Tencent debuted a new AI creation tool called VISVISE at Gamescom 2025 that it claims will accelerate video game art production by automating repetitive tasks.
The Chinese conglomerate billed VISVISE as an end-to-end AI game creation suit that will “dramatically cut down game art design time from days or even months, down to minutes.”
“With capabilities spanning animation and modeling to the creation of intelligent NPCs, or managing digital assets, VISVISE provides game developers and designers with a complete AIGC-powered toolset to accelerate workflows,” it added.
Tencent said the tool will specifically allow developers to rapidly skin and animate characters in a matter of minutes—a process it claims usually takes up to three-and-a-half days.
In addition, the company claimed skeletal animations can be produced in just 10 seconds with VISVISE. Tencent said that process usually takes between three and seven days.
“This results in an eightfold improvement in character skinning throughput and transforms animation into a fully automated process of ‘keyframe generation + intelligent in-betweening,'” it continued.
Tencent claims it doesn’t want VISVISE to replace ‘human ingenuity’
Tencent Games VISVISE expert Zijiao Zeng delivered a keynote at Devcom (soon to be rebranded as Gamescom Dev) and shared more details on VISVISE’s two key core technologies: VISVISE GoSkinning and VISVISE MotionBlink.
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GoSkinning works by leveraging a universal AI model to automatically adapt to different skeletal structures. Tencent told Game Developer the tool is based on an AI model developed in-house.
The company explained GoSkinning achieves around 85 percent automation and uses a two-step process of bone chain prediction and weight refinement, while its proprietary ‘Skirt AI’ addresses “complex garment deformation issues.”
MotionBlink, meanwhile, uses a self-regressive diffusion architecture to rapidly generate keyframes combined with pre-trained CVAE and contrastive learning to produce smooth motion transitions that Tencent claims will rival optimal motion capture and eliminate common issues such as foot sliding and jitter.
VISVISE tools have already been integrated into the development of over 90 titles, including PUBG Mobile.
Addressing the widespread concerns surrounding AI technology and automation, Tencent said it doesn’t envision a future in which VISVIE replaces workers and instead explained it views the technology as a “supporting tool.”
“VISVISE is designed to automate repetitive tasks with human oversight, enabling creative teams to focus on core artistic and design elements that define a great game,” a Tencent spokesperson told Game Developer. “Human ingenuity, intuition and connection continue to be pillars of our industry’s success, and the keys to developing engaging, emotionally resonant games. With AI, we hope to accelerate creativity, building a collaborative environment where we can continue to create, play and sell quality games.”
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Game Developer attended Gamescom 2025 via the Gamescom Media Ambassador Program, which covered flights and accommodation.