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Session Name: AI Summit: Logic Programming in Commercial Games: Experiences and Lessons Learned
Speaker(s): Robert Zubek, Ian Horswill
Company Name(s): SomaSim LLC, Northwestern University
Track / Format: AI Summit

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Overview: In this session, Robert Zubek and Ian Horswill describe their experiences using Logic Programming in the development of two recent games. Logic Programming is a paradigm where the programmer specifies the "what" but not the "how," by defining rules and goals, but leaving it to the system to figure out execution details. It's a powerful approach for use in games, and this talk describes how they used LP for three different purposes: NPC AI that encoded social norms, PCG code using constraint satisfaction, and build-time tools that verified asset consistency. The talk ends with pointers for attendees to get start using LP in their own projects.

Game Developers Conference 2023

Robert Zubek

SomaSim LLC

Ian Horswill

Northwestern University

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