Remastering Classic Games with Texture Upscaling | AI and Games #61

Support AI and Games on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/ai_and_games -- The recent release of Mass Effect Legendary Edition is one of the most high profile cases of AI being used to upscale game art for higher resolutions. In this episode, we take a look at the tech that makes it a reality and the modding communities that have pioneered this new approach to remastering games. [00:00] Intro [01:07] Graphics in Games [06:30] This Sounds Like DLSS? [08:08] How Texture Upscaling Works [12:03] Modding with AI [15:45] AAA Super Resolution [18:44] Closing If you want to learn more about what's covered in this episode, check out these links: - Learn more about super-resolution (and more) over at @TwoMinutePapers - Check out the game upscaling subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/GameUpscale - Learn more about ESRGANs and grab the codebase: https://esrgan.readthedocs.io - DOOM Neural Upscale 2X: https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/99021-doom-neural-upscale-2x-v-10/ - Max Payne Remastered: https://www.moddb.com/games/max-payne/addons/max-payne-remastered - Dolphin Texture Mods: https://github.com/rapka/dolphin-textures - Deus Ex New Vision 2.0: https://www.moddb.com/mods/new-vision/news/new-vision-20a - Morrowind Enhanced Texture Mod: https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/46221?tab=description -- AI and Games is a YouTube series on research and applications of Artificial Intelligence in video games. It's supported through and wouldn't be possible without the wonderful people who support it via Patreon and YouTube memberships. http://www.patreon.com/ai_and_games https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCov_51F0betb6hJ6Gumxg3Q/join -- You can follow AI and Games on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/AIandGames Join me for live streams over on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/aiandgames Join our Discord Community: bit.ly/AIandGamesDiscord Get yourself an AI and Games t-shirt over on Teespring! https://teespring.com/stores/aiandgames #AIUpscaling #GameDev #DeepLearning