The aim of this project was to train neural networks using both genetic algorithms and backpropagation to play the game Frogger and compare them
in three key areas: effectiveness, efficiency and ease of use
My initial idea was to train the networks to play Backgammon
This would have been interesting as the game is non-determinisitc. How could I measure the effectiveness of the algorithms when luck was integral to the game?
An issue with this unfortunately became clear over time. I would have the play the game possibly thousands of times in order to train my networks and this is just not possible to do over the course of a few months
Research indicated that genetic algorithms score higher in all three areas
While backpropagation can work very well with well for some projects, it can struggle with unexpected data
My personal experience supports the hypothesis that genetic algorithms are superior when it comes to ease of use only
I developed this project using the Unity engine with C#
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