Preface
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an essential part of any game. It makes the virtual world we create more immersive and fun to play in. Game AI is different from the general scientific AI that we know; it is more targeted to solve key problems in game design, including navigation, which is how a nonplayer character (NPC) should move from one point to another and avoid obstacles; decision making, which is how to perform certain actions based on different situations; and environment sensing, which is the ability to understand what exists in the environment and what its status is. These techniques make it possible to create a dynamic and realistic gameplay so that the players will be more engaged in the world that is created for them.
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