Lecture 1: Introduction

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# Game AI

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# Instructor and Schedule

* Instructor: Dr. *Markus* Eger (he/him)
 
 * Email: <a href="mailto:meger@cpp.edu">meger@cpp.edu</a>
 
 * Office hours: Monday, 2.30pm-3.30pm, Tuesday 2pm-4pm, Wednesday 2.30pm-3.30pm
 
 * You can use my <a href="https://discord.gg/mdSbgAyfh6">office Discord</a> for office hours or come to office 43 in building 8.
  
 * Class: Monday, Wednesday, 5.30pm-6.45pm, building 3, Room 2636
 
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# About Me

* Originally from Austria
 
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# About Me

<img src="/pageassets/personal/tugraz.jpg" width="100%"/>
 
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# About Me

* Originally from Austria
 
 * BSc and MSc in Computer Science from University of Technology Graz, Austria 
 
 * PhD in Computer Science from NC State University, USA
 
 * Visiting professor at the University of Costa Rica 2019-2020
 
 * Games: Beat Saber, Guild Wars 2, Deck Building Rogue-Lites, Incremental (Idle) Games
 
 * I also like board games, e.g. Ricochet Robots
 
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# About Me

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# About Me

- My dissertation was about games that involve communication, including Hanabi and One Night Ultimate Werewolf
  
  - My research involves games, AI, and interaction with humans 
  
  - I am also interested in procedural content generation (for Minecraft, mostly)
  
  - I was a 911-operator (in Austria) for a year after high school
 
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# About You

* Name
 
 * Games
 
 * Fun facts?
 
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# Class Resources

* [Canvas](https://canvas.cpp.edu/courses/50888)
  
  * [Discord](https://discord.gg/VDcnFhpwWg)
  
  * [Processing](https://processing.org)
  
  * [Python](https://python.org)
  
  * It is highly recommended that you use a git repository (github or similar) for development!
 
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# Class contents
  
  * Movement
  
  * Pathfinding
  
  * AI Behavior
  
  * Human-AI interaction
  
  * Machine Learning in games
  
  * Procedural Content Generation

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# Textbook (free!)

[Dunn Fletcher, Ian Parbery: *3D Math Primer for Graphics and Game Development*](https://gamemath.com/book/)
  
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# Grading

* Labs: 65%
      
      - Movement (2 parts): 30%
      - AI Behavior: 17.5%
      - PCG: 17.5%
      
   * Quizzes: 5*2% = 10%
      
   * Midterm: 10%
   
   * Final: 15%
   
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# Class schedule
  
  * Introduction: 8/29 - 8/31
  
  * Movement: 9/7 - 9/21
  
  * AI Behavior: 9/26 - 10/10
  
  * Review: 10/12
  
  * <b>Mid term exam: 10/17</b>
  
  * Advanced AI: 10/19 - 11/2
  
  * Procedural Content Generation: 11/7 - 11/21
   
  * Player Analytics: 11/23 - 12/7
  
  * <b>Final exam: 12/12</b>
   
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# Lab assignments

* You have to work on the lab assignments in **pairs** (one group of three if there is an odd number of students)

* You can work with a different person for each lab, if you want to

* Only one of you needs to submit, but indicate **clearly** who you are working with

* Your code and report must be produced **only** by students in the group, plagiarism will result in 0 points for **everyone** involved and be reported to student conduct