You vs Computer!

8/3/2011

This interactive game demonstrates how computers can 'learn.'

Play the game with the computer on 'Novice' mode to have the computer learn how to play rock, paper, scissors from scratch.

Then, play the game on 'veteran' mode, to allow the computer to search a database of past experiences and use that knowledge against you.

Play 15 rounds in each and report your score in the comments section!

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/science/rock-paper-scissors.html?ref=science

13 Comments

Bryan Leue

8/3/2011 07:31:24 pm

Wins - 6
Ties - 5
Losses - 4

I think I did well going up against a robot AI...

Joshua Hayles

9/3/2011 06:11:37 am

Wow! That was intense.
5 wins
3 ties
6 loses
against the veteran
I realized that I had to skip ahead several step, but the amount of steps that needed to be skipped changed every time.

Erin Anderson

9/3/2011 09:43:18 am

I still dont really understand it.
On Novice the computer beat me like every time and learned what to do! Woah im freaked out i did the same move twice and it recognized it and i didnt!!
On veteran we played 5 rounds and i found that i won most or tied, so its really weird!

Adya Maddox link

10/3/2011 03:23:36 am

Novice
5 wins
4 ties
6 loses

Veteren
5 wins
4 ties
6 wins

Same both times!

Ellen

10/3/2011 06:36:05 am

It kept incorrectly predicting me! HAHA
Novice:
wins: 5
ties: 8
lost: 2

Veteran:
Wins: 8
ties: 3
lost: 4
i figured out how to win at the end!! i got 5 wins in a row at the end :)

kitty hasted`

10/3/2011 06:50:44 am

Novice
7 wins
5 ties
7 loses

Veteran
8 wins
4 looses
3 ties

Amani

10/3/2011 07:11:13 am

Novice:
9 wins
2 ties
lost: 11.

Veteran:

Macden Wheatley

11/3/2011 09:38:00 am

novice
10 wins
5 ties
3 lost
veteran
5 wins
2 ties
1 lost

Sebastian Hibbard

12/3/2011 07:39:02 am

5 wins
5 ties
5 losses on novice

6 wins
3 ties
6 losses on veteran

Joey Archibald-Bowers

13/3/2011 09:19:30 am

That was the best game of rock-paper-scissors EVER!!!
NOVICE
WINS-3
TIES-5
LOSES-8
VERTERAN
WINS-3
TIES-6
LOSES-8

i might stink, but it was pretty fun!

Cameron walton

14/3/2011 07:42:21 am

7
5
5

and

8
3
4

Xante Chalwell

15/3/2011 02:26:50 am

Xante Chalwell link

15/3/2011 02:31:13 am

My Wins-5
Ties-4
Computer wins-6

My Wins-4
Ties-7
Computers Wins-7

You vs Computer!

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