Battlecode teams compete against one another by programming a variety of tactics into their players on the field. (Image courtesy of the Battlecode developers. Used with permission.)
Instructor(s)
Maxwell Mann
MIT Course Number
6.370
As Taught In
January IAP 2013
Level
Undergraduate / Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course is conducted as an artificial intelligence programming contest in Java. Students work in teams to program virtual robots to play Battlecode, a real-time strategy game. Optional lectures are provided on topics and programming practices relevant to the game, and students learn and improve their programming skills experientially. The competition culminates in a live Battlecode tournament.
This course is offered during the Independent Activities Period (IAP), which is a special 4-week term at MIT that runs from the first week of January until the end of the month.
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