Undergraduate - UnitFIT3094 - AI for gaming

At the completion of this unit students will have:

• an ability to select and use various Artificial Intelligence techniques to build intelligent games;
• an understanding of the general capabilities of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies;
• an understanding of the possible opportunities where intelligence can be applied in the game development world;
• an ability to apply AI techniques in building games that challenge the players by learning/adapting to their style over time and thereby developing new strategies to take the games into the next level;
• an ability to evaluate the suitability of AI techniques in the development of various games;
• enthusiasm for the endless possibilities that AI technologies can enrich the game development world;
• motivation to develop further skills in AI techniques for games development;
• appreciation and open-mindedness that better collaborations between the game development industry and the academic AI research will open wider opportunities in the enhancements of smart games;
• skills in developing smart games using AI techniques;
• ability to design, develop and debug game applications written in C++;
• create interactive (2D and 3D) smart game environment that displays the AI techniques learnt in the unit;
• ability to engage in technical discussions on AI technologies for games.