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Game AI and Research

I can be difficult combining the game AI and research, but once you know how, finding the right balance is easy and fun.

Most game AI coders are stuck in their own little world, and stick to the same algorithms. If it wasn't for game AI academics, in 10 years we'd still have agents doing just A* and FSM. It's your job to pick the cool algorithms from academia, and apply them efficiently to a game environment.

For navigation, the field of reference is robotics. Personally, I've already started my background review, and most of that is pure robotics. Of course, I mention some commercial game AI solutions, but simply to justify the need for my (hopefully better ;) approach ;)

Focusing on lots of small problems can be fun, but not extremely rewarding. Tackling one thing really well will get you a better project, and most likely a good job later ;)

Let me know if there's anything else!

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Friday 22 February, 04:16
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Artificial Life ...

Hi Alex!

I have just finished reading the book "Creation: Life and how to make it" by Steven Grand. I am not sure if you are familiar with his work, but I am sure that you are :) I find his point of view and approach to artificial life and intelligence very insightful, and it addresses many of the problems that I have found with AI so far. I find it interesting though, that I can not find much material on the net relating to his approach of creating artificial life. What are your thoughts on his approach to doing things?

Thanks for your time :)

James

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Monday 25 February, 15:36
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Creatures

I haven't read the book, so my knowledge of his work is limited to the few articles I've read on the web.

What Steve has done deserves a lot of respect. He found a niche in the market (consciously or not) for artificial life simulations. His agents, however, are nothing amazing. He's built a well-designed creature that does what it does really well. It can learn some things, indeed, but that does not make it revolutionary in any way (let alone "intelligent"). Some interesting behaviours arise from this simplicity, but then even the simplest agents can have complex emergent behaviours.

I'll give him credit for making such a polished product out of it.

His book is on my list. Though Lord of the Rings is taking me longer than I expected... hehe

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Monday 25 February, 20:35
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