Hmm, yes, one could model naughts and crosses with a game tree (and a big one at that) or a game in strategic form, however, I would maintain that at its most general, the game could be adequately defined and reasoned in something like Z which is a combination of 1st order logic and z-f set theory.
At 14:10 17/02/2011, you wrote:
actually, I would also throw into it a study of combinatorics, which studies counting the number of alternatives in order to establish probability. Of course, this isn't the only area as it does not involve AI, but I remember some very interesting problems in that course when I was a student.You know, AI uses a lot of areas of math and computer science to form strategies. I don't know if "game theory" is the proper name, but it comes to mind from somewhere deep in my memory.Have fun. --le ----- Original Message ----- From: <mailto:jglists0@xxxxxxxxx>John G To: <mailto:programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 7:18 AM Subject: Re: What's The Name Of This Gaming Thing?I would use a combo of first order logic, set theory and a pinch of automata theory. You may find the following of some interest:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence At 12:58 17/02/2011, you wrote:Hi,I'm not sure how to ask this question since I don't have the background yet. When you have a program that is playing a game, let's say a simple game, like TicTacToe, and it tries to figure out what the best move is, what is that whole subject called? Or when you have a game where you are moving two people around and you don't want them to run into one-another, is that the same subject?Thanks. Jim Jim Homme, Usability Services, Phone: 412-544-1810. Skype: jim.hommeInternal recipients, <http://mysites.highmark.com/personal/lidikki/Blog/default.aspx>Read my accessibility blog. <http://collaborate.highmark.com/COP/technical/accessibility/default.aspx>Discuss accessibility here. <http://collaborate.highmark.com/COP/technical/accessibility/Accessibility%20Wiki/Forms/AllPages.aspx>Accessibility Wiki: Breaking news and accessibility advice----------This e-mail and any attachments to it are confidential and are intended solely for use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and then delete it. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not keep, use, disclose, copy or distribute this e-mail without the author's prior permission. The views expressed in this e-mail message do not necessarily represent the views of Highmark Inc., its subsidiaries, or affiliates.