XPost: comp.ai.alife, comp.ai.games   
   From: Jochen.Fromm@t-online.de   
      
   >   
   > Artificial worlds have been used in AI, but these worlds are   
   > generally very simple, and they map to a very restricted subset   
   > of the real world domain, such as rectangular blocks which can   
   > support other blocks. [..]   
   > But I would argue that the simplicity and limited size of these   
   > environments limits the possibilities for the development of   
   > intelligence.   
   >   
   > [..]   
   >   
   > I think true AI will evolve out of games, because of smart opponents   
   > making for an improved gaming experience. Multiplayer games reduce   
   > the need for emergent game AI's, but they'll still be needed e.g. for   
   > slack periods when not many real people are logged on to a game, but   
   > the few that want to control large armies.   
   >   
   > Martin Gradwell.   
   >   
      
   Yes, the worlds used so far are too simple. You are right, the   
   complexity of the environment limits the possibilities for the   
   development of intelligence (As Herbert A. Simon says in   
   "The Sciences of the Artificial", the complexity of the behavior   
   of an individual mirrors the complexity of it's environment).   
      
   This is the reason why multiplayer games are important. They   
   increase the complexity of an environment. The increased   
   complexity in turns enables the creation of sophisticated   
   game AI.   
      
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