A video game-inspired algorithm enables rapid detection of high-energy particle collisions in virtual fusion reactors, operating up to 15 times faster than previous Octree methods.

Five different AI algorithms have teamed up to kick human butt in Dota 2, a popular strategy computer game. Researchers at OpenAI, a nonprofit based in California, developed the algorithmic A team ...

Over the course of five seasons, Game of Thrones has killed off over 61 characters, including fan favorites such as Ned Stark, Oberyn Martell and (supposedly) Jon Snow. Now, a computer science ...

Still, Wok's algorithm turns up an interesting collection of games. The top score goes to a 2D action-RPG (at least, I think that's what it is) called Wuppo , released last September.

Even the best poker face won’t work against a new superhuman cardsharp. For the first time, a computer algorithm has solved a game of poker, heads-up limit Texas Hold’em, making it unbeatable ...

Named after its creator, John Nagle, this algorithm plays a part in the efficient operation of your router’s TCP/IP traffic. That being so, savvy gamers have added it to a list of things to ...

This flipping makes it particularly hard for human players to look ahead, hence the game’s difficulty. Computer algorithms have no such trouble, of course, and have regularly beaten human players ...

Learn all about algorithms with this KS2 primary computing guide ... We can put the steps into a sequence called an algorithm. When we play a computer game there are often tricky problems we must ...

DeepMind has applied its mastery of games to a more serious business: the foundations of computer science. The Google subsidiary today unveiled AlphaDev, an AI system that discovers new ...

DLSS is quickly become a cornerstone feature of modern PC games. Here's all of the ins and outs of Nvidia's AI-driven tech, and how to make the most use of it.

An innovative algorithm for detecting collisions of high-speed particles within nuclear fusion reactors has been developed, inspired by technologies used to determine whether bullets hit targets ...