Each algorithm can usually be represented by a set of straightforward steps, and programmers often use visual flowcharts to show their thought processes for solving each individual step with code.

They've developed an algorithm that can solve the Colonel Blotto game, making it useful as a strategic tool whenever there's a one-on-one situation. The trick was to scale things back. Rather than ...

In 2016, however, a new type of video game will take centre stage: one whose worlds are created not by developers, but by algorithms. Using programmatic generation, games will become larger and ...