I tripped over the term NPC, quite literally, on my way to an event the other night. Rushing to get there, I fell right in front of the venue. Embarrassed by how many people had just watched me eat ...

Bloom, a non-player character with a face like a potato and a black beanie pulled tight around his ears, wants to know about my strategy and how I fare in combat. “I follow a map and I punch hard,” I ...

It is increasingly common in online communities to jokingly or insultingly refer to others as automated characters, like those in video games. This is a flawed and overly simplistic representation of ...

That same philosophy underpins Matt Mercer of Critical Role ’s approach to NPC entrances, though he frames it specifically as ...

Are you an “NPC”? Check with your teen! The acronym stands for “non-player character,” which in video game culture, is a figure not controlled by a player. Like a background character or one that is ...

Following on from the announcement earlier this month that Ubisoft is developing a new AI-powered in game characters to enhance the gaming experience by introducing NEO NPCs (non-player characters).

X owner Elon Musk heaped scorn on the media as "NPCs" on Tuesday after a slew of headlines painted his much-hyped conversation with former President Trump in a negative light. NPC is short for ...