Towards Self-Adaptive Game Logic

Self-adaptive systems (SAS) can reconfigure at run time in response to changing situations to express acceptable behaviors in the face of uncertainty. With respect to game design, such situations may include user input, emergent behaviors, performance concerns, and combinations thereof. Typically an...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2022-05
Main Authors: Fredericks, Erik M, DeVries, Byron, Moore, Jared M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation
Adaptive systems
Design modifications
Feedback loops
Games
Reconfiguration
Run time (computers)
Self adaptive control systems
Software engineering
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Summary:Self-adaptive systems (SAS) can reconfigure at run time in response to changing situations to express acceptable behaviors in the face of uncertainty. With respect to game design, such situations may include user input, emergent behaviors, performance concerns, and combinations thereof. Typically an SAS is modeled as a feedback loop that functions within an existing system, with operations including monitoring, analyzing, planning, and executing (i.e., MAPE-K) to enable online reconfiguration. This paper presents a conceptual approach for extending software engineering artifacts to be self-adaptive within the context of game design. We have modified a game developed for creative coding education to include a MAPE-K self-adaptive feedback loop, comprising run-time adaptation capabilities and the software artifacts required to support adaptation.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2205.05498