{"id":6750,"date":"2025-11-25T08:25:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T08:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.alfaisal.edu\/?p=6750"},"modified":"2025-11-25T08:25:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T08:25:41","slug":"tencents-game-development-pilot-training-program-at-alfaisal-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.alfaisal.edu\/en\/tencents-game-development-pilot-training-program-at-alfaisal-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Tencent\u2019s Game Development Pilot Training Program at Alfaisal University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Alfaisal University<\/strong>, in partnership with <strong>Tencent<\/strong>, hosted the <strong>Game Development Training Workshop<\/strong>, organized by the <strong>College of Engineering and Advanced Computing\u2019s Game Innovation Center, <\/strong>a three-day series designed to equip students with practical skills in <strong>game design, artificial intelligence (AI),<\/strong> and <strong>user-generated content creation<\/strong> through expert-led sessions and hands-on learning.<\/p>\n<p>The workshop was held from October 14 to 16, 2025, with a total of 75 participants completing the training and receiving certificates of completion.<\/p>\n<p>The program featured expert trainers from Tencent, a world-leading internet and technology company who discussed the evolution of diverse game genres, key product development, significantly contributing to the company\u2019s advancements in game investment and R&amp;D growth, introduced students to multi-agent reinforcement learning and human\u2013machine collaboration for game applications and<em> introduced developing with the WOW Editor to make content creation increasingly accessible and efficient, enabling creators to gain considerable rewards from their work. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6752 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/news.alfaisal.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5001079.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"304\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Interactive Learning and Industry Insights<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each day of the workshop focused on a distinct theme:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Game Industry Evolution to g<\/strong>ain a clear overview of the latest data, gameplay, and monetization trends in the global gaming industry.<\/li>\n<li><strong>AI in Gaming<\/strong> as a beginner-friendly session for students who are interested in the latest AI technologies and their application in games, with real-world case studies.<\/li>\n<li><strong>User-Generated Content<\/strong> to dive deep into World of Wonder (WOW) \u2013 the UGC game mode of PUBG MOBILE.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6753 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/news.alfaisal.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5001080.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"304\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Through engaging sessions and live demonstrations, students gained real-world perspectives on how global gaming leaders innovate and shape the industry.<\/p>\n<p>The collaboration between Alfaisal University and Tencent underscores the university\u2019s commitment to bridging academia and industry in Saudi Arabia\u2019s rapidly growing gaming and digital entertainment sector, a key pillar of <strong>Vision 2030<\/strong>.\u2028The workshop marks another milestone for the <strong>Game Innovation Center<\/strong> in empowering students with the technical and creative tools needed to excel in the modern gaming ecosystem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alfaisal University, in partnership with Tencent, hosted the Game Development Training Workshop, organized by the College of Engineering and Advanced&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":6751,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"college-department":[{"term_id":10,"name":"College of Engineering","slug":"college-of-engineering","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":10,"taxonomy":"college-department","description":"","parent":0,"count":272,"filter":"raw"}],"class_list":["post-6750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-students","college-department-college-of-engineering"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - 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