What is procedural content generation?

Togelius, Julian; Kastbjerg, Emil; Schedl, David C.; Yannakakis, Georgios N.

doi:10.1145/2000919.2000922

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“…Finally, the recent interest in procedural content generation within the game AI community [28], [29] suggested to us that the benchmark could be used as the basis for a content generation competition as well. A new track was therefore devised for 2010, focusing on programs that generate levels.…”

Section: E Results Evaluation and Benchmark Improvementsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Mario AI Benchmark and Competitions

Karakovskiy

Togelius

2012

IEEE Trans. Comput. Intell. AI Games

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Abstract-This paper describes the Mario AI benchmark, a game-based benchmark for reinforcement learning algorithms and game AI techniques developed by the authors. The benchmark is based on a public domain clone of Nintendo's classic platform game Super Mario Bros, and completely open source. During the last two years, the benchmark has been used in a number of competitions associated with international conferences, and researchers and students from around the world have contributed diverse solutions to try to beat the benchmark. The paper summarises these contributions, gives an overview of the state-of-art in Mario-playing AIs, and chronicles the development of the benchmark. This paper is intended as the definitive point of reference for those using the benchmark for research or teaching.

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Section: E Results Evaluation and Benchmark Improvementsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Mario AI Benchmark and Competitions

Karakovskiy

Togelius

2012

IEEE Trans. Comput. Intell. AI Games

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“…PCG is the algorithmic creation of game content with limited or indirect user input [2]. Content includes assets of a game, i.e.…”

Section: A Procedural Content Generationmentioning

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Design Patterns and General Video Game Level Generation

Sharif¹,

Zafar²,

Uzair³

2017

ijacsa

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Abstract-Design patterns have become a vital solution for a number of problems in software engineering. In this paper, we have performed rhythmic analysis of General Video Game Level Generation (GVG-LG) framework and have discerned 23 common design patterns. In addition, we have segregated the identified patterns into four unique classes. The categorization is based on the usage of identified patterns in game levels. Our future aim is to employ these patterns as an input for a search based level generator.

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“…Search-based procedural content generation (SBPCG) involves the use of search-based algorithms to explore a space of game content for those meeting a set of evaluation criteria [13]. Examples of content generated using SBPCG include: decorations of virtual environments such as trees and other vegetation; landscapes and 3D environmental geometry; weapons; opponents; game levels; and quests [13], [16]. Work on SBPCG has focused mainly on non-story-driven game genres such as platformers, racing games, and shooters.…”

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Toward supporting stories with procedurally generated game worlds

Hartsook

Zook

Das

et al. 2011

2011 IEEE Conference on Computational Intelligence and Games (CIG'11)

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Abstract-Computer role playing games engage players through interleaved story and open-ended game play. We present an approach to procedurally generating, rendering, and making playable novel games based on a priori unknown story structures. These stories may be authored by humans or by computational story generation systems. Our approach couples player, designer, and algorithm to generate a novel game using preferences for game play style, general design aesthetics, and a novel story structure. Our approach is implemented in GAME FORGE, a system that uses search-based optimization to find and render a novel game world configuration that supports a sequence of plot points plus play style preferences. Additionally, GAME FORGE supports execution of the game through reactive control of game world logic and non-player character behavior.

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What is procedural content generation?

Cited by 130 publications

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The Mario AI Benchmark and Competitions

The Mario AI Benchmark and Competitions

Design Patterns and General Video Game Level Generation

Toward supporting stories with procedurally generated game worlds

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