Overview

• Outcomes aside, what we're really going to do in this class is AI and Physics shortcuts.
• The AI is mostly simple practical AI, and some of it might not even be called AI. These things include automata, agents, search, chatbots, and goaling.
• There is also some more advanced AI including machine learning, A-Life and Psychological models.
• We'll also do some Physics. It's not a Physics class but a way of getting games to do things that look like real world physics.
• We'll also do a few things that are commonly used in games (e.g. scripting).
• We'll try to make use of these concepts in the labs. You'll understand them better if you implement them. Also, these techniques make your games cooler.
• We're using XNA for most of the labs and for the coursework.