Analysis of telemetry data from a real-time strategy game: A case study

Computers in Entertainment

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 2-

  Gagné, André R ^a   Seif El Nasr, Magy ^a   Shaw, Chris D ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analysis; Gameplay telemetry; Metrics

Indexed keywords

REAL TIME SYSTEMS; TELEMETERING EQUIPMENT; VISUALIZATION;

ANALYSIS; FREE TO PLAYS; GAMEPLAY; METRICS; NOVEL VISUALIZATIONS; REAL-TIME STRATEGY GAMES; TELEMETRY DATA; VISUALIZATION TOOLS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 84924027517     PISSN: 15443574     EISSN: 15443981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/2381876.2381878     Document Type: Article

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