Game Theory for Computer Games Design. Issue 7 (November 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Taylor, Mark; Baskett, Mike; Reilly, Denis; Ravindran, Somasundaram
• Is Part Of: Games and culture. Volume 14:Issue 7/8(2019)
• Page Start: 843
• Page End: 855
• Publication Date: 2019-11
• Subjects: computer game -- game theory -- gameplay -- modeling -- design; Games -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; Video games -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; Computer games -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; Interactive multimedia -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; 303.4834
• DOI: 10.1177/1555412017740497
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1555-4120

Abstract

Designing and developing computer games can be a complex activity that may involve professionals from a variety of disciplines. In this article, we examine the use of game theory for supporting the design of gameplay within the different sections of a computer game and demonstrate its application in practice via adapted high-level decision trees for modeling the flow in gameplay and payoff matrices for modeling skill or challenge levels.