"The contest Facebook entered, like most AI research in the area, used an older version of StarCraft, which is considered equally difficult for software to master."
I'm surprised this one hasn't been called out yet but Starcraft: Brood War and Starcraft II are completely different games, not just different versions.
I'm surprised this one hasn't been called out yet but Starcraft: Brood War and Starcraft II are completely different games, not just different versions.
And apart from what was already mentioned regarding information on the scene, this link is pretty useful: http://sscaitournament.com/index.php?action=tutorial
An older post on this topic: http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/485544-intro-to-scbw-ai-deve...
Facebook: facebook.com/groups/bwapi
As for SSCAIT in particular: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/SSCAIT