The Battlecode Programming Competition

Lecture Videos

The following are videos of the optional lectures that introduce how to get started with Battlecode, how to write a bot, and techniques relevant to gameplay. The full recording of the 2013 final tournament can be found on MIT Video.

Lecture 1: Introduction to Battlecode

Lecture 2: Writing Your First Player

Lecture 3: Navigation

Lecture 4: Git Repository

Lecture 5: Swarms, Artillery, and Mines

Lecture 6: Numerical Strategy

Lecture 7: The Lost Lecture

Lecture 8: Lessons from the Sprint Tournament