CPSC 335 Assignment 5

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CPSC 335Assignment 5

• The Game of TIC TAC TOE
• Online Contest Results
• By Russel Ahmed Apu

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Contest Objectives

• A flavor of AI and Software evolution
• Intense problem solving
• Researching methods
• What works?
• What doesnt work?

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Outcome

• 5016 games played by students
• 3987 games credited to scoring (after 13th)
• Participation was phenomenal
• Competition was fierce
• Some teams performed exceptionally well
• The AI exceeded our expectation
• Bravo!
• Losing and learning what doesnt work is
  equally important!
• Evolution is the KEY
• The learning experience is important,
  winning/losing doesnt matter
• A losing teams work is equally appreciated

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The Raw Scores
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Normalizing the Score

• Designed to reflect the fair performance of a
  team
• Ranki,j Sqrt( clamp(rawi,j-rawj,i, 0,
  100) )
• Score(p) Sum(Rankp,i, i1..n)

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The Ranked Score of teams
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Final Score and Team Ranking