!\wn/\I I i II I. Computer science class designs chess game for competition 111111"1'11" \\\\\\\\\\\W,IIIIIIIIIIIIII,I,I,I,WUnmlllllllllllllllllllllllllll111111111111,1111111' 11111'11'111 Seniors in the computer science department harnessed all the skills they had learned since their freshman year to complete a final project in Software Development. 1he students were given 12weeks to complete an assignment of building a fully functioning 3-D chess game. "We have some very intelligent students in the class," Dana Steil, instructor ofcomputer science, said. "They really needed a challenge." The students were divided up into teams, chosen by SteiL "While chess is a very difficult game, each team member has strengths and weaknesses that the other members can work with to complete the project," Steil said. Senior Jared Stilwell said the process oflearning in this class was long at times. "The class is like a matathon." Stilwell said. "You realize how much you don't know and you have to figure it out before the finish line." One of the problems the students faced was the artificial intelligence of the computer player that had to go into the game. "Chess is such a complex game," senior Matt Alexander said. "It's really hard to program the best possible move the computer can make." The students said it was difficult to make progress. ''I'm scared," Stilwell said. "Chess is a very difficult game, I think it will be a dose finish." When the students completed the projects, testers were given the games to play. The testers judged the students ability to utilize all the tools they had learned, and the students were able to see the final results from someone else's eyes. "We have planned for nationally ranked chess players to test the programs," Steil said. "This will really challenge the students' programming skills." At the end ofthe semester, the computer science department had an Artificial Intelligence Super Bowl Dec. 11. This was a time when the campus was invited to see rhe students' accomplishments and play the games. The games were judged by testers and ranked by the intelligence oftheir AI. The two best games were pitted against each other in a "Super Bowl." "llle 'Super Bowl' is always fun," Alexander said. "We really enjoy getting to see other students enjoy our work." Senior David Locke's program won the super– bowl after winning the most Al matches. ·AndrewDorsey I~,\a/;~;~,mWli (ffi~ During 0comp~ler science seminar in th~ Pryor– __England Center Oct 28 seniors Joseph Perero. Rya Brown and Chris Fassett use . II ones durin a ro'eet that Markup anguage. ·1111",11 Ke(l( xc h£ §§ £&&1 §§% 1
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