A Controllable Co-Creative Agent for Game System Design

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2308.02317v1
• Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2023 13:34:51 GMT
• Title: A Controllable Co-Creative Agent for Game System Design
• Authors: Rohan Agarwal, Zhiyu Lin, Mark Riedl
• Abstract summary: We present a model of games using state-machine-like components and resource flows. We find this system to be both able to express a wide range of games and able to be human-controllable for future co-creative applications.
• Score: 9.356870107137093
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
• Abstract: Many advancements have been made in procedural content generation for games, and with mixed-initiative co-creativity, have the potential for great benefits to human designers. However, co-creative systems for game generation are typically limited to specific genres, rules, or games, limiting the creativity of the designer. We seek to model games abstractly enough to apply to any genre, focusing on designing game systems and mechanics, and create a controllable, co-creative agent that can collaborate on these designs. We present a model of games using state-machine-like components and resource flows, a set of controllable metrics, a design evaluator simulating playthroughs with these metrics, and an evolutionary design balancer and generator. We find this system to be both able to express a wide range of games and able to be human-controllable for future co-creative applications.

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