ROGER CRAWFIS

Professor | The Ohio State University, Crawfis Software

I have been developing software since the late 1970's and doing research on graphics, visualization and video games since the early 1990's. My primary research focus is on Procedural Content Generation (PCG) using critical thinking, math and high-level level design concepts.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/roger-crawfis-8b8802b/ https://crawfis.com/

GDEX 2026 Presentation: AI-based Level Design: The Myth and the Reality in getting it to Work
You have seen the headlines: "I created a game using AI", " 10 AIs WORK TOGETHER to Make GTA From Scratch", Anyone Can Make Amazing Games Now (Easy)"! I will show you what you get from these prompts (briefly), analyze what is good and bad about them and then show you a pipeline for better level design. This process will use YOUR existing art, YOUR existing high-quality code and help with some of the mundane tasks in creating a level or suggest variants that improve your level design skills. This talk is for anyone interested in level design, programmers and artists alike. I will end the talk with suggestions and discourse on how to most effectively use AI with crowd participation and ideas.