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Title
The Machine Intelligence Hex Project
Author/Creator
Chalup, Stephan;  Mellor, Drew;  Rosamond, Frances Ann
Description
Hex is a challenging strategy board game for two players. To enhance students' progress in acquiring understanding and practical experience with complex machine intelligence and programming concepts we developed the Machine Intelligence Hex (MIHex) project. The associated undergraduate student assignment is about designing and implementing Hex players and evaluating them in an automated tournament of all programs developed by the class. This article surveys educational aspects of the MIHex project. Additionally, fundamental techniques for game programming as well as specific concepts for Hex board evaluation are reviewed. The MIHex game server and possibilities of tournament organisation are described. We summarise and discuss our experiences from running the MIHex project assignment over four consecutive years. The impact on student motivation and learning benefits are evaluated using questionnaires and interviews.
Relation
Computer Science Education Vol. 15, Issue 4, p. 245-273
Publisher Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08993400500222066
Date
2005
Publisher
Ablex Pub. Corp.
Keyword(s)
Hex;  strategy;  board game;  machine intelligence
Resource Type
journal article
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/27737
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ISSN:0899-3408
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