AiLive

Infobox Company
company_name=AiLive Inc.
company_logo=
company_type=Private
company_slogan=Natural Engagement
foundation=April 13 2000
homepage= [http://www.ailive.net/ AiLive Inc.]
location=flagicon|USA Mountain View, California

AiLive Inc., formerly iKuni, is a Mountain View, California based software company. The company was founded in 2000 by software programmer and developer Wei Yen. The company has worked closely with Nintendo on the development of motion-sensing hardware, tools and software for the Wii video game console.

AiLive is responsible for the LiveMove series of products.cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=11777|author=Brandon Boyer|title=AiLive's LiveMove Brings AI Brains To Wii Developers|accessdate=2008-07-30|date=2006-11-20|publisher=Gamasutra.com] Introduced in 2006, the system uses machine learning technology to facilitate the development of motion recognition packages for individual games. Developers can use the software to build classifiers from provided examples of specific motions to be included in each game. The LiveMove system is used for development of games for the Wii.cite web|url=http://ailive.net/pressRelease-2006-10-12.html|title=Nintendo and AiLive Announce New Tool For Creative and Easy Wii Development|publisher=AiLive|accessdate=2006-10-12] Though initially released for professional developers of Wii games, the software was designed for use by independent developers as well, with a goal of expanding the possibilities of the new console and Wii Remote interface.

A new version of the software, LiveMove 2, was announced on July 7, 2008.cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=19432|title=AILive Reveals LiveMove2 For Wii MotionPlus|accessdate=2008-07-30|date=2008-07-15|publisher=Gamasutra.com] Like the previous version, LiveMove 2 was developed specifically to work with Nintendo hardware - in this case, the software is a development tool for use with the Wii MotionPlus attachment that AI helped develop.

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