• DocumentCode
    2807366
  • Title

    Applying Monte-Carlo Tree Search to collaboratively controlling of a Ghost Team in Ms Pac-Man

  • Author

    Kien Quang Nguyen ; Thawonmas, Ruck

  • Author_Institution
    Intell. Comput. Entertainment Lab., Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    2-3 Nov. 2011
  • Firstpage
    8
  • Lastpage
    11
  • Abstract
    We present an application of Monte-Carlo Tree Search (MCTS) to controlling ghosts in the game of Ms Pac-Man. We approach the problem by performing MCTS on each ghost´s tree that represents the game state from the ghost´s perspective. Our goal is to create a strong ghost team that is adaptable to a variety of Ms Pac-Man´s play styles. This ghost team (ICE gUCT) won the CEC 2011 Ms Pac-Man vs Ghost Team Competition for the ghost side.
  • Keywords
    Monte Carlo methods; computer games; tree searching; CEC 2011 Ms Pac-Man; ICE gUCT; Monte Carlo tree search; collaborative ghost team control; ghost perspective; ghost team competition; ghost tree; Aerospace electronics; Artificial intelligence; Games; Ice; Monte Carlo methods; Roads; Vectors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Games Innovation Conference (IGIC), 2011 IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Orange, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0258-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IGIC.2011.6114952
  • Filename
    6114952