StarCraft II: A New Challenge for Game AI
Imagine a video game turned into a testing ground for smart programs.
This setup uses StarCraft II as a playground where computers try to learn by doing, called reinforcement learning.
The game is hard because it's a multi-agent world with hidden parts of the map, tons of choices and many things to watch at once.
Agents must plan far ahead, making long-term strategies over many moves, not just quick reactions.
Researchers also added small practice scenes, the mini-games, that focus on single tasks so the programs can learn step by step.
When machines train on those small tasks, they do ok, about like a new player.
But on the full maps they struggle, often stuck and not improving much.
People shared lots of human game files so the machines can learn from real players, and there is an easy way to connect to the game for others to try.
This project is open, invites everyone curious, and it's clear — building smarter game agents will take new ideas and time, lots of time.
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StarCraft II: A New Challenge for Reinforcement Learning
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