Computer and Video Games; According to your style
London: Now computer game will not make you feel bored, as researchers have developed a new breed of game that aims to suit everyone by adapting to an individual's playing style.
Julian Togelius at the IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark said that computer games have had an element of adaptability for decades. If you play well the game gets harder and if you are lousy it might get easier.
Togelius and colleague Georgios Yannakakis want to take this adaptability one step further by creating games that can learn to identify whether an individual is a fun-junkie or a challenge-seeker, and then later suit according to individual's taste.
Two people might ultimately play very different versions of the game - but both should be satisfied by the experience. For their research, the scientists altered the game Super Mario Bros, varying parameters such as the number and type of enemies and the size of gaps between platforms in response to how the players fared.
The game also records a player's moves, including how often they run and jump, and the time spent standing still. Later, volunteers played two slightly different versions of the game and were quizzed about which version they found more challenging or predictable, fun or frustrating. The researchers used algorithms to identify which particular suite of parameters is associated with different gaming experiences. "If you die by falling too often down gaps that is indicative of frustration," said Yannakakis.
"In Super Mario Bros, for example, hitting bricks to release coins or stomping turtle shells and throwing them - activities not necessary to accomplish the overall goal - positively correlate with a fun experience," said Togelius.
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