📝 Description

A project focused on improving AI navigation in Real-Time Strategy (RTS) games using terrain analysis and human-like scouting strategies, reducing the reliance on “cheating AI” with unfair advantages.

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This work was part of Dr Chen Si’s PhD project at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). Chen is now a lead Data Scientist!

👥 Team

Chen Si, Yusuf Pisan, Chek Tien Tan

🏆 Outputs

  • Si, C., Pisan, Y., & Tan, C. T. (2014). A Scouting Strategy for Real-Time Strategy Games. In Proceedings of the 2014 Conference on Interactive Entertainment (IE 2014), 1–8. ACM, New York, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.1145/2677758.2677772

  • Si, C., Pisan, Y., & Tan, C. T. (2016). Understanding Players’ Map Exploration Styles. In Proceedings of the Australasian Computer Science Week Multiconference (ACSW 2016), Article 69, 1–6. ACM, New York, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.1145/2843043.2843480

  • Si, C., Pisan, Y., Tan, C. T., & Shen, S. (2017). An Initial Understanding of How Game Users Explore Virtual Environments. Entertainment Computing, 19, 13–27. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.entcom.2016.11.003

  • Si, C., Pisan, Y., & Tan, C. T. (2014). Automated Terrain Analysis in Real-Time Strategy Games. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games (FDG 2014). Academia.edu pdf (No DOI available)

💡 Keywords

RTS Games, Game AI, Agent Navigation, Scouting, Believability