Unity 2018 Artificial Intelligence Cookbook（Second Edition）

Interactiveandengaginggamescomewithintelligentenemies,andthisintellectualbehavioriscombinedwithavarietyoftechniquescollectivelyreferredtoasArtificialIntelligence.ExploringUnity'sAPI,oritsbuilt-infeatures,allowslimitlesspossibilitieswhenitcomestocreatingyourgame'sworldsandcharacters.ThiscookbookcoversbothessentialandnichetechniquestohelpyoutakeyourAIprogrammingtothenextlevel.Tostartwith,you’llquicklyrunthroughtheessentialbuildingblocksofworkingwithanagent,programmingmovement,andnavigationinagameenvironment,followedbyimprovingyouragent'sdecision-makingandcoordinationmechanisms–allthroughhands-onexamplesusingeasilycustomizabletechniques.You’llthendiscoverhowtoemulatethevisionandhearingcapabilitiesofyouragentfornaturalandhumanlikeAIbehavior,andlaterimprovetheagentswiththehelpofgraphs.ThisbookalsocoversthenewnavigationalmeshwithimprovedAIandpathfindingtoolsintroducedintheUnity2018update.You’llempoweryourAIwithdecision-makingfunctionsbyprogrammingsimpleboardgames,suchastic-tac-toeandcheckers,andorchestrateagentcoordinationtogetyourAIsworkingtogetherasone.Bytheendofthisbook,you’llhavegainedexpertiseinAIprogramminganddevelopedcreativeandinteractivegames.