We’re a lab here at Stanford building an AI-driven medieval world — NPCs with memory, emotion, and personality. Looking for a Unreal Engine engineer to make our NPCs “alive” using LLMs. Paid project ($1,200). Remote / short-term with long-term potential. Your mission: make the NPCs come alive in Unreal Engine. You will connect Large Language Models (LLMs) with Unreal Engine 5, bringing interactive MetaHuman-style characters into a living, responsive world. Includes: Real-time text/voice dialogue between players and NPCs AI-driven personality, memory, and emotion states Integration between LLM (OpenAI / Inworld / VAPI) and Unreal Engine Expressive facial animation, cinematic lighting, and immersion This is a paid short-term contract ($1,200) with potential for long-term collaboration. Project Lead: Postdoctoral Researcher at Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI, collaborating with MIT Media Lab and the Stanford CS Department. Focus: next-generation AI narratives and human-AI worldbuilding. Talent Required: Unreal Engine / AI Systems Engineer (1) Responsibilities: Design and implement the full AI NPC interaction pipeline in Unreal Engine 5. Integrate LLM / RAG / TTS / ASR models (OpenAI, Inworld, Replica, etc.). Requirements: Proficient in Unreal Engine 5 (Blueprint, Behavior Tree, MetaHuman, Data Tables). Skilled in C++ or Python, familiar with REST / plugin integration. Understanding of LLM fundamentals, prompt engineering, and memory systems. Experience linking AI dialogue systems with game engines. Strong visual polish and timing sense. What to Send (Application Instructions): Please send an email with the subject line “UE5 AI NPC Application – [Your Name]” to me. Include the following in your message: 1️⃣ Your Background (2–3 sentences) 2️⃣ Portfolio or Demo Link 3️⃣ Relevant Technical Notes 4️⃣ Availability 5️⃣ (Optional) One sentence about why this project excites you.