Computer Games IILong before the advent of the electronic computer, man was fascinated by the idea of automating the thought processes employed in playing games of skill. The very first chess "Automaton" captured the imagination oflate eighteenth century Vienna, and by the early 1900s there was a genuine machine that could play the chess endgame of king and rook against a lone king. Soon after the invention of the computer, scientists began to make a serious study of the problems involved in programming a machine to play chess. Within a decade this interest started to spread, first to draughts (checkers) and later to many other strategy games. By the time the home computer was born, there had already been three decades of research into computer games. Many of the results of this research were published, though usually in publications that are extremely difficult (or even impossible for most people) to find. Hence the present volumes. Interest in computers and programming has now reached into almost every home in the civilized world. Millions of people have regular access to computers, and most of them enjoy playing games. In fact, approximately 80 percent of all software sold for use on personal computers is games software. |
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This function considers the various enemy groups , again ordered by value and
stability , and attempts through its ... If there are no attackable enemy groups ,
control passes to the remaining midgame and endgame functions , in the order ...
This function considers the various enemy groups , again ordered by value and
stability , and attempts through its ... If there are no attackable enemy groups ,
control passes to the remaining midgame and endgame functions , in the order ...
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... and several built - in data types and many built - in functions are provided in
Gopal in order to increase the descriptive ... a built - in function PNT ( x , y )
returns a Point type value with the given coordinates ; a Boolean function
EmplArea ( P ...
... and several built - in data types and many built - in functions are provided in
Gopal in order to increase the descriptive ... a built - in function PNT ( x , y )
returns a Point type value with the given coordinates ; a Boolean function
EmplArea ( P ...
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The Strategic - Value Function The rules of the game are simple , but play can be
quite complicated . Each player tries to link his tokens and cut the links between
his opponent ' s tokens . During his turn , a player should somehow determine ...
The Strategic - Value Function The rules of the game are simple , but play can be
quite complicated . Each player tries to link his tokens and cut the links between
his opponent ' s tokens . During his turn , a player should somehow determine ...
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by ALAN M STANIER | 12 |
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