Navigate Goat Simulator 3 with a game-playing agent
Gemini-powered SIMA 2 navigates Goat Simulator 3, and a human player can direct it to improve its performance.
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- What they did
- Google DeepMind built SIMA 2, a Gemini-powered agent that moves around the world of Goat Simulator 3. It is meant to learn and adapt in open-ended, complicated games. A human player can direct it and help improve its performance. The article gives no detail on the mechanics.
- How it went
- The source states no results or numbers. It only reports that the agent is navigating Goat Simulator 3 and that human direction can improve it.
- Worth knowing
- The article is a brief secondhand report of MIT Technology Review's coverage and has no setup details, so check that original piece before trying to copy this.
Try it yourself with Gemini
I have [game name] running on this desktop. Navigate the world using the keyboard and mouse to reach [destination or goal], and I'll give you extra directions as you go, such as [example instruction]. Check in with me whenever you get stuck, and stop when you've reached the goal or after [number] minutes.
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