Resource Management in Complex Environments: Applying to Real Time Strategy Games

Resource management is challenged to apply the resources currently available and those that are to become available in the future to achieve goals efficiently. Normally, when resources are scarce, this is not an easy task, especially when the environments are real- time, partially observable, dynamic and uncertain. Despite being very common in the real world as well as in digital games, in particular real time strategy games (RTS), there is little research in this field. In this study we use the RTS to propose an approach based in investment policy to decision-making involved in managing resources in complex environments. We develop new techniques / concepts and reuse some existing ones. We made several simulations and the results were very promising.