Bots Get Smart

December 4, 2008 | Source: IEEE Spectrum

The GAMES group at the University of Alberta is using AI to develop the next generation of interactive video games.

Today, many video games create only an illusion of intelligence, using a few programming tricks. But in the not-so-distant future, game bots will routinely use sophisticated AI techniques to shape their behavior, the researchers say.

With their PaSSAGE game, the computer learn players’ interests and preferences and molds the story to suit them as the game progresses.