AI for games. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ian Millington.
• Authors: Millington, Ian
• Contents: INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 WHAT IS AI? Academic AI Game AI CHAPTER 2 MODEL OF GAME AI Movement Decision Making Strategy Infrastructure Agent-Based AI CHAPTER 3 ALGORITHMS AND DATA STRUCTURE Algorithms Representations Implementation CHAPTER 4 GAME AI The Complexity Fallacy When Simple Things Look Good When Complex Things Look Bad The Perception Window Changes of Behavior The Kind of AI in Games Hacks Heuristics Algorithms Speed and Memory Constraints Processor Issues Memory Concerns Platforms The AI Engine Structure of an Engine Tool Concerns Putting it All Together CHAPTER 5 TECHNIQUES Movement The Basics of Movement Algorithms Pathfinding Decision Making Overview of Decision Making Tactical and Strategic AI Learning Learning Basics Online or Offline Learning Intra-Behavior Learning Inter-Behavior Learning A Warning Over-Learning The Balance of Effort Procedural Content Generation Board Games CHAPTER 6 SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGIES Execution Management World Interfacing Tools and Content Creation Toolchains Limit AI Where AI and Knowledge Comes From Programming Game AI Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 794.81526; Computer games -- Programming; Artificial intelligence; Computer animation
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000475562; 9781000475517; 9781003124047
• Related ISBNs: 9780367643447; 9780367643430
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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