1. GAME DESIGN:ALGORITHM DMS 316

2. WHAT IS AN ALGORITHM? A step by step procedure for calculations. Pattern Input -> output

3. ALGORITHM EXISTS EVERYWHERE Military Computer/programs Medical field Life GAME

4. ALGORITHMS IN GAME Fun – Casual / Adventure Game (P v E – Player Versus Environment) Competitive - Professional / Semi-pro Game (P v P – Player Versus Player)

5. ALGORITHMS IN (PVE) GAMES The Fixed Algorithms made by game designers to challenge players The Counter Algorithms created by players to beat the challenges

6. The Fixed Algorithms: Boss Spells (its purpose to stop player’s adventure) The Counter Algorithms: Raid Strategies (its purpose to beat the boss and continue the adventure) Fun?

7. ALGORITHMS IN (PVP) GAMES COMPLEX! (I believe this is what creates the Competitive and Intense atmosphere) Balance is a BIG challenge. (The algorithm has to make sure no other-side is over-powered) The division between player’s skill and the algorithm (avoid to create a game that’s to hard to begin”) Character / Hero / Avatar’s advantage (avoid players to think “ you win because you picked that hero”) Smart player’s strategies (After tournaments, Designer has to decide to Nerf or Buff)

8. MOBA- multiplayer online battle arena Heroes Usually controls one unit (hero) Defense of the Ancients (Dota-$10m), League of Legends(LOL-$2m) RTS – real time strategy Unique Troops (like our military) Usually controls more than 100 units Start-Craft (SC-$1.6m), Ages of Empire Besides the intensity, the awards and fames from wining the world-championships are other reasons why these two types of games gained popularity.

9. GENETIC ALGORITHM Used in almost all the RTS, MOBA games Is a fast problem-solving algorithm that mimics the process of natural selection Tries to create the “no strongest” atmosphere by setting up chain relationships between each unique units. For example 1 counters-> 2 counters -> 3 counters ->1 Mutation Rates: the out-puts of unique units AND unique upgrades/equipment's Feed Forward Neural Network: the neutral force (resource that players need to fight for) Activation Function: usually follows a sequence of phases- early game, mid game, late game.

10. REFERENCE http://www.ijcaonline.org/proceedings/icrtitcs2012/number10/10320-1465 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/login.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6120766&url=http%3A%2F%2Fieeexplore.ieee. org%2Fxpls%2Fabs_all.jsp%3Farnumber%3D6120766 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/login.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6120766&url=http%3A%2F%2Fieeexplore.ieee. org%2Fxpls%2Fabs_all.jsp%3Farnumber%3D6120766 Evolutionary Artificial Intelligence for MOBA/ RTS, College of Science of Commerce, Univierty of Mumbai – Siddhesh V. Kolwankar