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DramaMax Robots vs. Tanks

Control tanks to defeat the robot before it reaches city limits. Program the robot to maximize drama through its actions to create excitement and tension. Play out the battle on a checkerboard battlefield to see who emerges victorious.

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DramaMax Robots vs. Tanks

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  1. Us vs. It

  2. Tanks vs. Robot • Turn-based Cooperative Strategy • Tank players must destroy the Robot before it reaches the city limits. • Robot is controlled by “AI” rules.

  3. The Robot • Has 10 Hit Points • Actions: • Move: 1 space forward • Turn: 90° towards target • Laser Eye: Shoots straight forward • Fists: Attack all 8 adjacent spaces • Self Destruct: Inflicts blast damage when destroyed.

  4. The Tanks • Have 4 Hit Points • Two Actions Per Turn • Move: 1 space forward • Turn: 90° left or right • Shoot: straight forward • “Stunned” 1 turn when hit • Lose speed and guns when damaged

  5. The Battlefield • Standard 8x8 checkerboard • Tanks and Robot start on opposite edges • Robot wants to move past far edge

  6. Battle! • Set up the game board. • Robot goes first: • Execute steps in order • Each step that triggers costs 1 action point • Robot stops when: • out of action points • after step 10. • When Robot finishes, all tanks move. • Alternate Robot and Tanks until one side wins.

  7. Comments?

  8. Your Mission: • Program the robot to maximize drama. • What does that mean?

  9. Your Mission: • Program the robot to maximize drama. • What does that mean? • Inevitability • Uncertainty • Dramatic Arc

  10. Programming the Robot You can specify: • Move Triggers • Turn Targets • Laser Damage and Triggers • Fist Damage and Triggers • Sequence of Actions • Actions per Turn (action points)

  11. Iterate Towards Drama • Fail faster! • Try to get in many iterations • Play complete games • Archive your iterations

  12. Keep Working… • Work until 6:00 • Return to this room tomorrow.

  13. Welcome Back • Keep tuning your robots. • Achieve drama by 10:30

  14. Add a new feature • Attack • Weapon • Rule • Don’t ruin the drama. • Don’t change the tanks!

  15. Time for the Robot Battle! • See how your Robot fares against others. • Robots look like Tanks to other Robots • Robots that cross their “goal line” warp to the opposite edge. • Last robot standing wins.

  16. Results? • Present your final programs. • Was there drama?

  17. Discussion • How does the drama manifest? • What creates uncertainty? • What creates inevitability? • When does the climax occur?

  18. Discussion • What is the role of the Self Destruct mechanic?

  19. Discussion • What new feature did you add? • What was most dramatic?

  20. Discussion • Was the Robot battle dramatic?

  21. Discussion • What aesthetic goals can AI serve?

  22. Final Thoughts?

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