Designing a Anime Game with AI! (For FREE) | Waifu Diffusion Guide

The video begins with the excitement around the release of novel AI's anime image generation model and the subsequent release of Waifu Diffusion version 1.3. The creator is intrigued by the potential of these AI tools to revolutionize the creation of visual novel games, a genre that combines storytelling with interactive elements. The creator proposes to use the latest version of Waifu Diffusion to design a futuristic sports day-themed visual novel game set in Australia, featuring a main character passionate about running and track and field. The game concept involves a range of competitors, each with unique attributes and backgrounds, including a cybernetic girl, a wealthy gadget user, a steroid-enhanced athlete, and a demon-powered final boss. The video outlines the need for various screens in the game, such as dialogue and battle screens, and guides viewers on how to install and set up Waifu Diffusion for image generation.

The creator delves into the process of using Waifu Diffusion to generate game art. They emphasize the importance of crafting the right prompts and negative prompts to guide the AI in creating desired images. The video demonstrates how to refine AI-generated images by combining them with manual edits in Photoshop, such as adding a running track and foreground elements. The creator shares their workflow, which includes adjusting the strength setting in Waifu Diffusion to achieve the desired level of refinement. They also discuss the philosophical implications of AI art tools, expressing both excitement for the potential of AI to democratize art creation and a sense of conflict as a member of a family of artists.

The video focuses on designing the first antagonist character for the visual novel game, a wealthy girl who uses a hoverboard and a VR headset during the race. The creator discusses the importance of creating engaging characters with opposing worldviews to the protagonist. They use Waifu Diffusion to generate the character's image, emphasizing the need to iterate on prompts to capture the desired aesthetic. The process involves refining the image in Photoshop and using image-to-image generation to create a portrait shot. The creator also experiments with generating UI elements using stable diffusion, highlighting the creative potential of blending different artistic styles and the importance of negative prompts to avoid unwanted elements in the generated images.

The creator moves on to designing the dialogue screen for the visual novel game, using Waifu Diffusion to generate background art and refining it in Photoshop. They discuss the iterative process of selecting the best AI-generated images and further refining them to match the game's concept. The video also touches on the importance of creating UI elements that fit the game's aesthetic, using Photoshop to add effects like glows and outlines to text boxes. The creator emphasizes the value of these tools in quickly prototyping game concepts, allowing for rapid exploration of ideas and the potential to boost confidence in game development.

The final part of the video script focuses on developing the second antagonist character, inspired by Ivan Drago from Rocky III. The character is envisioned as an Eastern European athlete who has been through rigorous training and experiments to become a superhuman competitor. The creator uses Waifu Diffusion to generate the character's image, starting with a text-to-image prompt and refining the details in Photoshop. They also work on UI elements, creating transparent boxes with layer effects in Photoshop to simulate in-game text boxes. The video concludes with the addition of a chapter header and color correction to finalize the game screen's concept art, inviting viewers to explore other game styles in future videos.