Wonder Interactive is using AI to make it easier to bring Unreal Engine games to the browser, potentially opening a new distribution channel for studios without requiring players to download a game client. Its new tool, Strata, lets developers use AI coding assistants to package, test and deploy Unreal Engine projects as playable browser links using WebAssembly and WebGPU. The platform can automate builds and GPU-based verification, while Wonder’s SimplyStream technology runs games using players’ local graphics hardware. The company has also demonstrated Epic’s City Sample running in a browser, with support for Unreal Engine 5 features Lumen and Nanite. For studios, this could make it easier to share playable demos, conduct external playtests and reach new audiences. Wonder is also laying the groundwork for AI-assisted debugging and performance optimization, with a longer-term ambition to build a direct-to-consumer marketplace for browser games. @deantak spoke with Alex St. Louis, cofounder and COO of Wonder Interactive, about Strata and the company’s vision for browser-based game distribution. “Tim Sweeney is right. AI is the future of game development, and every studio should be adopting it for every part of the workflow, because it’s an accelerant and a force multiplier. But agents need the right infrastructure to actually build, test and ship games. We’re giving them that, and making the browser a first-class platform for Unreal Engine,” St. Louis said. Read the full story at @GamesBeat: gamesbeat.com/wonder-interac… #GameDevelopment #AI #UnrealEngine #Gaming