The case for dynamic difficulty adjustment in games

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Volumn 265, Issue , 2005, Pages 429-433

  Hunicke, Robin ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AI; computer entertainment; dynamic difficulty adjustment; video games

Indexed keywords

AI; COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT; DESIGN REQUIREMENTS; EFFECTIVE DYNAMICS; EVALUATION RESULTS; PLAYER EXPERIENCE; VIDEO GAME;

EID: 70350576015     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1178477.1178573     Document Type: Conference Paper

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