Sortium

Fun fact: Sortium lets creators use detailed prompts to specify features like wall thickness, depth, and edge quality. These reindeer were all refined to meet exact design requirements with ease ❄️

Live service games thrive on keeping players engaged, especially during festive seasons. But the holidays come with tighter production timelines, making it a challenge for devs to deliver content that feels fresh and meaningful. Enter Frost, the snowman: a holiday asset created quickly with Sortium. Frost demonstrates how seasonal updates can be both efficient and high-quality, helping developers bring first-class updates to players without overburdening their teams. Some more notes on why seasonal content matters: 1️⃣Community Connection: Builds a sense of belonging with players who look forward to celebrating together. 2️⃣Extended Lifespan: Fresh, exciting updates keep players coming back for more. 3️⃣Creative Opportunities: Align gameplay with traditions and cultural touchpoints that resonate deeply with audiences. As the gaming industry evolves, having the right tools is essential for creating engaging content quickly and effectively. Delivering immersive updates ensures your game stays at the forefront, keeping players loyal and invested for seasons to come

20.7 billion hours spent on Roblox this quarter. 🚀 People don’t just want to play games—they want to be part of them. UGC and seamless customization tools are how we keep this momentum alive. Read the Q3 financial report here🗣️ https://bit.ly/3CEjEhc

We were blown away by the energy at Slush 2024! Thank you Angela Dalton, Arron Goolsbey and Le Zhang for the great discussion on UGC and decentralized marketplaces for game devs. And of course, our CEO Marc Seal for championing Sortium's vision. Let's keep helping the builders build. ⛏️

Quick check in on this Sunday with GRATITUDE - will write a full thought piece on our Slush event on what we learned from some incredible game developers and thought leaders in UGC, but the last 7 days have been a whirlwind of love, hugs and PINK! 💗 1) Helsinki - ~250 people joined an incredible gathering of minds on the Future of Gaming, co-hosted with Gamefam. At Signum Growth Dot Play we believe in a world in which game developers stay close to their audiences, maintain creative control and capture the value they deserve. The background says, “Roblox and UGC Gaming Will Disrupt Console, Mobile, and Media Itself. What are You Going to Do About It?” (h/t Joe Ferencz) Loved learning from Michael Galstyan (creator of War Tycoon!) and listening to Lee Veitch, Tami Bhaumik and Kay Vasey on our responsibilities to kids, the community and authenticity, to Marc Seal, Sortium on responsible #AI in games, to Arron Goolsbey, Mythical Games on blockchain working in the background, to Le Zhang, Spaceport.xyz on the future of #IPRights in games❤️🔥 Creators Undonebuilder and @MATS (Super League Soccer!) were inspiring. And the Epic Games UEFN panel with Grace Lind - 🔜 Dreamhack 🇸🇪, Kevin Marciano, Birdo and Brendan Stock 🔜 Slush was 🏅 (missed you Miles Dorsey 😃) 2) Stopped in DC for Frank McCourt/Project Liberty’s Summit on the Future of the Internet (check out his People’s Bid for Tik Tok!) and caught up with some new and old Polkadot and other friends incl. Chrissy Hill, Úrsula O'Kuinghttons, Peter M. Christoph Kampitsch, Jeffrey Edell, Ethan Sawyer, and many more! 3) Landed just in time for Mythical’s announcement to partner with FIFA Mobile on a new game - FIFA Rivals. This is HUGE - their first game, NFL Rivals, drew 6 million players, but FIFA could be 20x the size??? EA Madden at ~25 million players vs FIFA Mobile which *was* at 500 million. I loved Mattias Grafström’s, FIFA Secretary General, quote in Dean Takahashi's excellent article "Mythical Games teams with FIFA to make Web3 mobile soccer game FIFA Rivals" Loved every second with Team Dot Play - Nicholas Douzinas, Eliza Jappinen, our extended team, and those there in spirit Keshav Holani James Purell and Karen Bader! Also, to the rest of the rock star Gamefam team -Ricardo Briceno, Alexandra (Alli) Guglielmino, Justin Peress - THANK YOU!!! #polkadot #inittowinit #games #UGC #futureofgaming #media #entertainment #IPrights #ResponsibleAI #AIinGames #developersfirst #lesstrustmoretruth

Exciting news! 🚀 Tomorrow, Nov. 19, our very own Marc Seal will represent Sortium at Slush 2024 on the "Future State Panel: How AI and Emerging Platforms Will Impact the Industry." This panel with Le Zhang (Spaceport.xyz), Angela Dalton🔜Slush (Signum Growth), and Arron Goolsbey (Mythical Games) will explore the ways UGC platforms integrate new technologies like AI and Web3 into the broader 3D internet over the coming 5-10 years, and how they will impact your investment and product strategies. Hosted by Signum Growth x Gamefam, this is a can’t-miss conversation about the future of gaming. Will any friends be there? 👀 Let’s connect!

Did you know? 🤔 In Q3 2024, 22% of all gaming VC funding went to AI-focused companies—showing AI's huge impact on the industry! At Sortium, we’re proud to be part of this shift, using AI to transform how 3D assets are created and integrated in game development. Our AI-powered workflows let creators produce and refine high-quality assets directly in platforms like Unity (coming soon), taking assets from concept to game-ready faster and more efficiently than ever. See more in Konvoy’s Q3 2024 Gaming Industry Report: https://bit.ly/3NFH482

We’re excited to share what we’ve been building. Our mission? To give creators more control and protection over their work in the AI space. Each feature is designed to respect ownership, reduce creative risk, and empower your process. Stay tuned over the next few weeks as we reveal what Sortium can do.

As legendary Fallout creator Tim Cain points out, AI is here to enhance, not replace, creativity. At Sortium, we couldn’t agree more. We’re harnessing AI’s potential to empower creators, making it easier to produce unique, high-quality 3D assets faster than ever before. Our AI-driven tools integrate directly into popular platforms like Unity, allowing developers to streamline asset creation without losing creative control. The result? Efficient workflows, innovative assets, and endless possibilities—all while preserving the artist’s vision. The future of game development is about collaboration between human ingenuity and AI, and we’re excited to help lead the way. https://bit.ly/3UaSzIj

As Roblox creators continue to push the boundaries of innovation, using AI to streamline asset creation can give developers a competitive edge. Here are a few professional tips on how to get the most out of AI in your development process: ✅Speed Up Asset Production: AI tools like Sortium’s allow for faster iterations and updates, giving you more time to focus on gameplay design. ✅Experiment More, Fail Less: AI can help you test multiple versions of assets quickly, minimizing risks and improving creative output. Take your Roblox game to the next level by integrating AI into your workflow!