What are you studying and where?

[Pekka]

It's me again and my lame threads as usual. But i'm seeking for information again.

I was just thinking about studies. I was thinking of studying computer science or something that has to do with economics.
Then i realized i could come to US to study.. would be great experience and all. I tested myself and took SAT (not the real one, just a test one) and it was quite easy, so i think i'd do well there too.
So what do you guys study and where? Would you recommend your school? I'm trying to narrow down the options, as there are endless possibilites.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Go in the East... and study... well, really whatever you want .

[orange]

History Ed. Major, Poly Sci Minor

University of Delaware

Delaware

US

[Pekka]

Imram, do you mean East as in Asia, or as in East Coast?

[Plan Austral]

Currently, trying to be aproved in the Buenos Aires University."UBA"

I am studying Law


Argentina, of course.

[MrFun]

My major is History and I'm currently an undergraduate student.

I plan to become a professor after graduate school, and right now, I'm at St. Ambrose University in eastern Iowa of United States.

Not sure where I will be for graduate school.

[David James]

I'm studying economics at Queen's University in Kingston, Canada. In the fall I'll be entering my fourth year of studies.

Queen's Economics Department (look at that, QED!)

http://qed.econ.queensu.ca/

[alva]

life!! ( at first hand)

[Asher]

Computer Science (specialty in either AI, Video Games [unique program to Canada], or Software Engineering -- haven't chosen yet)

University of Calgary

Alberta

Canada

[Tuberski]

my belly button....at work

now where did i get green lint from?

[Inverse Icarus]

Computer Science / Information Technology / Minds and Machines at Rensselaer Polytchnic Institute (www.rpi.edu) in Troy, NY.

i'll make an AI that'll beat Soren's

[Asher]

I wonder if there will ever be an AI in games that doesn't include cheating.

[Inverse Icarus]

Originally posted by Asher
I wonder if there will ever be an AI in games that doesn't include cheating.

give it time. i am honestly in awe over black and whites AI structure, i'd really love to see the source some day.

the way the creature learns what you do, then mimicks it until it does it the same way, is simply amazing.

i'm fairly sure it can be made quite simple, if the creature is watching, it will get every object in order, ie:

hand
person
throw
water

if you taught it to throw your people in the water.

the brilliance in the AI is that it takes into count the chance fo mistake, you have to repeditely show the creature how to do something, so they can compare existing lists of objects / actions over time, and figure out what you want it to do.

the only problem is that the AI wouldnt be able to learn fast enough in civ, especially for an early warmonger like myself.

the AI would have to learn from game-to-game, not just turn-to-turn. such an AI would present a challenge to the player, but may be a pushover to another. IE a civ thats used to a peaceful builder may get taken advantage of by a warmonger in another game.

the only way to make an AI that can actually compete with a human player is to make it think, flat out. the best thing we can do now (without cheating) is to teach the AI strategies. no matter hwo good they are, the human will eventully pick up on them, see patterns, and destory the AI every time, because we learn while they dont.

until that day, until the computer analyzes yuo the same you you do it, the AI will always be lesser than a human player.

and they'll charge you another $50 for multiplayer.

[Timexwatch]

Uber: Good job with the snow debacle during ceremonies last weekend. Hope that doesn't happen to you when you graduate

[CyberGnu]

post-doctoral work, chemistry, Caltech.

If you wanna go into computer science, I can recommend Caltech, but it's a ***** to get into. :-)

Did my PhD at Notre Dame, Indiana. Also known as 'hell on earth'. Don't go there whatever you do.