A novel agent based control scheme for RTS games

Matt Cabanag; Deborah Richards; Michael Hitchens

doi:10.1145/2336727.2336734

A novel agent based control scheme for RTS games

Matt Cabanag^*, Deborah Richards, Michael Hitchens

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School of Computing

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So far, the main focus of AI research around RTS games has been towards creating autonomous, virtual opponents to compete against human beings or other autonomous players. At the same time, popular commercial titles are increasing their emphasis on micro-management; neglecting development towards further autonomy. This paper proposes a simple reactive agent that is proficient in combat tasks. This agent will be the basis of individual units; forming the backbone of a multiagent system. Built on this is a novel control scheme that is designed to aid a human player; deferring all strategic decisions to the controller. Finally, the paper will show the results of experiments designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Playing the system
Subtitle of host publication	poceedings of the 8th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment, 21-22 July 2012 Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
Editors	Daniel Cermak-Sassenrath
Place of Publication	New York, NY
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages	1-9
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	9781450314107
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2336727.2336734
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	8th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment: Playing the System, IE 2012 - Auckland, New Zealand Duration: 21 Jul 2012 → 22 Jul 2012

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Other	8th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment: Playing the System, IE 2012
Country/Territory	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Period	21/07/12 → 22/07/12

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Cabanag, M., Richards, D., & Hitchens, M. (2012). A novel agent based control scheme for RTS games. In D. Cermak-Sassenrath (Ed.), Playing the system: poceedings of the 8th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment, 21-22 July 2012 Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand (pp. 1-9). Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). https://doi.org/10.1145/2336727.2336734

Cabanag, Matt ; Richards, Deborah ; Hitchens, Michael. / A novel agent based control scheme for RTS games. Playing the system: poceedings of the 8th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment, 21-22 July 2012 Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand. editor / Daniel Cermak-Sassenrath. New York, NY : Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2012. pp. 1-9

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Cabanag, M, Richards, D & Hitchens, M 2012, A novel agent based control scheme for RTS games. in D Cermak-Sassenrath (ed.), Playing the system: poceedings of the 8th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment, 21-22 July 2012 Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York, NY, pp. 1-9, 8th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment: Playing the System, IE 2012, Auckland, New Zealand, 21/07/12. https://doi.org/10.1145/2336727.2336734

A novel agent based control scheme for RTS games. / Cabanag, Matt; Richards, Deborah ; Hitchens, Michael.
Playing the system: poceedings of the 8th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment, 21-22 July 2012 Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand. ed. / Daniel Cermak-Sassenrath. New York, NY: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2012. p. 1-9.

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Cabanag M, Richards D , Hitchens M. A novel agent based control scheme for RTS games. In Cermak-Sassenrath D, editor, Playing the system: poceedings of the 8th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment, 21-22 July 2012 Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand. New York, NY: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). 2012. p. 1-9 doi: 10.1145/2336727.2336734

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