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Question about using AI-assisted development

A topic by XiaoJie2048 created May 16, 2026 Views: 295 Replies: 5
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Hi everyone, I’m a beginner game developer and I know some GDScript.

I’d like to join GameDev.tv Game Jam 2026, and I’m planning to use AI to assist with development, including generating some code and art assets.

For AI-generated code, I will carefully test, modify, and understand it to make sure it works properly before release. For AI-generated art assets, I will also review, select, and manually edit them, rather than using low-quality or unedited AI output.

I’d like to ask: would this approach be acceptable for this game jam? I will also clearly disclose which AI tools and asset sources I used on the submission page.

Thank you!

Submitted(+1)

Go for it. It's not against the rules. I don't think you're going to get what you expect out of it, but the learning experience will be good for you.

Submitted(+1)

Thank you!I’ll do my best. I also wish you the best with your development.

Submitted (1 edit)

It's totally allowed and if you have a solid idea and good ideas about game design then AIs can definitely help move things along. And also break everything suddenly! Definitely consider the use of source control (AI will tell you exactly how to do that too if required). Then you can safely roll back to a previous commit if they make a mess of things.

For my gdtv game last year I used AI code-gen extensively (as an experiment). It worked out pretty well. All I can say is that the AIs are WAY better now than a year ago.

Submitted

Thank you for your reply and advice! I’m already using Git to manage and archive my source code, and it really is convenient and useful.

I wish you all the best with your development!

Submitted

I look at AI as a on demand teacher/consultant. If I run into a mechanic that I know how it should function but struggle with the execution I can ask AI to look over what I have and help to debug it. I've also learned a lot from that process. AI is just like any other tool.