Umělá inteligence pro hraní počítačových her

Abstract

This bachelor’s thesis focuses on the analysis and practical application of artificial intelligence in the gaming industry. Initially, it provides a basic overview of various AI methods used in games and then examines in detail concrete movement steering techniques and decision-making processes of autonomous agents. The practical part presents the development of a computer game that serves as a demonstration of these methods. The work investigates, under which structure movement and decision-making AI techniques should be integrated into game agents. In the area of movement, it presents algorithms of steering behaviors, which are managed by a navigation system for pathfinding in level environments and a decision-making system. The decision-making system is implemented using behavior trees, which are capable of creating complex behavior patterns in an elegant way. The game also analyses how finite state machines contribute to lower-level decision-making in the areas of movement and animation.