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IEEE Spectrum Surveys Current Games' AI Technology

Posted by timothy on from the how-about-a-nice-game-of-chess dept.

orac2 writes " IEEE Spectrum has an article on the AI technologies used in the current crop of video games. State machines, learning algorithms, cheating, smart terrain, etc are discussed. Game developers interviewed include Richard Evans, of Black and White fame, who talks about Lionhead's upcoming Dmitri project and Soren Johnson who created Civ III's AI."

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  1. Sheesh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    And I still have trouble beating some games that are a decade old.

    1. Re:Sheesh by jon787 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Thats because the computer's AI goes:
      if(humanPlayer == "winning") {
      cheat();
      }

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      X(7): A program for managing terminal windows. See also screen(1).
  2. Not so fast... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I always win.

    **unplugs computer**

  3. yeah well by jon787 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence any day!

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    X(7): A program for managing terminal windows. See also screen(1).
  4. We Ain't There Yet... by Quaoar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not until a bot calls me a "c4mp1ng n00b" by its own volition has AI come far enough.

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    I'll form my OWN solar system! With blackjack! And hookers!
  5. too close for comfort by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not long before Lara Croft rejects me like a real woman would.

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    Table-ized A.I.