Google and Unity make a text prompt the starting point for a game

Google has launched Playground, an experimental web platform that turns written instructions into playable games, letting people create and revise them without learning to code. A creator can begin with an idea or a template, describe the rules, characters, visual style, or physics, test the result in a browser, then keep changing it through conversation. Games can remain private, be shared by link, or be placed in a public gallery, and they run on phones and computers; the initial release is for U.S. users aged 18 and older. Unity’s role is set to grow later this year, when its planned Spark tools are meant to add more advanced 3D features and game mechanics—making Playground less a replacement for professional development than a new on-ramp to it.