AI Game Engine Programming

AI Game Engine Programming provides game developers with the tools and wisdom necessary to create modern game AI engines. It takes programmers from theory to actual game development, with usable code frameworks designed to go beyond merely detailing how a technique might be used. In addition, it surveys the capabilities of the different techniques used. In addition, it surveys the capabilities of the different techniques used in some current AI engines, and covers common pitfalls, design considerations, and optimizations. If you're having difficulty determining which techniques to use, or looking for working code best suited to a particular game, you'll find the answers here. You'll also find a clean, usable interface for a variety of game AI techniques with an emphasis on primary decision-making paradigms. The book provides insightful coverage of a variety of subjects important to AI engine development, and ties them together masterfully to form an indispensable reference. Part I provides an overall look at game AI, covers the basic terminology used in the book, reviews underlying concepts of game AI, and dissects the parts of a game AI engine. Part II covers specific game genres (RPG, TRS, FTPS, Shooter, Sports, Racing, Strategy, Adventure, Fighting, Platform, and miscellaneous) and explains how they use different AU paradigms. It also covers the move common solutions to the problems posed by each genre. Some of the problems include, dealing with direct AI and human interactions, using scripting languages appropriately, and general intelligence/entertainment balancing. Part III provides the actual code implementations for the basic AI techniques such as finite state machines, fuzzy state machines, message board systems, scripted systems, and location-based information systems. And, Part IV covers the move advanced techniques, including genetic algorithms, neural networks, artificial life, planning algorithms, and decision trees. The book concludes witPart I Introduction 1 1 Basic Definitions and Concepts 2 An AI Engine: The Basic Components and Design 3 AIsteroids: Our AI Test Bed Part II Game Genres 65 4 Role Playing Games (RPGs) 5 Adventure Games 6 Real-Time Strategy (RTS) Games 7 First-Person Shooters/Third-Person Shooters (FTPS) 8 Platform Games 9 Shooter Games 10 Sports Games 11 Racing Games 12 Classic Strategy Games 13 Fighting Games 14 Miscellaneous Genres of Note Part III Basic AI Engine Techniques 239 15 Finite-State Machines 16 Fuzzy-State Machines (FuSMs) 17 Message-Based Systems 18 Scripting Systems 19 Location-Based Information Systems Part IV Advanced AI Engine Techniques 411 20 Genetic Algorithms 21 Neural Networks 22 Other Techniques of Note Part V Real Game AI Development 513 23 Distributed AI Design 24 Common AI Development Concerns 25 Debugging 26 Conclusions, and the Future Appendix: About the CD-ROM 1584503440 Details   Quantity 500 item(s) available Weight 2.00 lbs Price: $49.95 Options   Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart

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