Poll #23: 8/06/01 - 9/06/01


Building a Game AI
Just how difficult is it to be a good, challenging, Game AI?
  
It's pretty easy if you know the game rules. (20)
9%
  
It's tricky, but you can do it with some effort. (40)
18%
  
I'd rate it about the same as doing any other part of the game. (33)
15%
  
It's pretty darned difficult, all things considered. (100)
45%
  
I'm amazed any game has any kind of AI! (27)
12%

Total Votes: 220

FINAL RESULTS
Steve's Comments: An interesting question that prompted a variety of interesting responses. Overall I'm not too surprised by the bent of the answers--fully 72% of the 220 responses thought that building a good game AI was at least as challenging as doing any other part of a game, and 12% were amazed that any AIs ever provided a worthy opponent, period. About what I expected from the group that visits these pages, but a good snapshot nonetheless. I wonder if I can get some graphics page somewhere to ask the same about 3D engines--anybody got any suggestions?