Learning to use TORCS

We will first learn how to use the TORCS racing car simulator, which is an open source simulator. You can obtain the download instructions from http://torcs.sourceforge.net/index.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&artid=3 but the salient steps are summarized as follows for Linux:

1. Download the torcs-1.3.7.tar.bz2 file from https://sourceforge.net/projects/torcs/files/all-in-one/1.3.7/torcs-1.3.7.tar.bz2/download
2. Unpack the package with tar xfvj torcs-1.3.7.tar.bz2
3. Run the following commands:
   • cd torcs-1.3.7
   • ./configure
   • make
   • make install
   • make datainstall

4. The default installation directories are:

   • /usr/local/bin: TORCS command (directory should be in your PATH)
   • /usr/local/lib/torcs: TORCS dynamic libs (directory MUST be in your LD_LIBRARY_PATH if you don't use the TORCS shell)
   • /usr/local/share/games/torcs: TORCS data files

By running the torcs...