[Games] Lecture 8 - AI Playing Games (Paolo Burelli)

Question 1

What is AI in this context?

Answer 1

Any kind of algorithm that generates/is creative in some kind of way

Question 1

Why do we use AI Playing Games?

Answer 1

• Games can be the playground for AI before getting implemented irl
• Testing, AI can interact as an actual person would do it
• In general: a tool for game developing

Question 2

What are some basic characterists that are important for defining a game?

Answer 2

• Number of Players: how many players are in the game? Is it a solo game?
• Observability: How much do the player know about the game?
• Stochasticity: if I do the same action, in the same place, do that lead to the out come?
• Action Space: some games are continues in time
• State (Observation) Space
• Time Granularity

Question 3

How to use machine learning to learn how to play games?

Answer 3

Reinforcement learning