| Title |
Ackerman, Drew_MCS_2021 |
| Alternative Title |
The Effect of Video Game Artificial Intelligence on Player Satisfaction |
| Creator |
Ackerman, Drew |
| Collection Name |
Master of Computer Science |
| Description |
The following Master of Computer Science thesis examines the relationship between a video game's adaptive artificial intelligence (AI) performance and player's satisfaction. |
| Abstract |
As major video game developers seek broader audiences to sell their product, video game participation has grown quickly in the last decade. Most games developed include an artificial intelligence (AI) system to control characters that interact with the player. This requires designers and developers to consider the impact they want the AI to have on the players experience. This project became possible to develop as video games become more advanced and the capabilities of visual computing and interactive medium grew. The growth the gaming industry has experienced in the last decade opens new areas of research for figuring out the best use of a video game developer's limited budget and time. This thesis will examine the relationship between a video game's adaptive AI performance and player's satisfaction. A traditional maze action game was developed by the researched to gather data for this paper. Additional systems were developed to monitor the player's playtime, gather demographic and performance data, store the data, and analyze the data. |
| Subject |
Artificial Intelligence; Video games; Computer science |
| Keywords |
Video-games; Artificial Intelligence; Player Experience; Adaptive; Player Satisfaction; Graphs |
| Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University |
| Date |
2021 |
| Medium |
Thesis |
| Type |
Text |
| Access Extent |
1.79 MB; 51 page PDF |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
The author has granted Weber State University Archives a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce their theses, in whole or in part, in electronic or paper form and to make it available to the general public at no charge. The author retains all other rights. |
| Source |
University Archives Electronic Records; Master of Computer Science. Stewart Library, Weber State University |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6v81f1r |
| Setname |
wsu_smt |
| ID |
96860 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6v81f1r |
