International Computer Games Association
Encyclopedia
The International Computer Games Association (ICGA) was founded as the International Computer Chess Association (ICCA) in 1977 by computer chess
programmers to organise championship events
for computer programs and to facilitate the sharing of technical knowledge via the ICCA Journal.
Renamed the 'ICGA' in 2002, the association now more broadly fosters the computer games and game artificial intelligence
community by organizing the Computer Olympiad
, the World Computer Chess Championship
, and the International Conference on Computers and Games. The ICGA also publishes a quarterly journal, the ICGA Journal
, and maintains relationships with Computer Science
, Commercial, and Game organisations throughout the world. The ICGA is led by David Levy
.
Computer chess
Computer chess is computer architecture encompassing hardware and software capable of playing chess autonomously without human guidance. Computer chess acts as solo entertainment , as aids to chess analysis, for computer chess competitions, and as research to provide insights into human...
programmers to organise championship events
World Computer Chess Championship
World Computer Chess Championship is an annual event where computer chess engines compete against each other. The event is organized by the International Computer Games Association...
for computer programs and to facilitate the sharing of technical knowledge via the ICCA Journal.
Renamed the 'ICGA' in 2002, the association now more broadly fosters the computer games and game artificial intelligence
Game artificial intelligence
Game artificial intelligence refers to techniques used in computer and video games to produce the illusion of intelligence in the behavior of non-player characters . The techniques used typically draw upon existing methods from the field of artificial intelligence...
community by organizing the Computer Olympiad
Computer Olympiad
The Computer Olympiads are a multi-games event taking place every year in which computer programs compete against each other. The majority of the games are board games but other games such as Bridge take place as well...
, the World Computer Chess Championship
World Computer Chess Championship
World Computer Chess Championship is an annual event where computer chess engines compete against each other. The event is organized by the International Computer Games Association...
, and the International Conference on Computers and Games. The ICGA also publishes a quarterly journal, the ICGA Journal
ICGA Journal
The ICGA Journal is a quarterly academic journal published by the International Computer Games Association. It was renamed in 2000, its previous name was the ICCA Journal of the International Computer Chess Association, which was founded in 1977....
, and maintains relationships with Computer Science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
, Commercial, and Game organisations throughout the world. The ICGA is led by David Levy
David Levy (chess player)
David Neil Laurence Levy , is a Scottish International Master of chess, a businessman noted for his involvement with computer chess and artificial intelligence, and the founder of the Computer Olympiads and the Mind Sports Olympiads. He has written more than 40 books on chess and computers.- Life...
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