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Nov 8, 2005, 8:35 PM
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EA Games launches Tank Wars
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EA Games launched 'Tank Wars', a competition for Canadian computer science students to compete for the title of 'Best of Breed' and take home a new gaming computer complete with an EA line-up of PC titles. Using technology created by EA's studio in Vancouver, the 'Tank Wars' competition invites students to demonstrate their skill by writing an A.I. program that pits one military tank against another in a battle for supremacy. EA will provide the software code free of charge to participating students and all entrants will retain ownership of their intellectual property.
EA has simplified the controls, graphics, menus and overall development environment to allow students to pour 100% of their brain power into exploring new approaches that demonstrate their mastery of A.I. The concept is simple: in a 100m x 100m world, two tanks are locked in an arena where only one will survive. The challenge is to program the tank which will exit victorious. The finalists will present their completed A.I. designs to the EAC judging panel and the winning entries will be chosen based on technical ability, originality and creative merit.
The
by-invitation-only competition is open to the following schools:
University of British Columbia, Queen's University, University of
Waterloo, Simon Fraser University, University of Toronto, University of
Victoria, University of Dalhousie, University of Calgary, University of
Alberta andCarleton University and in Quebec, Ecole de Technologie
Superieure, Ecole Polytechnique, University of Montreal, Concordia
University, University of Sherbrooke and McGill University. The
competition is also inviting the participation of the following
Computer Gaming Clubs: University of Toronto Gaming Club, Queen's
University Gaming Club, Altered Reality Club at Simon Fraser
University, Competitive Programming Practice Club at Simon Fraser
University, Computer Science Student's Society at University of British
Columbia, Computer Science Undergraduate Society at University of
Calgary, Computer Engineering Club at University of Alberta, University
of Waterloo Gamers Club, Games Club at University of Victoria and Game
Development Club at University of Victoria.
(This post was edited by Mod on Nov 8, 2005, 8:36 PM)
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