Particle RobotParticle Robot GameVideo gaming has arisen as the latest form of interactive media, allowing anyone to exert their own skill through a screen. To achieve efficient locomotion with particle robots, we created a simulation game that utilizes the competitive nature of players to produce the most effective strategies for particle robot navigation. The particle robot system is biologically inspired where collective movement is controlled via the expansion of each robot. Previous methods of control consisted of a hand-crafted wave policy which was limited in scope and versatility. Our “Deep Particle Robot” web game, made using the Gamemaker Studio 2 engine, provides players with a time-based challenge with the objective of reaching a goal using a particle robot system. Current leaderboards prove human intuitiveness to be superior to hand-crafted functions to a fault, with some players discovering exploits, contributing to future updates.
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Gamemaker Studio 2