Pacman

Artificial intelligence researchers have long used games to train their machine learning algorithms. A team of researchers at Microsoft has recently cracked another game, this time creating a novel AI system that can get a maximum score on the notoriously difficult video game Ms. Pac-Man.

Google's front page today is a fully playable game of Pacman, paying tribute to the iconic video game. It's just 30 years ago since Pacman was released in Japan, indicating the warp speed at which gaming has become part of the global social fabric.

November 26, 2004 The latest application of augmented reality has hit the streets of Singapore - a physically interactive version of the classic arcade game 'P