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May 7th - Burnt Markov


Hit left or right. Computer predicts your next move using Markov chains. Because no matter how random you think you are, you succumb to unconscious patterns. A generative method of producing unpredictable math metal? There's a few different markovs on there, with different settings (size of memory/amount of randomness). If its >50% burnt, and computer has more points than human, then it's winning.

Markov chain? Oo? Basically it learns the patterns of your behavior, and uses it to predict your next move. It's quite basic-- it's just a matter of recording behavior frequencies (left right left vs left right right, for instance) and then basing judgement on which was more likely in the past. Knowing how it works means you can completely outsmart it, since its deterministic. But can you?

OH so... math metal, right? It's meant to be unpredictable by nature. But not over the top unpredictable. It's meant to lure you in to a pattern, give you a false sense of security, and then deceive you. Like a bull running into a red cape. So I'm like "hm, how could I easily build patterns that are like this". "OH markov chains. Write a program where I press Left or Right. And have like, a different sound for each depending on if the computer can predict me".

Which is an extension of this other great idea I have. Of music computer games. Where a song is generated by the musician playing a computer game. And the COOL part is I totally get to play live like this. And also, anyone can play, and make their own remix of the song. And all the funny possibilities. And it gets even MORE badass when I play live, if I make the game difficult, and everyone's like "whoa ._. how did he make the game sound like that"

OH lemme show you an example. Have you heard of Otocky? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uIdWu1CzJ0

resistentialism 05/08/10 08:52 pm

I like that in order to become "too chaotic" for the computer to predict, a strategy must be used XD.
Makes me wonder about the nature of chaos.

emperorcj 05/09/10 10:35 am

mm yes! there's a sweet spot.
But actually I think I made a pretty weak algorithm and that there's better ways to make Markovs. *runs back into the evil lab*