Quality diversity (QD) algorithms such as MAP-Elites have emerged as a powerful alternative to traditional single-objective optimization methods. They were initially applied to …
We study the problem of efficiently generating high-quality and diverse content in games. Previous work on automated deckbuilding in Hearthstone shows that the quality diversity …
H Li, X Pang, B Sun, K Liu - Entertainment Computing, 2024 - Elsevier
Intelligent game agents are crafted using AI technologies to mimic player behavior and make decisions autonomously. Over the past decades, the scope of intelligent agents has …
This article examines a terrain in which gender inclusion remains a challenge: competitive esports. In the male-dominated sphere of esports, the underrepresentation of women and …
Balancing an ever growing strategic game of high complexity, such as Hearthstone is a complex task. The target of making strategies diverse and customizable results in a delicate …
A significant issue in game balancing is understanding the game itself. For simple games end-to-end optimization approaches can help explore the game's design space, but for more …
Since the inception of artificial intelligence, games have benchmarked algorithmic advances. Recent success in classic board games such as Chess and Go have left space …
Ludii is a general game system being developed as part of the ERC-funded Digital Ludeme Project (DLP). While its primary aim is to model, play, and analyse the full range of traditional …
M Eger, P Sauma Chacón - … of the 15th International Conference on the …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Hearthstone is a competitive, online Collectible Card Game, in which players construct their own 30-card decks from hundreds of available cards. Different decks differ wildly in terms of …