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AI Summit
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March 9-10, 2010
The AI Summit at GDC features panels and lectures from more than two dozen of the top game AI programmers in the industry. Organized as a collective effort by the AI Game Programmers Guild, this event promises to give you an inside look at key architectures and issues within successful commercial games, as well as let you eavesdrop on conversations, debates, and rants on how game AI can move forward. This summit is targeted toward the intermediate to advanced programmer who wants deeper insight into the world of game AI, however anyone who is interested in what AI can offer next generation games will find invaluable insights and lessons from the speakers.
Highlighted Sessions
- AI Architecture Mashups: Insights into Intertwined Architectures
Speakers: Steve Rabin (Nintendo of America), Kevin Dill (Lockheed Martin), Brian Schwab (Blizzard Entertainment) - Behavior Trees: Three Ways of Cultivating Strong AI
Speakers: David Hernandez Cerpa (LucasArts), Alex Champandard (AiGameDev.com), Michael Dawe (Big Huge Games) - Experimental Game AI: Live Demos of Innovation
Speakers: Richard Evans (Maxis), Ian Holmes (University of California, Berkeley), Adam Russell (University of Derby), Michael Mateas (University of California, Santa Cruz), Steve Rabin (Nintendo of America) - Deciding on an AI Architecture: Which Tool for the Job?
Speakers: Charles Rich (Worcester Polytechnic Institute), Steve Rabin (Nintendo of America), Michael Dawe (Programmer, Big Huge Games), Dave Mark ( Intrinsic Algorithm), Alex Champandard (AiGameDev.com)
View all AI Summit sessions here.
Advisors
Steve Rabin
Principal Software Engineer, Nintendo of America
Steve is a principal software engineer at Nintendo of America, where he researches new techniques for Nintendo's next generation systems, develops tools, and supports Nintendo developers. Before Nintendo, Steve worked primarily as an AI engineer at several Seattle start-ups including Gas Powered Games, WizBang Software Productions, and Surreal Software. He managed and edited the AI Game Programming Wisdom series of books, the book Introduction to Game Development, and has over a dozen articles published in the Game Programming Gems series. He's spoken at the Game Developers Conference, moderated the AI roundtables, and founded the AI Game Programmers Guild. Steve teaches game AI at both the University of Washington Extension and at the DigiPen Institute of Technology. He earned a BS in computer engineering and an MS in computer science, both from the University of Washington.
Dave Mark
President & Lead Designer, Intrinsic Algorithm
Dave is the President and Lead Designer of Intrinsic Algorithm, LLC, an independent game development studio and AI consulting company in Omaha, Nebraska. He is the author of the book "Behavioral Mathematics for Game AI" and is a contributor to the "AI Game Programming Wisdom" and "Game Programming Gems" book series from Charles River Media. Dave is also a founding member of the AI Game Programmers Guild and has spoken at numerous conferences including being a co-host the 2009 AI Summit at GDC. He continues to further his education by attending the University of Life. He has no plans to graduate any time soon.
