3 papers
cs.AI2021
Playtesting: What is Beyond Personas
Sinan Ariyurek, Elif Surer, Aysu Betin-Can
Playtesting is an essential step in the game design process. Game designers use the feedback from playtests to refine their designs. Game designers may employ procedural personas t…
cs.AI2020
Enhancing the Monte Carlo Tree Search Algorithm for Video Game Testing
Sinan Ariyurek, Aysu Betin-Can, Elif Surer
In this paper, we study the effects of several Monte Carlo Tree Search (MCTS) modifications for video game testing. Although MCTS modifications are highly studied in game playing,…
cs.AI2019
Automated Video Game Testing Using Synthetic and Human-Like Agents
Sinan Ariyurek, Aysu Betin-Can, Elif Surer
In this paper, we present a new methodology that employs tester agents to automate video game testing. We introduce two types of agents -synthetic and human-like- and two distinct…