Project NERO

Neuro-Evolving Robotic Operatives, or NERO, is a experimental RTS set in a post-apocaliptic world, but thats about as much as it has in common with other RTS games. NERO has two phases of play of which the first is the most innovative. Its a training mode where you use a sandbox map to enhance the AI of your robot soldiers. Once a group of soldiers have begun to be trained the game uses genetic algorythms to 'breed' the most fit units to create even more advanced units, a term the team calls "neuroevolution." These advanced units can then be used to combat against another player in the more traditional RTS style.

- Project NERO: An Experiment in Technology Transfer

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