MarI/O – Machine Learning for Video Games
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#2Thank you for sharing. The video explanation is really easy to follow.
For interested people, here is an interview with K. Stanley, the author of NEAT: http://aigamedev.com/open/interviews/galactic-arms-race/
I was wondering if this learning technique was applied to any other games. I came across this:
1. https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~mhauskn/papers/atari.pdf
2. http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.93....
Re: MarI/O – Machine Learning for Video Games
#3TLDR: a neural network playing Super Mario.
A very cool demonstration showing how the network evolves.
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#4I have reasonable suspicion that it wouldn't be nearly as easy to train without "spinning" move which basically gives invulnerability against all enemies sans their bullets, iirc.
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#5I have reasonable suspicion that it wouldn't be nearly as easy to train without "spinning" move which basically gives invulnerability against all enemies sans their bullets, iirc.
As far as I can tell, it would only require longer time (more iterations) for the network to learn, but it would still work.
The main problem I see is that the algorithm is learning from the same level (or set of levels). It would be interesting to see what happens if you give it some completely new level to play.
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#6I have reasonable suspicion that it wouldn't be nearly as easy to train without "spinning" move which basically gives invulnerability against all enemies sans their bullets, iirc.
I see this videoclip as a great introduction to neural networks and genetic algorithms (something I didn't know existed in ML) rather than a simple "computer completes videogame level". You're probably right nonetheless (I can't remember the mechanics of this mario game) :)
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#7I have reasonable suspicion that it wouldn't be nearly as easy to train without "spinning" move which basically gives invulnerability against all enemies sans their bullets, iirc.
Wait, does it really give you invulnerability? In the video Mario never runs into a single enemy while spin jumping.
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#8This is a really cool and intuitive introduction to this sort of algorithms, and the example and visualization make it very accessible. Great work, I'm sure it will inspire some kids to get into ML and neural networks.
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#9Awesomeness. How you explain machine learning principles/NEAT really shows a firm grasp. The fact it's done in lua...makes it even more eccentrically cool.
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#10I have reasonable suspicion that it wouldn't be nearly as easy to train without "spinning" move which basically gives invulnerability against all enemies sans their bullets, iirc.
Wait, does it really give you invulnerability? In the video Mario never runs into a single enemy while spin jumping.
Not exactly. Some enemies that would kill you with a normal jump when you land on them, Mario will bounce off of with a spin jump.