Jumpgate Evolution - AI

November 19, 2007

MMORPG.COM posted another issue of the Jumpgate Evolution Developer chat with Lead Producer Herman Peterscheck. This time Herman shares his thoughts on the implementation of the AI in the NetDevils upcoming space MMO. Being a programmer myself I found it quite interesting that it is planned to run the AI code on it’s own dedicated server in order to improve scalability which also means that it’s going to be be harder for the rest of the engine to interface with the AI.

“SAL-9000: “Will I dream?”
“Dr. Chandra: “Of course you will. All intelligent beings dream. Nobody knows why.”

I can distinctly remember this scene from 2010; and it is a most amazing moment in a Science Fiction movie, I find. Amazing not only because it shows some kind of sentience in a machine (we got plenty of that in 2001), but because of the response. Nobody knows why. When you consider how things in games work, that mantra comes up over and over again. Most things in games are the result of nobody knowing why. Why is that wonderful thing that happens when all the pieces come together and things just seem to work. It’s a moment we all work for. It’s a moment we all hope for. It’s what games are all about …”

You can read the full article at MMORPG.com.

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