In the past decade, the world of AI-powered role-playing (RP) has seen a significant evolution. What began as experimental ventures with primitive AI has blossomed into a thriving community of tools, resources, and communities. This overview examines the existing environment of AI RP, from widely-used tools to groundbreaking techniques. https://roleplay01222.pointblog.net/the-advancement-of-ai-enabled-character-simulation-from-fimbulvetr-to-next-gen-language-models-69199606