Nicolas A. Barriga
nbarriga.bsky.social
Nicolas A. Barriga
@nbarriga.bsky.social
Assistant professor at Universidad de Talca. Game AI researcher. Procedural puzzle generation and mixed-initiative game design tools. PhD in CS from University of Alberta.
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Old lady professor tip:

If you are a student sending a document that you have written to someone else for comments - put your last name in the file name.

BAD =“qualifyingExam.docx”

GOOD = “Hird_qualifyingExam.docx”

BEST = “Hird_qualifyingExam_01August2025.docx”

Always. Make it a habit.
August 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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February 6, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Being an academic means asking the tough questions, like "why did I agree to this?" and "what was I thinking?"
January 13, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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You’re still arguing about tabs vs. spaces? May I present…
December 25, 2024 at 6:37 PM
December 18, 2024 at 6:18 PM
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November 30, 2024 at 7:05 PM
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Who else is doing gravy shots today
November 28, 2024 at 7:48 AM
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Insight: Players don't know how to play prototypes. Fun is only revealed *to players* in the last 5-10% of polishing a gameplay loop.

In early playtests, you need experts who hold the target experience, current gameplay, future potential gameplay, gaps in missing systems all in their head at once.
November 27, 2024 at 7:18 PM
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David Churchill is about to give this year's report from the long-running #AIIDE24 StarCraft competition. This may be the longest running video game AI competition in the world!
November 22, 2024 at 4:36 PM