AI Characters

Meta's AI characters bring avatars to life in Horizon, responding to players' speech through Meta's AI models to enable dynamic, interactive experiences.

I lead the creative direction and animation strategy, setting the vision for how players interact with AI characters while ensuring both authenticity and scalability.

• Created visual north stars and set the long-term product vision for AI NPCs

• Oversaw prototyping efforts, including world aware locomotion and parametric animation systems.

• Defined animation style guides to ensure consistency and cohesiveness across NPCs

• Successfully shipped AI character in Horizon Worlds, driving a significant increase in player retention.

• Drove cross-functional alignment across product, research, and engineering teams

• Managed vendor collaborations to expand system capabilities and accelerate production

• Delivered foundational systems that enable creators to build authentic, scalable AI-driven characters in Horizon - WIT AI