THE VIDEO SHELF · alphastar starcraft match
Google's DeepMind AI vs StarCraft 2 World Champion - Game 1
ArtosisTV's commentary on Game 1 of DeepMind's AlphaStar (Protoss) against top Zerg player Serral at Blizzcon 2019. Artosis analyzes the match with beginner-friendly commentary.
Why HN readers recommended it
Cited as footage of AlphaStar beating a top human StarCraft 2 player, and for accessible game analysis.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- ArtosisTV
- Topic
- alphastar starcraft match
- Format
- commentary
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2020–2024
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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AFAIK, it beat Serral, but he said the setup wasn't optimal (not his keyboard nor his mouse). The games are in the Artosis channel ( [VIDEO] ), and the comments are beginner friendly.
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