AI Hexagonal Tile Based Game

Abstract

In partnership with IBM, we have been building an educational tile-based game set in outer space. It is similar to Sid Meier's Civilisation V in its turn-based approach, with similarities to No Man’s Sky due to its space empire-building gameplay. Upon entering the game, you are given a home planet and a spaceship. From there you explore the universe around you, obtaining items to further your civilization, and conquering planets, by either finding uninhabited planets or battling enemies. Battling enemies and unlocking items is done via the completion of mini-quizzes. These quizzes scale in difficulty in relation to the challenge at hand.