Creating and Teaching Games in Python to Teach Artificial Intelligence Concepts
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Hands-on curriculum for 6th–12th graders teaches AI through playable games and short projects, showing how a learner builds neural networks in Python and turns model outputs into game controls. Tools used include turtle and pygame and editors Rebel, IDLE, PyCharm. Concrete examples: TicTacToe using AI, a stock-predictor slideshow, and a student-facing cheat sheet. Workflow is explicit — gather training data, train a model, feed game-state inputs (e.g., Flappy Bird velocity and pipe distance) to decide key presses — materials run in Zoom classes and volunteer-run AI club.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:06What is AI
- 1:32Basic AI Concepts
- 2:46Translating AI Concepts to Games
- 3:35Cheat Sheet
- 4:02Outreach
- 4:24Tips
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