Show HN: Space invaders, but the invaders evolve with genetic algorithm
Live demo here: https://victorribeiro.com/invaderz/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 and making the move speed ridiculously slow makes this game too hard even before the genetic algorithm makes an impact.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.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.