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Bringing AI into game theory

Bringing AI into game theory

Joshua Plotkin, Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor of the Natural Sciences in the School of Arts & Sciences, is working to bring together the fields of game theory and machine learning, in the hopes of discovering new strategies for solving real-world problems.

The art and science of video game development
Students at a table with open laptops, one shows a draft of a video game.

(Homepage image) Students in the Digital Media Design program are interested in computer programming, mathematics, computer graphics, animation, virtual reality and interactive technologies.

The art and science of video game development

In the group UPGRADE, students take an interdisciplinary approach to game creation.

Izzy Lopez

In Wordle, a case for ‘pure’ play
Wordle interface with three five-letter words listed

Wordle, a web-based word game, was originally created by software engineer Josh Wordle for his partner. It now has millions of users around the world. (Image: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via AP)

  • Q&A

    • In Wordle, a case for ‘pure’ play

    In a Q&A with Penn Today, Cait Lamberton of the Wharton School discusses some possible reasons for Wordle’s popularity.
    The impact of providing hands-on, interactive projects
    hand using a circuit board

    The impact of providing hands-on, interactive projects

    With inventXYZ, President’s Innovation Prize winner Nikil Ragav has created a high-tech curriculum for high school to motivate future problem-solvers.

    Dee Patel

    Gamification isn’t all fun and games. It’s serious business
    picture of cover of the book

    Image: Wharton School Press

    Gamification isn’t all fun and games. It’s serious business

    In “For the Win,” Wharton professor Kevin Werbach and coauthor Dan Hunter argue that gamemakers need not be the only ones benefiting from game design.

    Dee Patel