Why is It Difficult to Make Good AI for Games?
3,072Having made over 100 videos digging into how AI works in video games, I've never really explained why this is such a big problem. Let's discuss some core AI fundamentals.
[00:00] Intro
[00:34] Playing the Game Vs Being the Game
[03:21] Understanding State Spaces
[06:51] The Challenge of Good AI for Games
[10:55] Why Not Use Machine Learning?
[12:58] Closing
[14:32] Credits
Be sure to catch the rest of the AI 101 series to learn the foundations of AI for games.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLokhY9fbx05eeUZCNUbelL-b0TyVizPjt
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