role-in-gaming-at-mailis-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/mbzuai-explores-ais-role-in-gaming-at-mailis-event\/","title":{"rendered":"MBZUAI Explores AI\u2019s Role in Gaming at MAILIS Event"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mohamed_bin_Zayed_University_of_Artificial_Intelligence\">Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence<\/a> (MBZUAI) hosted the second session of its flagship community platform, MAILIS, in collaboration with Abu Dhabi Gaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event, titled <em>AI Joins the Game<\/em>, explored how <a href=\"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/category\/emerging-technologies\/artificial-intelligence\/\">artificial intelligence<\/a> is transforming the gaming industry. Topics included gameplay, innovation, storytelling, and career opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This session was part of MBZUAI\u2019s Year of Community initiative, which aims to bring together students, researchers, and industry leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MBZUAI revealed that the session featured key speakers including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rawdha Almeraikhi, Director of Outreach, MBZUAI<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hamdan Al Ali, Ph.D. candidate in Natural Language Processing, MBZUAI<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Boris Kalmykov, Co-founder and CEO of Hypemasters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marcos Muller-Habig, Abu Dhabi Gaming Sector Enablement Director<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ariana Bermudez, Project Manager, MBZUAI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Speakers discussed the creative potential of AI in the gaming sector and its ability to shape new business models and jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rawdha Almeraikhi opened the session with a keynote address. She emphasized MBZUAI\u2019s role in creating inclusive platforms that empower youth and stimulate innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said MAILIS fosters dialogue among experts, students, and creators to explore AI\u2019s impact across sectors, including health, energy, education, and gaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marcos Muller-Habig noted that AI is enhancing human creativity rather than replacing it. He said AI enables personalized gameplay and immersive storytelling, while also driving the UAE\u2019s goal to become a global gaming hub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Boris Kalmykov highlighted how AI is changing gameplay and user experiences. He also spoke on the business and narrative dimensions of gaming powered by AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ph.D. students presented original projects during the session. Ariana Bermudez showcased her work on AI-based simulation and real-time interaction. Hamdan Al Ali introduced AI-powered games rooted in Emirati culture, including <em>Al Sharah<\/em> and <em>Emirati Tales<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The session concluded with an open Q&amp;A, encouraging dialogue on AI\u2019s role in the creative economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MBZUAI announced that MAILIS will continue to connect academia, industry, and the community. The platform reflects the university\u2019s commitment to responsible AI and innovation in gaming and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) hosted the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":99309,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[147,9621],"tags":[73],"contributor":[9732],"class_list":["post-99305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence","category-emerging-technologies","tag-uae","contributor-news-desk"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MBUZAI.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Lubna","author_link":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/author\/lubna\/"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99305"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99305\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":99306,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99305\/revisions\/99306"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99305"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=99305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}