Initial results from co-operative co-evolution for automated platformer design

Michael Cook; Simon Colton; Jeremy Gow

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-29178-4_20

Initial results from co-operative co-evolution for automated platformer design

Michael Cook, Simon Colton, Jeremy Gow

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Abstract

We present initial results from ACCME, A Co-operative Co-evolutionary Metroidvania Engine, which uses co-operative co-evolution to automatically evolve simple platform games. We describe the system in detail and justify the use of co-operative co-evolution. We then address two fundamental questions about the use of this method in automated game design, both in terms of its ability to maximise fitness functions, and whether our choice of fitness function produces scores which correlate with player preference in the resulting games.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Applications of Evolutionary Computation - EvoApplications 2012
Subtitle of host publication	EvoCOMNET, EvoCOMPLEX, EvoFIN, EvoGAMES, EvoHOT, EvoIASP, EvoNUM, EvoPAR, EvoRISK, EvoSTIM, and EvoSTOC, Proceedings
Pages	194-203
Number of pages	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29178-4_20
Publication status	Published - 9 Apr 2012
Externally published	Yes
Event	European Workshop on Bio-inspired Algorithms in Games 2012 - Malaga, Spain Duration: 11 Apr 2012 → 13 Apr 2012 Conference number: 4th https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-642-29178-4 (Proceedings)

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	7248 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Workshop

Workshop	European Workshop on Bio-inspired Algorithms in Games 2012
Abbreviated title	EvoGAMES 2012
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Malaga
Period	11/04/12 → 13/04/12
Internet address	https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-642-29178-4 (Proceedings)

Keywords

automated game design
co-operative co-evolution
procedural generation

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Cook, M., Colton, S., & Gow, J. (2012). Initial results from co-operative co-evolution for automated platformer design. In Applications of Evolutionary Computation - EvoApplications 2012: EvoCOMNET, EvoCOMPLEX, EvoFIN, EvoGAMES, EvoHOT, EvoIASP, EvoNUM, EvoPAR, EvoRISK, EvoSTIM, and EvoSTOC, Proceedings (pp. 194-203). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 7248 LNCS). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29178-4_20

Cook, Michael ; Colton, Simon ; Gow, Jeremy. / Initial results from co-operative co-evolution for automated platformer design. Applications of Evolutionary Computation - EvoApplications 2012: EvoCOMNET, EvoCOMPLEX, EvoFIN, EvoGAMES, EvoHOT, EvoIASP, EvoNUM, EvoPAR, EvoRISK, EvoSTIM, and EvoSTOC, Proceedings. 2012. pp. 194-203 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Cook, M, Colton, S & Gow, J 2012, Initial results from co-operative co-evolution for automated platformer design. in Applications of Evolutionary Computation - EvoApplications 2012: EvoCOMNET, EvoCOMPLEX, EvoFIN, EvoGAMES, EvoHOT, EvoIASP, EvoNUM, EvoPAR, EvoRISK, EvoSTIM, and EvoSTOC, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 7248 LNCS, pp. 194-203, European Workshop on Bio-inspired Algorithms in Games 2012, Malaga, Spain, 11/04/12. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29178-4_20

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