[games_access] 1. skip vs. difficulty AI (Sandra Uhling)

Sat May 29 12:57:40 EDT 2010

@Sandra,

Some games I've played have a difficulty adjustment setting in their options 
menu. It allows adjustment between three levels of difficulty I.E. easy, 
medium & hard.

I have very little knowledge with AI, I've just read a little about AI via 
the Internet.

Aaron

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> Well,
>
> How about just a overall difficulty adjustment setting? Using action games
> such as the original Super Mario Brothers as an example, Skipping sections
> can ruin a gamers stride through a level. In action games, When a level
> isn't complete, the gamer can't get in the "groove" of a level as they
> progress through the level.
>
> Why isn't just a overall adjustable difficulty setting sufficient? The
> difficulty of the entire game or just certain levels could be set to a
> gamers preference & skill level/disability. An difficulty adjustment AI is 
> a
> good idea but would that take more time & effort to implement than my
> suggestion?
>
> Even so, An difficulty adjustment AI could be used in a variety of game
> genres. My suggestion would have to be programmed manually for each genre
> where as an AI could handle all genres I would think.
>
> I hope I made sense. ;]
>
> Aaron
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>> Hello,
>>
>> we have an interesting discussion about difficulties in games in a german
>> xing group.
>>
>> What is a "skip" function?
>> I think it skips a difficulty part. But this means also I cannot play 
>> this
>> part.
>>
>> A nice idea is a difficulty AI. It changes the difficulty when you tried
>> to
>> long.
>> And after a while the difficulty is back at the level you set at the
>> start.
>>
>> General I do prefer easier difficulty vs. skip function.
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Sandra
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> Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 12:35:24 +0200
> From: "Sandra Uhling" <sandra_uhling at web.de>
> Subject: Re: [games_access] skip vs. difficulty AI or lots of
> difficulties (Sandra Uhling)
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> Hi,
>
> I never expected that is so difficult to talk about this topic.
> There are so many part of this topic.
>
> Also it is very hard to focus on a certain part.
> Ok it is also a good point people are very active in the discussion.
> There are lots of point of views.
>
> Maybe it would be better to have a discussion with brainstorming and
> mindmapping.
> But is this possible in a forum, via mail?
>
> @Aaron: what is an overall adjustable difficulty setting?
> Note: I changed the subject.
>
> Best regards,
> Sandra
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> Betreff: Re: [games_access] skip vs. difficulty AI (Sandra Uhling)
>
> Well,
>
> How about just a overall difficulty adjustment setting? Using action games
> such as the original Super Mario Brothers as an example, Skipping sections
> can ruin a gamers stride through a level. In action games, When a level
> isn't complete, the gamer can't get in the "groove" of a level as they
> progress through the level.
>
> Why isn't just a overall adjustable difficulty setting sufficient? The
> difficulty of the entire game or just certain levels could be set to a
> gamers preference & skill level/disability. An difficulty adjustment AI is 
> a
>
> good idea but would that take more time & effort to implement than my
> suggestion?
>
> Even so, An difficulty adjustment AI could be used in a variety of game
> genres. My suggestion would have to be programmed manually for each genre
> where as an AI could handle all genres I would think.
>
> I hope I made sense. ;]
>
> Aaron
>
> --------------------------------------------------
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>>   1. skip vs. difficulty AI (Sandra Uhling)
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>> Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 14:15:18 +0200
>> From: "Sandra Uhling" <sandra_uhling at web.de>
>> Subject: [games_access] skip vs. difficulty AI
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>> Hello,
>>
>> we have an interesting discussion about difficulties in games in a german
>> xing group.
>>
>> What is a "skip" function?
>> I think it skips a difficulty part. But this means also I cannot play 
>> this
>> part.
>>
>> A nice idea is a difficulty AI. It changes the difficulty when you tried
>> to
>> long.
>> And after a while the difficulty is back at the level you set at the
>> start.
>>
>> General I do prefer easier difficulty vs. skip function.
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Sandra
>>
>>
>>
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