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| author | Berns, Sebastian Volz, Vanessa Tokarchuk, Laurissa Snodgrass, Sam Guckelsberger, Christian |
| author_facet | Berns, Sebastian Volz, Vanessa Tokarchuk, Laurissa Snodgrass, Sam Guckelsberger, Christian |
| contents | Similarity estimation is essential for many game AI applications, from the procedural generation of distinct assets to automated exploration with game-playing agents. While similarity metrics often substitute human evaluation, their alignment with our judgement is unclear. Consequently, the result of their application can fail human expectations, leading to e.g. unappreciated content or unbelievable agent behaviour. We alleviate this gap through a multi-factorial study of two tile-based games in two representations, where participants (N=456) judged the similarity of level triplets. Based on this data, we construct domain-specific perceptual spaces, encoding similarity-relevant attributes. We compare 12 metrics to these spaces and evaluate their approximation quality through several quantitative lenses. Moreover, we conduct a qualitative labelling study to identify the features underlying the human similarity judgement in this popular genre. Our findings inform the selection of existing metrics and highlight requirements for the design of new similarity metrics benefiting game development and research. |
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| publishDate | 2024 |
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| spellingShingle | Not All the Same: Understanding and Informing Similarity Estimation in Tile-Based Video Games Berns, Sebastian Volz, Vanessa Tokarchuk, Laurissa Snodgrass, Sam Guckelsberger, Christian Human-Computer Interaction Similarity estimation is essential for many game AI applications, from the procedural generation of distinct assets to automated exploration with game-playing agents. While similarity metrics often substitute human evaluation, their alignment with our judgement is unclear. Consequently, the result of their application can fail human expectations, leading to e.g. unappreciated content or unbelievable agent behaviour. We alleviate this gap through a multi-factorial study of two tile-based games in two representations, where participants (N=456) judged the similarity of level triplets. Based on this data, we construct domain-specific perceptual spaces, encoding similarity-relevant attributes. We compare 12 metrics to these spaces and evaluate their approximation quality through several quantitative lenses. Moreover, we conduct a qualitative labelling study to identify the features underlying the human similarity judgement in this popular genre. Our findings inform the selection of existing metrics and highlight requirements for the design of new similarity metrics benefiting game development and research. |
| title | Not All the Same: Understanding and Informing Similarity Estimation in Tile-Based Video Games |
| topic | Human-Computer Interaction |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.18728 |