Transcript Data Mining in Video Games

DATA MINING
IN VIDEO
GAMES
OVERVIEW / SUMMARY
• Why Mine video game Data
• From Mining to design
• Examples
WHY MINE VIDEO GAME
DATA?
• Catch cases of fraud and misuse
(“cheaters”)
• Improve game experience
• Increase revenue & cut
production costs
• Increase customer happiness
FROM DATA MINING TO
DESIGN
1. LIVE
2. CLEAN & STORE
3. ANALYSE
4. HYPOTHESISE
5. TEST!
6. IMPLEMENT
EXAMPLES
• World of Warcraft Armory (mining done
by players)
• Data Genetics
• A better strategy to well known games:
• Rock Paper Scissors
• RISK
• Candy Crush
• Hangman
SUMMARY
• Discussed the benefits of Data
Mining for the Gaming Industry
• Looked into data mining cycle
• Provided some examples
• Discussed about the privacy
issues behind data mining