BOTS: Harnessing Player Data and Player Effort to Create and Evaluate Levels in a Serious Game
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چکیده
BOTS is a socially multiplayer online game designed to teach students about introductory computer science concepts such as loops and functions. Using this game, I plan to explore the use of user-generated content (UGC) in game-based tutors, increasing replayability and, ideally, player engagement. BOTS has so far been used for work towards identifying what makes a level or puzzle in the game “good” and how I identify that quality in new submissions, as well as investigating several mechanisms for moderation of submitted content. The use of UGC has the potential to revolutionize how game-based tutors are created, drastically reducing the burden of content creation on developers and educators.
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