The Great Escape: online AI Game programming contest

Sat, 24 Jan 2015 11:57:58 -0500
computer-science, education, fyi, game-track, students

The Great Escape is an online international multiplayer coding contest being held for 2 weeks from February 6th starting at 12:00 pm EST to February 20th at 5:00 pm EST.

The Great Escape will be a thrilling multiplayer Artificial Intelligence Battle, where students will have to:

Program the best bot to escape a maze by trapping their ennemies,

Have their bot fight against other players’ bots in an arena

Improve their program as they go along until victory!

Participation is 100% online and free. Over 20 coding languages to choose from. International automated rankings + Leaderboard by University. 10+ sponsoring companies offering jobs and internships. Prizes to win: GoPro 4, iPad Mini, and 25+ t-shirts! All skill levels are encouraged to play: no need to be an A.I. Expert to have fun.