] R. Michael Young, an assistant professor of computer
] science at N.C. State University, is working on research
] that might one day make video games more enjoyable.
] Young, 41, is studying ways to build artificial
] intelligence -- the ability of computers to act like
] humans -- into games so that users get movielike stories.
] With such technology, for example, a game could adjust to
] a player's actions and provide a different experience
] every time it is played.