Richard Zhao
@richardzhao.bsky.social
Researcher, Educator, Citizen.
Associate Professor @UCalgary.bsky.social - Serious Games, AI, Immersive Technologies. Posts are my own and do not represent organization.
http://richardzhao.com
Associate Professor @UCalgary.bsky.social - Serious Games, AI, Immersive Technologies. Posts are my own and do not represent organization.
http://richardzhao.com
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#AIIDE25 wrapped! Thanks to everyone who made this year’s @aiide.bsky.social such a success. We’ll be back soon with announcements for ’26’s location and call, plus the ‘25 recordings. But for now I’m going to turn off my brain for 48 hours.
November 15, 2025 at 12:40 AM
#AIIDE25 wrapped! Thanks to everyone who made this year’s @aiide.bsky.social such a success. We’ll be back soon with announcements for ’26’s location and call, plus the ‘25 recordings. But for now I’m going to turn off my brain for 48 hours.
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And now, closing off the conference, we have the closing remarks!
This was the most attended in-person AIIDE since 2008, with 17* papers and 21 posters!
This was the most attended in-person AIIDE since 2008, with 17* papers and 21 posters!
November 14, 2025 at 10:47 PM
And now, closing off the conference, we have the closing remarks!
This was the most attended in-person AIIDE since 2008, with 17* papers and 21 posters!
This was the most attended in-person AIIDE since 2008, with 17* papers and 21 posters!
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And with the end of the last paper session, we go to the StarCraft competition by Dave Churchill (photo missing, apologies) and the Workshop Report from Richard Zhao! @richardzhao.bsky.social
Some interesting stats here, glad to see EXAG is thriving!
Some interesting stats here, glad to see EXAG is thriving!
November 14, 2025 at 10:39 PM
And with the end of the last paper session, we go to the StarCraft competition by Dave Churchill (photo missing, apologies) and the Workshop Report from Richard Zhao! @richardzhao.bsky.social
Some interesting stats here, glad to see EXAG is thriving!
Some interesting stats here, glad to see EXAG is thriving!
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Cosmic Express on the stage at AIIDE 2025! @draknek.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Cosmic Express on the stage at AIIDE 2025! @draknek.bsky.social
Matt McConnell gives his presentation on the Adaptive Problem Solving Game (with genetic algorithm) at the AAAI Conference on AI and Interactive Digital Entertainment! #AIIDE25
Here's his published paper: doi.org/10.1609/aiid...
Here's a video demo: m.youtube.com/watch?v=qJOb...
Here's his published paper: doi.org/10.1609/aiid...
Here's a video demo: m.youtube.com/watch?v=qJOb...
November 13, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Matt McConnell gives his presentation on the Adaptive Problem Solving Game (with genetic algorithm) at the AAAI Conference on AI and Interactive Digital Entertainment! #AIIDE25
Here's his published paper: doi.org/10.1609/aiid...
Here's a video demo: m.youtube.com/watch?v=qJOb...
Here's his published paper: doi.org/10.1609/aiid...
Here's a video demo: m.youtube.com/watch?v=qJOb...
Just great to hear from @luked.bsky.social on AI from Take-Two at #AIIDE25
November 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Just great to hear from @luked.bsky.social on AI from Take-Two at #AIIDE25
My student Mahdi (with co-author Parsa) gives his presentation on creating more stable Angry Birds game levels at the AAAI Conference on AI and Interactive Digital Entertainment #AIIDE25
Here's the published paper: doi.org/10.1609/aiid...
Here's the published paper: doi.org/10.1609/aiid...
November 12, 2025 at 11:35 PM
My student Mahdi (with co-author Parsa) gives his presentation on creating more stable Angry Birds game levels at the AAAI Conference on AI and Interactive Digital Entertainment #AIIDE25
Here's the published paper: doi.org/10.1609/aiid...
Here's the published paper: doi.org/10.1609/aiid...
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And we're back with INT! INT is just a single poster session this time, but I'm glad it's sticking around.
November 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
And we're back with INT! INT is just a single poster session this time, but I'm glad it's sticking around.
Open question at the @exag.bsky.social speculative game jam at #AIIDE25 : can you implement generative AI in a game as a game mechanic and not make it into a chatbot? Can you generate data ethically and consensually?
November 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Open question at the @exag.bsky.social speculative game jam at #AIIDE25 : can you implement generative AI in a game as a game mechanic and not make it into a chatbot? Can you generate data ethically and consensually?
