From: Thiago Massa <thiagown@...>
Date: 2010-09-29T09:03:24+09:00
Subject: Re: Wanted: AI tutorial

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That's a BIG area, that's like asking how to machines lol.

I advise you to get a good book, study it all and then proceed to something
you want/like.

You should also have a good background in algorithms to understand most of
it.

2010/9/29 Iain Davis <feaelin@kemenel.org>

> Andr=E9 wrote:
> >Hello, i've searched the internet for an tutorial on programming
> >Artificial Intelligence to a game. im pretty new to programming, so
> >would be good with a nice guide how to create an AI. Thanks
>
> AI, even constrained to the techniques used in game programming is a
> pretty large space. It may be part of the reason you're having trouble
> identifying information resources useful to you is you don't know what
> terms to search for, which depends on the actual task you want your AI
> to solve.
>
> If you're wanting to design an AI for games like checkers/othello/etc,
> look for pages on minmax algorithms, alpha-beta pruning searches. In
> fact, its worth while to learn about search techniques in general.
>
> If you're after an AI controlled critter moving across a "playing
> field" with obstacles or terrain costs, I recommend you find a
> tutorial on the A* search, its frequently used to solve path-finding
> problems.
>
> If you are able, I recommend purchasing a book on the subject or
> seeing what is available at any library you have access to (sadly, my
> local library doesn't have any books on the subject...they barely have
> computing at all!). One book I've read portions of that has good
> explanations is:
>
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Techniques-Programming-Premier-Press-Development/dp=
/193184108X/ref=3Dsr_1_6?s=3Dgateway&ie=3DUTF8&qid=3D1285717145&sr=3D8-6
>
> It was supplementary reading for an AI class I took in '09. The
> primary textbook was frustrating to read.
>
> In any case, decide what type of problem(s) your AI has to solve and
> search for techniques to solve those particular problems.
>
> I did some brief searching, you may want to use this site as a
> starting off point:
>
> http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~amitp/gameprog.html<http://www-cs-st=
udents.stanford.edu/%7Eamitp/gameprog.html>
>
> Good luck,
>
> Iain
>
>


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