Using Qualitative Reasoning in Learning Strategy Games: A Preliminary Report

This paper describes the use of qualitative models in learning to plan and execute in a turn-based strategy game. We are using a qualitative model primarily to regress from dependent goal variables to independent variables in order to propose possible actions and sub-goals. Unlike physical systems, this is essentially an economic model of influences between various types of production and consumption in simulated cities in a turn-based strategy game. We describe how we are using qualitative models to plan and learn in a strategy game, and experiments in progress.