Course Info
In this course, we will study human-like artificial agents, that is autonomous intelligent agents situated in a virtual environment similar to real world that act like humans. The course gives an overview of types of such agents and their architectures with the emphasis on the problem of action selection. The course also focuses on solving practical issues related to real-time and partially observable environments. The course is taught at MFF UK as NAIL068.
Schedule (SIS)
Lectures: Thursdays, 17:20, S4 (we start 23.2.2017)
Labs: Tuesdays, 15:40, SW2 (we start 28.2.2017)
Plan & Slides
| No. | Date | Topic | Lecturer | Slides |
| 1. | 23.2.2017 | Introduction | Cyril Brom, Jakub Gemrot | Lecture, Gardener Agent Rules, Labs Promo |
| 2. | 2.3.2017 | Reactive Planning – Part I | Jakub Gemrot | Lecture |
| 3. | 9.3.2017 | Reactive Planning – Part II | Jakub Gemrot | Lecture |
| 4. | 16.3.2017 | Reactive Planning – Part III | Jakub Gemrot | Lecture |
| 5. | 23.3.2017 | Minimally cognitive robotics: body representations and sensorimotor contingencies in quadrupedal and humanoid robots |
Matěj Hoffmann (Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague; Cub Facility, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia) |
Lecture |
| 6. | 30.3.2017 | Reactive Planning – Part IV | Jakub Gemrot | Lecture |
| 7. | 6.4.2017 | Steerings, Environment Awareness Path-finding & Navigation techniques |
Jakub Gemrot | Spatial Aweraness Path-finding (in CZE) Steerings |
| 13.4.2017 | Easter holidays! | |||
| 8. | 20.4.2017 | AI in Kingdome Come: Deliverance | Tomáš Plch (Warhorse Studios) | TBD |
| 9. | 27.4.2017 | 17:20 AI in Kingdome Come: Deliverance 18:00 Neural networks for action selection |
Martin Černý (Warhorse Studios) Cyril Brom |
NN Slides, BDI Slides |
| 10. | 4.5.2017 | Ethologically inspired architectures for action selection I User study: debriefing |
Cyril Brom Lukáš Kolek |
Ethology Slides I CS3889 Debriefing |
| 11. | 11.5.2017 | Ethologically inspired architectures for action selection II | Cyril Brom | Ethology Slides II (in Czech) |
| 12. | 18.5.2017 | Level-of-detail AI, Episodic memory | Cyril Brom | TBD |
Exam for FF UK students
Exams for New Media Studies students: Action-selection for virtual characters: finite state machines, if-then rules, behavior trees. Navigation: A* (basic principles), steering rules, terrain representation.
Experiment (for both MFF & FF UK students)
Attending the experiment is mandatory! You will receive no credits if you miss this.
Computer games and attitudes change
Popularity of the computer games is on its rise. Historical computer games became one of the most common and successful forms through which the past is engaged. However the research about the effects of those games on their players is still limited. This user study is focused on player´s attitudes towards the historical topics represented in the game.
Place: Malostranské náměstí 2/25, Prague 1 in a room SW1
Time: 9:30 – 12:00
Possible Dates:
1) 7.4. 2017
2) 14.4. 2017
3) 21.4. 2017
4) 28.4. 2017
It is necessary that you choose ONE date which suits you the best through the link provided you via email. Deadline for the registration is 16.3.2017
Do it as soon as possible since there is limitation of 6 participants per date!
At the end of the semester will be organised debriefing session regarding the design of the experiment.
In case of any trouble, please contact the administrator of the user-study: lukaskolek(at)live.com
Slides Archive (2010-2015)
- Introduction (in Czech)
- Reactive planning, If-then rules, Finite state machines, POSH (updated 130227)
- Pathfinding (in Czech)
- Steering (updated spring 2012)
- Creatures, neural networks, evolutionary algorithms
- Tyrrell (free-flow hierarchy)
- Computational ethology (in Czech)
- Fuzzy approach, emotions (Champandard)
- Belief Desire Intention
- Representation – logic, RETE, affordances, deictic representation
- Agents vs. Animats, Wooldridge, FIPA, speech acts
- Soar intro
- Storytelling intro
- Spatial memory & psychological experiments (updated 130425)
- Slides on emotions (2007, in Czech)