Module Descriptors
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ENGINES FOR GAMES
COSE60316
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Robert Hobbs
Email: R.G.Hobbs@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
  • ASSIGNMENT weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Resources
A lecture theatre equipped with a computer with a PDF file reader and a projector.
A laboratory with Java and C programming tools available.
Module Texts
Artificial Intelligence for Games Developers, David Bourg, Glenn Sleeman, 2004, O'Reilly, ISBN: 0596005555
Artificial Intelligence, George Luger, Addison Wesley, 2004, ISBN: 0321263189

Module Special Admissions Requirements
Prior study of CE00371-1, Introduction to Software Development and CE00396-1, Object Oriented and Event Driven Programming or equivalent.
Module Additional Assessment Details
An examination (50%) length 2 hours addressing learning outcomes 2 and 3.
An assignment (50%) addressing learning outcomes 1 and 2.
Module Indicative Content
Data structures
Graph theory
Search algorithms
Navigation and planning
Finite state machines
Neural nets and gas
Reality and illusion of artificial intelligence
Invisibility of media
Characterisation with intelligence
Module Learning Strategies
Two lectures per week and one practical per week.
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