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Ideal for experienced game developers seeking to enhance their AI skills and students aiming to build a strong foundation in game AI technology. Suitable for those interested in staying current with evolving AI methodologies within the gaming industry.
Artificial Intelligence is an integral part of every video game. This book helps propfessionals keep up with the constantly evolving technological advances in the fast growing game industry and equips students with up-to-date infortmation they need to jumpstart their careers.
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AI is an integral part of every video game and AI for Games, Third Edition helps game developers keep up with the constantly evolving technological advances to create robust AI.
The authors draw on their considerable experience and use case studies from real games to provide a complete reference. Also included are exercises so readers can test their comprehension and understanding of the concepts and practices presented.
This revised and updated Third Edition includes new techniques, algorithms, data structures, and representations needed to create powerful AI in games. It helps experienced game developers learn new techniques and provides students with a solid understanding of game AI that will help them jump-start their careers.
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ISBN: 9780367670566
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 18 December 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: CRC Press
Edition: 3rd edition
Audience: Professional and scholarly
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Width: 191.0mm
Height: 235.0mm
Weight: 1789g
Pages: 1030
About the Author
Ian Millington is a British developer and author of books and courses on software development, particularly in the fields of artificial intelligence, decision support and game physics engine development.
John Funge recently joined Netflix to start and lead the new Game Platforms group. Previously, John co-founded AiLive (formerly iKuni) and spent nearly ten years helping to create a successful company that is now well known for its pioneering machine learning technology for games. AiLive co-created the Wii MotionPlus hardware and has established its LiveMove products as the industry standard for automatic motion recognition. John is also an Assistant Adjunct Professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) where he teaches a Game AI course that he proposed, designed and developed.
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