Game Seminar

[Thomas Bartold]

I am posting this one because it sounds like it will be a good candidate for
a seminar paper.

Friday, October 20, 2000
1013 DOW
3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,
Computer Science and Engineering Division

presents a

Distinguished Lecture Seminar in Computer Games

Dr. Craig Reynolds, Sony Computer Entertainment America
"Reactive Autonomous Characters"

Abstract
This talk will describe techniques for constructing life like
reactive autonomous characters for use in animation and interactive
games. It will cover abstractions for character design, and
techniques for "steering" characters around their world. Autonomous
characters must react to other characters and to their environment in
order to give an impression of sensible and lifelike behavior. We
will cover both "hand made" characters and the emergence of behavior
through evolutionary computation.