Krafton's life sim InZOI is making waves with its photorealistic character design and surroundings. Many people call it a worthy competitor to The Sims because of its advanced creator tools and life-like NPC community simulation, allowing players to immerse themselves in the game's world. Compared to other life sims of its kind, InZOI's features are undoubtedly impressive.
While many people are raving about InZOI's hyperrealistic creations, the 3D Printer is also one of its most innovative features. It allows players to scan real items and turn them into in-game elements. This is the first time that a life sim has incorporated a customization tool of this scale, and it's exciting to see how this will raise the bar for the genre.
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As competition against The Sims continues to ramp up, fans look to Krafton's inZOI for hope.
The 3D Print Feature Makes InZOI Feel More Realistic
Life simulation games like The Sims and InZOI are meant to give players the power to control the lives of virtual beings, letting them experience interesting events. Avid players also add personal touches to their gameplay by modeling their characters after themselves and other people, and decorating their dream homes. They sometimes go so far as to download mods to add more variety to customization.
When InZOI released a demo of its creator studio, players highlighted the many ways that they can customize their Zois' facial features, body shapes, and more. What they didn't expect was the 3D Printer, which uses AI to scan photos of real-world items and turn them into in-game models. This allows players to easily customize the items' colors, patterns, and textures, and place them in their virtual homes.
How to Use InZOI's 3D Printer
- Open Building mode and click Craft to access the 3D Printer.
- Click 3D Printer to open the "Create a 3D Object" page.
- Upload a clear photo to the page to turn it into a 3D object, and wait until it's finished.
- Once done, InZOI players can freely resize and customize the design of the item, and place it in their homes.
Many InZOI fans found the 3D print tool to be a game-changer because it gave them the power to easily customize stuff without depending on mods. This also brought up the idea of using a similar tool for realistic facial capture, similar to WWE 2K's Create-a-Wrestler feature. Although InZOI's character creation demo does allow players to track facial movements and expressions, it doesn't allow facial scanning just yet.
InZOI's 3D Printer is the first of its kind in the life sim genre, and it's probably not going to be the last. It's an innovative way to give players the power to build their unique worlds and share them in Canvas, InZOI's exclusive social media platform that creators can access online and offline. The online multiplayer aspect of InZOI also makes it more convenient to interact and inspire fellow fans to showcase their creativity.
The Controversy Surrounding InZOI's AI Tools
With InZOI still in active development, it's expected that the creator studio still has some glitches that the Krafton devs need to fix. Apart from bugs, many life sim fans have expressed displeasure about InZOI's usage of AI for its customization tools, particularly the image generation feature. The latter allows players to input keywords and InZOI utilizes generative AI to create in-game items based on the prompt.
While it's also an innovative way to design InZOI's world, the controversy surrounding AI as a whole could spell trouble. Likewise, players are concerned about InZOI potentially harvesting data from them to create content in the future. It's still too early to say how this will affect the game's reputation before it launches later this year, but Krafton has time to quell its audience's worries regarding generative AI.
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inZOI is a life simulation game where players step into the role of creators, shaping the world as they envision and witnessing the various stories that unfold.
Through this immersive experience, we aim to inspire players to appreciate life as the profound gift it is—a journey that is filled with meaning at every turn.
Step into diverse lives, brought to life with realistic graphics!
InZOI features a fully functional community simulation experience where characters, known as Zois, live their lives with their own free will.
Zois perform actions and build relationships based on their personalities and life experiences, leading to unexpected developments such as rumors, trends, and disease.
Take control of cities inspired by real-world locations and shape them into the perfect backdrop for your own stories by modifying factors such as weather, properties, and streets. All of this comes to life with stunning, realistic graphics powered by Unreal Engine 5.
Bring your imagination to life with endless customizations!
InZOI offers advanced customization tools, empowering creators to freely design their characters and bring their imagination to reality.
Choose from over 250 customization options to create your own unique Zoi, adjusting everything from hair, skin, and physique to outfits, accessories, nail art, and more.
Mix and match architectural elements like walls, roofs, stairs, fences, platforms, and gates to create unique buildings. Decorate spaces with a variety of objects, and customize your furniture to make every detail your own.
Bring your characters to life using inZOI's facial and motion capture capabilities, and create stunning videos set in your world of choice.
Share your creations and connect with other creators!
Easily share your creations and interact with other creators using Canvas, our in-game sharing platform. Showcase your characters, homes, and stories, or find inspiration from other creators. Join creators around the world on Canvas for a more connected inZOI experience!
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer
- Platform(s)
- PC
- Genre(s)
- Life Simulation
