Bonus video #2 - Unshown noseboost run
Added 2025-02-07 10:42:10 +0000 UTCAnother bonus from the noseboost video! This was the first map where I tested whether the AI could control its direction during a noseboost. The AI simply had to pass two ring checkpoints before to reach the finish.
I experimented with different inputs and rewards schemes to make it work. At first, I didn't give enough reward for entering a checkpoint (compared to the risk of hitting it and ending the run); that's when I first observed the AI making infinite circles around its target! This bonus video shows the result with the final reward signal and inputs. For the main video, I replicated these results on a simpler map with pillar targets, because I thought it was more visual.
See you next week for the next bonus video, this time we'll dive into more technical details about how the AI is trained :)
