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Role
Dorian Kieken serves as AI Director on The Witcher IV at CD Projekt Red. In this role, he oversees the design and implementation of artificial intelligence systems for NPCs, monsters, and crowd behavior in the game.
Background
Before joining CDPR, Kieken worked at BioWare, where he contributed to the Mass Effect series. His experience with companion AI and squad-based tactical systems at BioWare is relevant to The Witcher IV's creature AI and NPC behavior systems.
Significance
Kieken's hiring is part of a broader pattern of CDPR recruiting combat and AI specialists from top studios to build The Witcher IV's gameplay systems. The combat development team also includes veterans from Guerrilla Games (Horizon series), Santa Monica Studio (God of War), and Warhorse Studios (Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2).