A set of guidelines for the evaluation of real-time machine learning techniques for use in digital games

Proceedings of CGAMES 2006 - 9th International Conference on Computer Games: Artificial Intelligence and Mobile Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 52-56

  Galway, Leo ^a   Charles, Darryl ^a   Black, Michaela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation criteria; Machine learning; Real time

Indexed keywords

ANIMATION; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS; LEARNING ALGORITHMS; LEARNING SYSTEMS;

DIGITAL GAMES; EVALUATION CRITERIA; MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES; PLAYING STYLE; REACTIVE BEHAVIOUR; REAL TIME; REAL-TIME ENVIRONMENT; REAL-TIME LEARNING;

COMPUTER GAMES;

EID: 84877941214     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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