Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 22:59:27 04/06/01
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On April 06, 2001 at 21:38:23, Fernando Villegas wrote: >Besides, the MOST important thing is how much fun you get from a program, right? >If I was offered a portable version of a boring Deep Blue, probably I would sell >it the next day. I will only care how much strong is a program compared with >another only the day the program itself do the purchase. >Fernando There are several backgrounds from to point of view from producers. I get a lot of feedback especially since it is so easy these days with email. One of the conclusions (and it is true for the majority of people) is that they don't care so much about playing strength anymore (it is strong enough) but that they want to be entertained in other ways. Good examples are handicap levels, personalities etc. But the most wanted option is a program with an intesting "playing style". Good examples are CSTAL the pioneer in this area and Gambit Tiger you just have to watch and count the enthusiastic reactions not only here in CCC but also elsewhere. If you think about it for a while it is quite logic, programs are way too strong for us the average chess player, what else is left? Of course you have to serve both sides as many people still want the competition concerning the "strongest" program, comp-comp, programmer's tournaments (Paderborn, World Championship, Dutch open etc.), user tournaments and last but not least GM vs Comp at 40/2:00 Ed
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