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#5 Virtual Reality

{ September 25, 2008 @ 6:12 am } · { 1 }
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Virtual Reality: Is an environment created by a computer. Virtual reality has the power to make people belive that this reality really does exist. 

Example: If i may i would like to personalize this particular topic. I would like to personalize this because i am an extream gamer (not a very good one) and have explored many diffrent types of vertual reality. The best VA (virtual reality) out there at the moment is suposedly a game called “world of warcraft” (WOW) this game is one of the best MMORPG (masive multiplayer online role playing game) out there at the moment because:

1) oh its graphics

2) Because of its interaction with other players.

3) Because it personalizes it with the user

4) And also is widly advertised on the internet and also on the televition. 

Because of the top reasons why it is so popular is because it fits the virtual reality description to the T. This game is so life like… (to some people). Now i said i wonted to personalize this a bit and this is because of different types of options on a VA game. 

WOW is a game for people that love graphics, and are not fussed on a story line. Because it has such good graphics it makes the user believe that the environment is truly real. 

Yet a game called runescape does not have the best graphics yet it makes the user believe that it is truly in the game by its story line, most players call it “extremely addictive”. 

Personally i am a story line type of guy and i love to play runescape because it sucks me into its environment. 

I have player WOW and i like it… alot also, simply because it sucks me into the environment with its graphics. 

Below you can find 2 links of some in game shots to compare on what i have just talked about VA, and what makes it Virtual:

WOW

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1pxsYp4xPQ 

Runescape:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLOB5hI-S04&feature=related

#4 Simulations

{ September 18, 2008 @ 2:45 am } · { 1 }
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Simulation:

9/11 plane hitting tower simulation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cddIgb1nGJ8

  • Why is the simulation used / necessary?: The simulation that i have found was to do with the 9/11 twin tower attack. This simulation is necessary because it shows scientist detectives, officers or anyone investigating the terrorist attack how the plane collided with one of the 2 twin towers. 
  • What hardware is needed for the simulation?: Pacific hardware to create a simulation could not be found. Yet if you where going to create a graphic storyboard you would need a high graphics card, such a Nivada 0.3+. Such software that creates a simulation are Flexim.
  • What software is needed for the simulation? Such a software would be Flexim or ADI
  • Where do you think this type of simulation might go in the future? For consumers to see what a product can, and will do is a great marketing technique. This simulation software will be a great way to purswade  buyers. 

    • #3 Forward and Backward Chaining

    { September 16, 2008 @ 9:16 am } · { 1 }
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    Forward and backward chaining are 2 main parts of using the inference rules in artificial intelligence. 

    Forward Chaing:

    It uses the inference rules to extract data, untill its goal is achieved. The forward chaining is used by an inference engine that searches interface rules to find a antecedent that is true. It the results in data.

    Backward Chaining

    Backward chaining is the complete opposite of forward chaining.  It all starts with some hypothesis’ that must be achieved, it does this by working backward from consequent to antecedent, this is done to see available data. Then it is crossed off the goal list.

    #2 The Turing Test PART 2

    { September 16, 2008 @ 8:26 am } · { 1 }
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    The chat box

    http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/chat.mpl

    Screen shot 1

     

    the first talk

    the first talk

    In the caption above, when i first started to talk it wasn’t half bad, it understood me and it had some edge.

     

    the second talk

    the second talk

    In this screen shot, it started to make no sense, it didn’t understand me fully so it just asked “what?” i found after this is would start again.

     

    In this screen shot we find that it become distored and i find myself fighting with it because it is confused, i am confused… we are both confused because it keeps saying what?

    In my opinion in the beginning it tricked me, but in the end it did not convince me at all, i give it a 5/10 and say that it does not pass the turing test

    #2 The Turing Test PART 1

    { September 16, 2008 @ 7:47 am } · { 1 }
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  • What is the Turing Test?: A turing test is an experiment made in the 1930s by a man named Alan Turing. It was created to prove that AI (artificial intelligence) is not completely different (in principle) to natural intelligence. In other words it is a test to tell if a particular computer is intelligent or not. 
  • Is the Turing Test a valid test of intelligence?: My idea of intelligence is not communication but is a means of problem solving, reacting fast on morals, having its own thoughts and/or opinion upon a subject or all subjects and the ability to handle difficult obstacles (this can be in a good way, or in a negative way). However the Turing test bases its judgment on weather or not a truly intelligent organ can be tricked by artificial intelligence in believing it is truly another person. In saying this (to me) the Turing test is a basic way of testing intelligence but with the use of true intelligence there must be a way to have an intelligent/ critical test that could be created to test AI in a sufficient way. Such a test would have to include:
  • 1) Does the AI not only ask questions but also reply to answers (i.e. its opinion on the subject)
  • 2) Does it not only ask questions but also answer them in an itelligent matter and also in a moral manner (i.e. does it place a strong reason for its answer).
  • 3) Does it understand you even if you where to use slang (e.g. u, lol, rofl, lmao).
  • 4) does it recognize sarcasm and/or emotions, and can it relate or react to it (in a positive way or negative way)
  • 5) Does it not repeat itself with the same question or answer, (e.g. how are you, what are you doing) in other words does it not stop and start again when it gets confused. 
  • Please find next section of part 2 in a different blog, most probably above this one.

    • #1 AI

    { September 11, 2008 @ 1:09 pm } · { 1 }
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    Tasks 1:  AI

    [Homework due 12th Sepetember 2008]

     

    • Research AI and write a blog entry in response.  Use the title #1 AI  and make sure that you have answered the following questions:
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      1. What is AI? Is Artificial intelligence
      2. Is AI achievable? it would be achievable if you could make a complete copy of a human bean… yet it is said that if you can fool one human bean in believing it is talking to another human bean that machine is AI 
      3. How has AI been represented in film? (refer to at least TWO films) Star wars would have to have 1 sort of basic AI involved. Im not 100% sure but i think the gold robot was controlled by a remote, and i know the little other one was. Yet is this AI if a human is controlling the robot? i dont really think so, yet the fact that a robot is interacting with human in some way is reason enough to say it is AI. Another film would have to be one of those Sci-fi shows, yes i know you said film, but there is a good example of AI in star force galactica on the Sci-fi channel, i haven’t watched it much but i know there are some little robots that look like bugs that roll around all over the place doing jobs with humans. Like i said before, the fact that they are interacting with humans is reason to say that it is basic intelligence. 
      4. Which film do you think represents AI in the most plausible way? I would have to say star wars, simply because it is more involved. 
    • Read at least TWO other students’ blogs and comment on their thoughts.

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