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Looking forward to seeing friends and colleagues in Edmonton this week for AIIDE! I'll be trying my hand at live tweeting the paper sessions at both the main conference and EXAG/INT, which I'll try to keep in this big reply thread (starting off tomorrow). @aiide.bsky.social @exag.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Looking forward to seeing friends and colleagues in Edmonton this week for AIIDE! I'll be trying my hand at live tweeting the paper sessions at both the main conference and EXAG/INT, which I'll try to keep in this big reply thread (starting off tomorrow). @aiide.bsky.social @exag.bsky.social
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Plus this initiative by Richard Zhao @richardzhao.bsky.social to track where all our roughly 120 attendees originate from!
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Plus this initiative by Richard Zhao @richardzhao.bsky.social to track where all our roughly 120 attendees originate from!
Arrived in Edmonton in time for the big conference of the year #AIIDE25 ! sites.google.com/ualberta.ca/...
AIIDE 2025
The 21st AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment (AIIDE 2025) is the next in an annual series of conferences showcasing interdisciplinary research on modeling,...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Arrived in Edmonton in time for the big conference of the year #AIIDE25 ! sites.google.com/ualberta.ca/...
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AIIDE '25 proceedings are up! And the conference starts in two days. 🧳✈️
Vol. 21 No. 1 (2025): Twenty-First AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment
| Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Intera...
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November 8, 2025 at 7:21 PM
AIIDE '25 proceedings are up! And the conference starts in two days. 🧳✈️
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If you’re interested in attending only the #AIIDE25 Welcome Event or Poster/Demo session, you can use the separate registration links below:
Welcome Event separate registration: aaaiforms.wufoo.com/forms/aiide2...
Poster/Demo Session separate registration: aaaiforms.wufoo.com/forms/aiide2...
Welcome Event separate registration: aaaiforms.wufoo.com/forms/aiide2...
Poster/Demo Session separate registration: aaaiforms.wufoo.com/forms/aiide2...
November 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
If you’re interested in attending only the #AIIDE25 Welcome Event or Poster/Demo session, you can use the separate registration links below:
Welcome Event separate registration: aaaiforms.wufoo.com/forms/aiide2...
Poster/Demo Session separate registration: aaaiforms.wufoo.com/forms/aiide2...
Welcome Event separate registration: aaaiforms.wufoo.com/forms/aiide2...
Poster/Demo Session separate registration: aaaiforms.wufoo.com/forms/aiide2...
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AIIDE´25 features a keynote by Dr. Jonathan Schaeffer, 50 year veteran in the field who will share valuable lessons from his career.
October 27, 2025 at 6:53 PM
AIIDE´25 features a keynote by Dr. Jonathan Schaeffer, 50 year veteran in the field who will share valuable lessons from his career.
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We are happy to welcome Kate Compton @galaxykate.bsky.social as a keynote speaker for AIIDE 2025. Her longtime personal mission is to bring small playful forms of AI to poets, artists, kids and weirdos.
October 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM
We are happy to welcome Kate Compton @galaxykate.bsky.social as a keynote speaker for AIIDE 2025. Her longtime personal mission is to bring small playful forms of AI to poets, artists, kids and weirdos.
My students Mahdi Farrokhimaleki and Parsa Rahmati have a paper published at the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment #AIIDE25 :
From Unstable to Playable: Stabilizing Angry Birds Levels via Object Segmentation.
Preprint available: doi.org/10.48550/arX...
From Unstable to Playable: Stabilizing Angry Birds Levels via Object Segmentation.
Preprint available: doi.org/10.48550/arX...
October 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
My students Mahdi Farrokhimaleki and Parsa Rahmati have a paper published at the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment #AIIDE25 :
From Unstable to Playable: Stabilizing Angry Birds Levels via Object Segmentation.
Preprint available: doi.org/10.48550/arX...
From Unstable to Playable: Stabilizing Angry Birds Levels via Object Segmentation.
Preprint available: doi.org/10.48550/arX...
My student Matthew McConnell published his current work at the AAAI Conference on AI and Interactive Digital Entertainment #AIIDE25 :
From Frustration to Fun: An Adaptive Problem-Solving Puzzle Game Powered by Genetic Algorithm
Preprint available: doi.org/10.48550/arX...
From Frustration to Fun: An Adaptive Problem-Solving Puzzle Game Powered by Genetic Algorithm
Preprint available: doi.org/10.48550/arX...
October 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
My student Matthew McConnell published his current work at the AAAI Conference on AI and Interactive Digital Entertainment #AIIDE25 :
From Frustration to Fun: An Adaptive Problem-Solving Puzzle Game Powered by Genetic Algorithm
Preprint available: doi.org/10.48550/arX...
From Frustration to Fun: An Adaptive Problem-Solving Puzzle Game Powered by Genetic Algorithm
Preprint available: doi.org/10.48550/arX...