Anybody knows who are famous Artificial Intelligence programmers in the Game Industry? I think that the person who designed the A.I. for the Unreal Engine, Halo, Half-Life, The Sims are real geniuses. Do leading Game Industry programmers publish academic papers and speak at conference besides GDC? John Tan

I don't know any, but...

There are some very interesting articles about the Halo AI.
In the Mind of the Enemy: The Artificial Intelligence of Halo 2
Handling Complexity in the Halo 2 AI

When I think of good AI programmers, i scratch my head. To be honest i have never heard of an acclaimed AI programmer, such as one hears of great engine programmers, great designers etc etc.

So troubling me this is I start to think about games that had very good _Game_ AI, these titles come to mind.

From most recently

FEAR
Halflife 2
Halo ( i didnt manage to play this but will asap )
Black or White 1 and 2
Fable
Dungeon Keeper
Civilisation and friends

I struggle to think more, So these guys i think would be responsible for some of the better AI available in the industry

[Edited by - lubby on November 11, 2005 2:01:45 AM]