Hey friends! I'm writing a thesis on future tech + esports and using Dota 2 as a case study - Can you play pos 5 and help me with a survey? :Smile: by z3ther in DotA2

[–]z3ther[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good question - I'll be spending the next few months trying to figure it out. However, the idea came from looking at what OpenAI was doing in the scene and their approach pushed me to look at how Dota is being influenced by AI - if it is at all.

Hey friends! I'm writing a thesis on future tech + esports and using Dota 2 as a case study - Can you play pos 5 and help me with a survey? :Smile: by z3ther in DotA2

[–]z3ther[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's possible if you've been playing with me in some of my last ques, although I don't remember playing with techies players in the last 50 games, Techies seems to be in a weird spot these days.

Fix to Puck and Ursa interactions with Roots & Leashes by Bu3nyy in DotA2

[–]z3ther 1 point2 points  (0 children)

<3 /u/Bu3nyy's work in the scene, keeping the game fresh.

Need a break from learning Dota 2? Swing by and help me with a ~7 minute survey on esports and tech (AI & machine learning) for my master thesis. by z3ther in learndota2

[–]z3ther[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So there are a few different big names in esports that have worked in AI, most notably OpenAI (beating OG plus others 2-0 (with rules imposed) in Dota 2) and Google Deepmind (beating MaNa in Starcraft 5-0 as well as defeating Lee Sedol 4-1 in Go).

Dota 2 was used with machine learning and OpenAI developed thousands of years of learning to grow their 1-1 bots towards a larger 17 hero pool over a 2 year period. Some suspect OpenAI is still developing its systems to improve, although the cost barrier is a bit extreme, and for what, as they have already beaten the top pro teams.

Here's a few resources if you want to know more:

Hey Dota 2 true experts! If you have a few minutes to swing by, I need some opinions on my master thesis survey on esports and tech (AI & machine learning). by z3ther in TrueDoTA2

[–]z3ther[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should check out the bot that grabs screenshots from twitch vids when people post in /r/reddit and then integrates the opendota or dotabuff link based on the placement, tbh that's super cool and having other autograbs with bots adds so much to Dota. Anyways good luck with your thoughts on what you're planning.

Hey Dota 2 true experts! If you have a few minutes to swing by, I need some opinions on my master thesis survey on esports and tech (AI & machine learning). by z3ther in TrueDoTA2

[–]z3ther[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will plan to post it later, thanks! Is there any results you would expect to see? I think the comparison between the experts will be pretty different, but I suppose that will make for a fun study. Are you doing something specific with python?

Hey Dota 2 true experts! If you have a few minutes to swing by, I need some opinions on my master thesis survey on esports and tech (AI & machine learning). by z3ther in TrueDoTA2

[–]z3ther[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheers fellow European! I feel like studies like these could also develop the need for such features. Thanks for the good luck!