Show HN: Space invaders, but the invaders evolve with genetic algorithm
Live demo here: <a href="https://victorribeiro.com/invaderz/" rel="nofollow">https://victorribeiro.com/invaderz/</a><p>I'm finding that I can barely last 7 generations to be able to see it 'evolving'. Handicapping the player by waiting for the previous shot to hit before firing again <i>and</i> making the move speed ridiculously slow makes this game too hard even before the genetic algorithm makes an impact.<p>Also, because the player's move speed is so slow, the easy tactic for the algorithm to head towards is to simply push each enemy to opposite ends of the screen -- ie: hug the wall. If you're clearing one side, the player won't be able to reach the other end of the board even if you move as fast as possible.<p>TLDR: Interesting concept but to really demo this concept you need to make the game a little easier for the player / don't handicap so much.