Did it play by looking at screenshots and sending clicks, or was there other mediation/symbolization?
It sounds like it might have been actually played in real time, which would be very important to distinguish.
I have recently seen other harnesses letting agents play real-time games in what seems like discrete time slices, turning eg Portal into something turn-based <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruuGXFAmiOE" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruuGXFAmiOE
It plays from a special API. Some things that are impossible with normal UI are possible with API, like selecting a unit under other units. Invisible units are also reported via the API.
gadtfly · · focus · HN ↗
It sounds like it might have been actually played in real time, which would be very important to distinguish.
I have recently seen other harnesses letting agents play real-time games in what seems like discrete time slices, turning eg Portal into something turn-based <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruuGXFAmiOE" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruuGXFAmiOE
callmekit · · focus · HN ↗