ChessMaine: Film Screening of Computer Chess with Bowdoin College Professor Clare Bates Congdon at Railroad Square Cinema in Waterville

03.18.16 Guest speaker Dr. Clare Bates Congdon of Bowdoin College will present an introductory talk on "Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Computer Games," which will be followed by the screening of the 1980 film Computer Chess at the Railroad Square Cinema in Waterville on Tuesday, March 22, 2016.

Computer Chess, Andrew Bujalski's peculiar and sneakily brilliant film, takes place in 1980 at an annual gathering where teams of nerds compete to see which of their programs can do better against a human chess player,

Thanks to Phil Lowell for contributing to this report.

Computer Chess: A National Evening of Science on Screen event! Railroad Square Cinema, Waterville, Tuesday, March 22, 7:00 p.m.

Tickets: $10/$6 for MFC members & students

Guest speaker: Dr. Clare Bates Congdon of Bowdoin College will present an introductory talk on "Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Computer Games," which will be followed by the film screening.

You can view the film trailer and get more information at the Railroad Square Cinema website.

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Film Screening of Computer Chess with Bowdoin College Professor Clare Bates Congdon at Railroad Square Cinema in Waterville

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