The SWARM group at the University of Melbourne has been funded by the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) to build a platform to improve the reasoning ability of teams of intelligence analysts. To test our system, we are going to assemble teams of StarCraft II players and have them forecast what is going to happen in a game. You will be given a truncated replay and will be required to predict who won, the unit counts, the structure counts and the upgrades that each player will have 5 minutes into the future. We will also ask you to provide rationales for your predictions.

The challenge will run for 4 days. On day one we will give you the truncated replay and access to our system. Before the end of the exercise, you will record your predictions in a report within the system. Then we will release the whole replay and show you your team’s score and how it compared to the other teams.

If you are interested in participating, you can register using the link below:

http://bit.ly/starcraft2-forecasting

We will be forming teams (of 5 people), but if you have friends who you think might be interested in forming a team with you then feel free to invite them to participate and let us know using the email below.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact us at StarCraft2-Forecast@unimelb.edu.au

Cheers,

Simon.

Professor Simon Dennis | Director, Complex Human Data Hub
Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences

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