Computer Games I - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 1461387183 ISBN 13: 9781461387183

Casa editrice: Springer, 2011

Riassunto

Computer Games I is the first volume in a two part compendium of papers covering the most important material available on the development of computer strategy games. These selections range from discussions of mathematical analyses of games, to more qualitative concerns of whether a computer game should follow human thought processes rather than a "brute force" approach, to papers which will benefit readers trying to program their own games. Contributions include selections from the major players in the development of computer games: Claude Shannon whose work still forms the foundation of most contemporary chess programs, Edward O. Thorpe whose invention of the card counting method caused Las Vegas casinos to change their blackjack rules, and Hans Berliner whose work has been fundamental to the development of backgammon and chess games.

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L'autore

David Neil Lawrence Levy (b. March 14, 1945, in London), is a Scottish International Master of chess, a businessman noted for his involvement with computer chess, and the founder of the Computer Olympiads and the Mind Sports Olympiads. He has written more than 40 books on chess and computers.

Contenuti

(Volume I).- 1 Backgammon.- 1.1. BKG―A Program That Plays Backgammon.- 1.2. Backgammon Computer Program Beats World Champion.- 1.3. End Positions in Backgammon.- 1.4. Optimal Doubling in Backgammon.- 1.5. On Optimal Doubling in Backgammon.- 2 Chess.- 2.1. A Chess-Playing Machine.- 2.2. Chess-Playing Programs and the Problem of Complexity.- 2.3. Before the Jet Age.- 2.4. Recent Progress in Computer Chess.- 2.5. Master Level and Beyond.- 2.6. Experiences Gained in Constructing and Testing a Chess Program.- 2.7. Creating a Chess Player.- 3 Checkers (Draughts).- 3.1. Logical or Nonmathematical Programs.- 3.2. Some Studies in Machine Learning Using the Game of Checkers. I.- 3.3. Some Studies in Machine Learning Using the Game of Checkers. II―Recent Progress.- 4 Scrabble.- 4.1. A Scrabble Crossword Game-Playing Program.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Springer
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1461387183
• ISBN 13: 9781461387183
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 476
• Redattore: Levy David N.L.
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