New Delhi, Feb 16 (.) Indian AI and gaming startups will take centre stage at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, as five homegrown innovators, Yesgnome, Metasports (Hitwicket), Koyozo, Youth Buzz (Ourcadium) and Evivve, showcase cutting-edge AI-powered gaming and immersive technologies.
The premier global conference on Artificial Intelligence will bring together governments, technology leaders, investors, researchers and policymakers to examine the transformative impact of AI across sectors, positioning India as a leading hub for innovation-driven growth.
The summit will also host a high-level panel titled ‘The New Gold Rush: Investing in India’s AI-Powered Gaming Future’, organised in collaboration with the Game Developers Association of India, aimed at connecting global investors with India’s rapidly expanding AI-driven gaming ecosystem and unlocking new avenues for capital, collaboration and technological advancement.
Yesgnome will present Sketly AI, its AI-powered art creation platform built for game studios and creative teams. The platform enables the generation of production-ready game assets including character designs, environments, UI elements, storyboards and animation components with speed, consistency and stylistic control.
Metasports will showcase Hitwicket, a competitive multiplayer cricket game with over 18 million users worldwide. At the summit, the company will demonstrate its Generative AI-powered real-time commentary engine.
The system analyses live gameplay scenarios, generates contextual text commentary and converts it into expressive voice output, delivering a personalised narration experience for every match. By integrating AI-driven storytelling into live sports gameplay, Hitwicket demonstrates how Generative AI can enhance immersion, personalisation and broadcast-quality interactivity in mobile gaming.
Koyozo will demonstrate its integrated mobile handheld gaming ecosystem designed to transform smartphones into console-grade gaming devices.
Its flagship hardware, Koyozo One, features hall-effect joysticks and triggers, dual connectivity (Type-C and Bluetooth), haptic feedback, modular accessory support and pass-through charging. Complementing the device is Koyozo Club, an intelligent platform layer offering auto button mapping, game discovery, remote play integration, performance insights and personalised control profiles.
Youth Buzz, through its immersive technology platform Ourcadium, will present “Man vs. GPT”, an interactive gameplay experience exploring the evolving relationship between human creativity and AI adaptation.
In the live showcase, human participants compete against AI-powered opponents that learn and adapt across rounds using behavioral patterning and real-time decision loops. Designed as an audience-friendly format, the experience simplifies complex AI concepts into engaging gameplay.
Evivve, a global Behavioral Intelligence and Organisational Transformation lab, will debut its Enterprise Cognitive AI Readiness Tool at the summit, spotlighting what it terms the “Human Cognitive Infrastructure” gap in AI adoption.
Grounded in its neuroscience-based AFERR Model Activation, Forecasting, Experimentation, Realisation and Reflection the tool assesses leadership and organisational readiness beyond traditional technical checklists, evaluating how leaders frame problems, make decisions and adapt alongside intelligent systems.
Evivve’s booth will operate as a live diagnostic lab, where policymakers and enterprise leaders can participate in executive simulations.
. PWS RSA