CIC Launch Event Artificial Intelligence in Computer Games Dr Tim Gosling The Creative Assembly

Why AI is important to games ● Games are increasingly complex ● We want to improve the game play experience ● We have amazing graphics & good physics, what we need now is sensible behaviour...

A Game Of Two Parts ● Total War games are games of world conquest ● Empire building: – What territories to conquer – What troops to recruit – What buildings to construct AI is needed Everywhere ● Real time combat: – Deployment of troops – Strategies and tactics

Not Just A Game ● Other aspects of game play – Squad and order following behaviour – Companions – Experience management – Content management ● AI can play games and it can also create them – Content creation – Assessment of existing content

A Bright Future ● Games now require large, specialised teams ● Potential for academic/industrial partnership ● Challenging environments for academia ● New algorithms and techniques for industry

● To improve the game play experience ● Games are increasingly complex ● We have amazing graphics & good physics, what we need now is sensible behaviour... ● Some help building the game would be nice too... Why AI is Increasingly Important