Coevolutionary TEMPO game

Author

Johnson, Rodney W. ; Melich, Michael E. ; Michalewicz, Zbigniew ; Schmidt, Martin

Author_Institution

Naval Postgraduate Sch., Wayne E. Meyer Inst. of Syst. Eng., Monterey, CA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2004

fDate

19-23 June 2004

Firstpage

1610

Abstract

We present a description and initial results of a computer code that coevolves fuzzy logic rules to play a two-sided zero-sum competitive game. It is based on the TEMPO military planning game that has been used to teach resource allocation to over 20,000 students over the past 40 years. No feasible algorithm for optimal play is known. The coevolved rules, when pitted against human players, usually win the first few competitions. For reasons not yet understood, the evolved rules (found in a symmetrical competition) place little value on information concerning the play of the opponent but rather focus on exploiting the available weapon systems.

Keywords

computer games; evolutionary computation; fuzzy logic; game theory; military computing; optimisation; resource allocation; TEMPO military planning game; coevolutionary TEMPO game; computer code; fuzzy logic rules; human players; optimal play; resource allocation; two-sided zero-sum competitive game; weapon system; Computer science; Fuzzy logic; Government; Humans; Investments; Military computing; Resource management; Systems engineering and theory; Uncertainty; Weapons;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Evolutionary Computation, 2004. CEC2004. Congress on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8515-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CEC.2004.1331088

Filename

1331088