RE: [computer-go] Asian software

["Mark Boon" <tesuji@xxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: computer-go-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:computer-go-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Houman
> Ghahremanlou
> Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 22:02
> To: computer-go
> Subject: Re: [computer-go] Oh no...possible language superiority storm
> ahead...
>
> Just to go back to Games of Go in general, have any of you looked at the
> Gaming scene in Japan, Korea or China ? it seems that in Europe or in
> the US people worry too much about Languages and Theories and forget
> practical issues about programming. I recently purchased Ginsei Igo 5
> (i.e KCC Igo) and ran couple of games against many engines (except Many
> Faces which I don't own), and it litterally beat all of them. It seems
> that the east asian market is finally catching up and surpassing the
> European/US counter part ...

Since there's much more incentive for Go software in the Asian market, it
would of course make perfect sense if the best software was made there too.
I've always been a bit bewildered why it took so long...

Could you give us a pointer to this software, Houman? Any available online?

How about computer-Go competitions? Are Asian programs getting prevalent
there too? I can't remember seeing anything like that posted, but it's quite
possible that they don't need to enter these competitions. They certainly
hardly ever post anything here, which I suspect is partly a language issue.
That is a pity of course.

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