AbouttheAuthors
PeterL.Newtongravitatedtowardcomputersatayoungage.Ashisappetitefor
technologygrew,webapplicationswerehisfirstexplorationintodevelopment.The
excitementofprogrammingiswhatkeptPeterdivingfurtherintodifferentsoftware
designsandprogrammingpatterns.Heisaself-taughtprogrammerwhohasspent
countlesshoursinreverseengineeringassemblyandarminstructionexecutablesjustfor
thejoyoflearning.Peterhasseveralyearsofexperienceasawebdeveloper,software
developer,databasearchitect,andhardwaretechnician.Hisrecentyearswerededicatedto
theVirtualReality/Gamingindustryexperience,workingwithsuchcompaniesasCreate,
SonyPictures,andthedevelopersofUnrealEngine4,EpicGames.
Peter’smostrecentVRprojectwasCanYouWalkTheWalk?,whichwonDigital
Hollywood’s“BestInVirtualRealityBasedonaCinematicorTelevisionExperience”
award.
Thankyou,readers,foryourcontinuedsupportinmyAIadventures!I’vecreatedmany
tutorials,andbecauseofyouroverwhelmingresponse,IwasreachedouttobyEpic
Games,whorequestedmyservicesasAIprogrammer.I’vealsomadequiteafewfriends,
suchasMichealAllar,ChanceIvey,NickWhiting,AlexanderPaschall,Yoeri,Jan,Pete,
andmanyI’mlikelytoforget,andthisisjusttonameafew.Ithasbeenanamazingfew
years!LivingEpic!
JieFengisoriginallyfromJiaxing,China.HeiscurrentlyaPhDcandidateatColumbia
University,specializinginmachinelearningandcomputervision.Hehasconducted
researchonproblemsrangingfromdetectingandrecognizingobjectsinimagesand
retrievingsimilarimagesfromlarge-scaledatabasestounderstandinghumanbehaviorin
videos.Jie’sworkhasbeenpublishedattopinternationalconferences,andhehasbeen
grantedaU.S.patent.Heisalsoasoftwaredesigneranddeveloperandhasworkedat
Microsoft,Amazon,andAdobe.JieispassionateaboutapplyingArtificialIntelligenceto
real-worldproblems.HisprojectusingMicrosoftKinecttoanalyzemotionforfitnesshas
wonPeople’sChoiceAwardatInnovativeHealthTechNYCcompetition,2013.Jieis
currentlyworkingonafashiondiscoveryproductnamedEyeStyle.
Videogamesaretheverythingthatmotivatedhimtostudycomputerscience.Hisfavorite
genreisactionadventure.TitlesincludingResidentEvil,TombRaider,andUncharted
inspirehimininnovativethinking.ThisbookisauniqueexperienceforJietoputhis
knowledgeonArtificialIntelligencetogamedesignandexaminethepotentialofcreating
intelligentcharactersusingUnrealEngine4.
Iwouldliketothankmyparentsfortheirunconditionalloveandsupportformyworkand
everydecisionIhavemadeinmylife.Ifeelluckytohavemanytalentedpeopleasmy
friendsandcolleagues,bothinChinaandtheU.S..Lastbutnotleast,Iwanttoexpressmy
appreciationtoallgamedesignersanddevelopersoutthereforcreatingthefantasyworld
thatinspirespeopleandenrichestheirlives.