AI Usage Policy

Axial Escape believes it is acceptable to:

  • Use AI for coding, troubleshooting, and documentation support

  • Use AI to ideate on graphical designs before working with artists to produce final assets

  • Use AI to brainstorm and research before diving deep into design ideas

  • Use AI to create reference images for design elements

  • Use AI assets as placeholders in-game before working with artists to produce final assets

Axial Escape believes it is unacceptable to:

  • Create game concepts, storylines, dialogue, and other narrative elements utilizing AI

  • Use AI to fully produce soundtracks, voice lines, character art, background art, environments, and other creative elements

  • Deny artists, composers, designers, actors, writers, producers, marketers, and other creatives the opportunity to use their talents and be fully compensated for their work

  • Release a game without providing sufficient and clear disclosure of how AI was used in its production

How exactly does Born In Reverie utilize AI?

  • AI image generation was used for references of certain designs. AI images were created and then sent to real artists to serve as reference material in their work. The final illustrations and designs were created by artists.

  • AI tools like Cursor were used for coding, troubleshooting, and documentation support

  • AI algorithms were used to upsample a small number of human-created assets

Final Considerations

  • When Born In Reverie is released in full, the codebase will include AI generated snippets. All illustrations, character designs, sprite designs, animations, environments, UI elements, textures, soundtracks, sound effects, dialogue, plot, game concepts, etc. will be proper human-created assets.

  • Born In Reverie DOES NOT live produce anything in-game via AI generation

  • As an indie developer, I am unable to supervise the work of all the freelancers I work with and cannot guarantee their work is entirely AI free. If anyone I work with is found to produce content with significant AI usage, I will be removing their content and credits from the game and replacing their content with proper human artistry.

  • Above all else, Born In Reverie values human artistry and seeks to create something genuine and authentic for players to experience.