AI and the rise of gaming middleware: an interview with Pierre Pontevia of Kynogon

Abstract

Pierre Pontevia is the Chief Technical Officer at Kynogon SA (www.kynogon.com). Established in 2000 by Pierre and his partner, Jacques Gaubil, Kynogon provides the leading artificial intelligence middleware solution, Kynapse, to both the gaming and serious gaming industries. Kynapse 4.0 was released in June 2006. Kynogon recently opened a new office in Montreal, Canada. I sat down with Pierre in the company's Paris office to ask him about his career, Kynapse, and working at Kynogon.