We are expanding the emotional range and intensity of the gameplay experience by combining social AI and storytelling principles. To achieve this goal, we are looking for an additional developer and co-founder with the right entrepreneurial spirit.

The core technology is an AI-driven content production engine, that makes it possible to unfold deeply interactive, character-driven stories. This heightens the player experience by combining the range of emotions from stories, with the intensity of becoming personally responsible for the fate of your friends and enemies.

Furthermore, the technology will reduce the time and cost of producing content. This provides a more consistent stream of revenue as content is released continuously and reduces the need for progress constraints in games, such as grinding in RPGs.

Finally, the story-content is personalized to the emotional and social preferences of the player, as the stories can be implemented wherever the player wants to go and feature the characters he seeks out and interacts with.

As we will be a small team for the first year or so, you should have experience with a range of development tasks. Preferably this includes one or more of the following:

• AI and Machine Learning

• Bayesian Networks

• Game programming

• C# / Unity3D

• Unit testing / Integration testing

• System Architecture

This job is posted under OpenStory Group, the company in which the concept was originally developed, as we are waiting for the final candidate to co-found the new company.

The concept has steadily matured over the past decade and has been proven practically through 3 R&D projects at Aalborg University and OpenStory Group. It did not obtain VC funding during the latest active phase in 2014 – the investor feedback was that the concept was very interesting, but we had insufficient developer competencies in the founder-team, the Proof-of-Concept did not clearly enough demonstrate the unique value propositions, and the product did not fit the market eco-system. Since then, we have learned a lot, the eco-system as well as AI have matured, and trends in gaming services and the target audience indicate the timing is now right. So based on previous experience and continuous dialogue with investors, we are establishing a new company, with a small, heavily vested founder-team, to develop Proof-of-Business and beyond.

We offer a work environment that combines team spirit with great individual freedom to use and develop your competencies – and a lot of influence on shaping your job.

We discuss design challenges and solutions openly to provide a range of perspectives, but you should be comfortable taking responsibility, as you will have final say on how to implement solutions within your areas of expertise.

 Salary range indicated is for the first year, until we have PoB and obtain VC funding.

Sounds interesting? Get in touch :)