hudson kent bioshock2 ai iteration innovation

8/3/2019 Hudson Kent BioShock2 AI Iteration Innovation

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The AI of BioShock 2

Methods for Iteration and



The AI of BioShock 2

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Where We¶re Going ... Goals

The Big Sister:

Part 1

A Failed Process

An Adjustment

The Brute

The Big Sister:

Part II

Closing Thoughts



Consistent Possibility

space



Planning



Improvisation



Mental Map



CombatRhythm



Complementary

Enemies



The Big Sister



APromise

Unfulfilled



The Problem



Traditional PROCESS

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Where Does Quality

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Quality



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Quality

Right?



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Quality

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Wrong.



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Quality



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Quality

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To Be Continued ...



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Traditional PROCESS



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In Hindsight ...



Revised PROCESS

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A Bit About

Group Composition ...

nimationCodeProduction

Design



A BIT ABOUTMEETING FORMAT ...



Put Simply ...

Don¶t over-concept and over-document

Prototype early and be rigorous

Prove features before entering production

Work iteratively as a group



The Lucky Winner



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Docs

Concept

High Level Behaviors

Tuning Knobs / Workflow



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Proxy ...

... REALLY, REALLY PROXY



Proxy Object Throw

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Proxy Object Throw



Final Object Throw

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Final Object Throw



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Concept Production



Opportunistic Addition

OBJECT

SW AT



Success



... We now Return



Quality

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Inconsistent, Unpredictable Behaviors

She Was Fast ... ish

HE PROBLEMS



Random Behaviors



Consistent Behaviors



Opportunistic Addition

PERCH

ATTACK



(Delayed) success



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Once More, With Feeling

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... And Emphasis

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One Last Time ...

Don¶t over-concept and over-document

Prototype early and be rigorous

Prove features before entering production

Work iteratively as a group



ClosingThoughts

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Q&A

The BioShock 2 AI Team

David Pittman

Dohoon Kim

Elden TamEric Ingerson

Harvey Whitney

Jacob Palmer

Jeff Weir

Kent Hudson

Leon HartwigMatt Brown

Pat Connor

PJ Leffelman

Veara Suon

Special Thanks

Zak McClendon

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