Optimizing Visual Properties of Game Content through Neuroevolution

Antonios Liapis; Georgios N. Yannakakis; Julian Togelius

Optimizing Visual Properties of Game Content through Neuroevolution

Antonios Liapis
, Georgios N. Yannakakis
, Julian Togelius

Research output: Contribution to conference - NOT published in proceeding or journal › Poster › Research › peer-review

Abstract

This paper presents a search-based approach to generating
game content that satisfies both gameplay requirements
and user-expressed aesthetic criteria. Using evolutionary
constraint satisfaction, we search for spaceships (for a
space combat game) represented as compositional pattern-producing
networks. While the gameplay requirements are
satisfied by ad-hoc defined constraints, the aesthetic evaluation
function can also be informed by human aesthetic judgement.
This is achieved using indirect interactive evolution,
where an evaluation function re-weights an array of aesthetic
criteria based on the choices of a human player. Early results
show that we can create aesthetically diverse and interesting
spaceships while retaining in-game functionality.

Original language	English
Publication date	2011
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	The 7th Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment Conference - Palo Alto, United States Duration: 12 Oct 2011 → 14 Oct 2011 Conference number: 7th http://www.aiide.org/aiide11/

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Conference	The 7th Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment Conference
Number	7th
Country/Territory	United States
City	Palo Alto
Period	12/10/2011 → 14/10/2011
Internet address	http://www.aiide.org/aiide11/

Keywords

search-based content generation
gameplay requirements
user-expressed aesthetic criteria
evolutionary constraint satisfaction
indirect interactive evolution

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Optimizing Visual Properties of Game Content through Neuroevolution. / Liapis, Antonios; Yannakakis, Georgios N.; Togelius, Julian.
2011. Poster session presented at The 7th Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment Conference, Palo Alto, United States.

Research output: Contribution to conference - NOT published in proceeding or journal › Poster › Research › peer-review

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