Polymorph: A model for dynamic level generation

Proceedings of the 6th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment, AIIDE 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 138-143

  Jennings Teats, Martin ^a   Smith, Gillian ^a   Wardrip Fruin, Noah ^a  

^a University of California Santa Cruz   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIC PARAMETERS; DDA TECHNIQUE; DYNAMIC LEVELS; GAME DESIGN; LEVEL DESIGN; NEW APPLICATIONS; SKILL LEVELS; UNIQUE FEATURES;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 84883102561     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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