1. [Publications](/publications) 2. A Generative AI Game Jam Case Study from October 2024 # A Generative AI Game Jam Case Study from October 2024 ![](/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/publications/concept_captain_finn.jpg?itok=lXn6jJho) Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) promises to democratize many creative endeavors, from art, to music, to writing. However, video games are an underexplored field for GenAI given the highly multi-modal and interactive nature. In this work, we present a case study game-jam-style game development process (performed over only a few days!) making heavy use of available GenAI tools (as of October 2024) to create a game called Plunderwater: Sunken Treasure, a title selected from among GenAI suggestions. We share our impressions of what worked well and what could use improvement, and hope that this paper will serve as a guide for GenAI tool developers to focus on the highest impact future improvements and as a starting point for future GenAI for game development benchmarks. ## Authors [Josef Spjut](/person/josef-spjut) ## Publication Date Wednesday, June 11, 2025 ## Published in [CVPR 2025 Workshop on Computer Vision For Videogames (CV2)](https://sites.google.com/view/cv2-2025/) ## Research Area [Computer Graphics](/research-area/computer-graphics) [Generative AI](/research-area/generative-ai) ## External Links [CVPR Page](https://openaccess.thecvf.com/content/CVPR2025W/CV2/html/Spjut_A_Generative_AI_Game_Jam_Case_Study_from_October_2024_CVPRW_2025_paper.html) [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/jspjut/plunderwater-st) ## Uploaded Files [Author Version](https://d1qx31qr3h6wln.cloudfront.net/publications/GameJam_F2024__Plunderwater%20%283%29.pdf "Open file in new window")8.79 MB [Supplement](https://d1qx31qr3h6wln.cloudfront.net/publications/GameJam_F2024__Plunderwater__supplement_.pdf "Open file in new window")5.45 MB ## Copyright This material is posted here with permission of the IEEE. Internal or personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution must be obtained from the IEEE by writing to .