Solving the Sophistication-Population Paradox of Game Refinement Theory

Shuo Xiong (1) , Parth Pankaj Tiwary (2) , Hiroyuki Iida (1)

1 JAIST - Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
2 SMVDU - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University

A mathematical model of game refinement was proposed based on uncertainty of game outcome. This model has been shown to be useful in measuring the entertainment element in the domains such as boardgames and sport games. However, game refinement theory has not been able to explain the correlation between the popularity of a game and the game refinement value. This paper introduces another aspect in the study of game entertainment, the concept of “attractiveness” to reasonably explain the sophistication-population paradox of game refinement theory.

Mots clés: Game refinement theory; Physical model in game; Attractiveness of board like games

Domaines: Informatique [cs]

Shuo Xiong, Parth Pankaj Tiwary, Hiroyuki Iida. Solving the Sophistication-Population Paradox of Game Refinement Theory. 15th International Conference on Entertainment Computing (ICEC), Sep 2016, Wien, Austria. pp.266-271, ⟨10.1007/978-3-319-46100-7_28⟩. ⟨hal-01640279⟩