Simulating strategy and dexterity for puzzle games

Aaron Isaksen; Drew Wallace; Adam Finkelstein; Andy Nealen

doi:10.1109/CIG.2017.8080427

Simulating strategy and dexterity for puzzle games

Aaron Isaksen, Drew Wallace, Adam Finkelstein, Andy Nealen

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Abstract

We examine the impact of strategy and dexterity on video games in which a player must use strategy to decide between multiple moves and must use dexterity to correctly execute those moves. We run simulation experiments on variants of two popular, interactive puzzle games: Tetris, which exhibits dexterity in the form of speed-accuracy time pressure, and Puzzle Bobble, which requires precise aiming. By modeling dexterity and strategy as separate components, we quantify the effect of each type of difficulty using normalized mean score and artificial intelligence agents that make human-like errors. We show how these techniques can model and visualize dexterity and strategy requirements as well as the effect of scoring systems on expressive range.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2017 IEEE Conference on Computational Intelligence and Games, CIG 2017
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	142-149
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538632338
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CIG.2017.8080427
State	Published - Oct 23 2017
Event	2017 IEEE Conference on Computational Intelligence and Games, CIG 2017 - New York, United States Duration: Aug 22 2017 → Aug 25 2017

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Name	2017 IEEE Conference on Computational Intelligence and Games, CIG 2017

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Other	2017 IEEE Conference on Computational Intelligence and Games, CIG 2017
Country/Territory	United States
City	New York
Period	8/22/17 → 8/25/17

Keywords

AI-assisted game design
Automated play testing
Dexterity
Difficulty
Strategy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Artificial Intelligence
Human-Computer Interaction
Media Technology

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Isaksen, A., Wallace, D., Finkelstein, A., & Nealen, A. (2017). Simulating strategy and dexterity for puzzle games. In 2017 IEEE Conference on Computational Intelligence and Games, CIG 2017 (pp. 142-149). Article 8080427 (2017 IEEE Conference on Computational Intelligence and Games, CIG 2017). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/CIG.2017.8080427

Simulating strategy and dexterity for puzzle games. / Isaksen, Aaron; Wallace, Drew; Finkelstein, Adam et al.
2017 IEEE Conference on Computational Intelligence and Games, CIG 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. p. 142-149 8080427 (2017 IEEE Conference on Computational Intelligence and Games, CIG 2017).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Isaksen, A, Wallace, D, Finkelstein, A & Nealen, A 2017, Simulating strategy and dexterity for puzzle games. in 2017 IEEE Conference on Computational Intelligence and Games, CIG 2017., 8080427, 2017 IEEE Conference on Computational Intelligence and Games, CIG 2017, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 142-149, 2017 IEEE Conference on Computational Intelligence and Games, CIG 2017, New York, United States, 8/22/17. https://doi.org/10.1109/CIG.2017.8080427

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