survey of procedural content cse 3541 matt boggus
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Development costs – facts and figures Gran Turismo 5 budget: $60 Million [source]source Grand Theft Auto 5 budget: $266 Million [source]source Average AAA game development cost: $28 Million [source]source For comparison: – Movie budgets Movie budgets Kick-Ass (2012) : budget of $28 Million – Television Game of Thrones : budget approx. $60 Million [source]sourceTRANSCRIPT
Survey of Procedural Content
CSE 3541Matt Boggus
Procedural Content Generation
• Procedural generation refers to content generated algorithmically rather than manually.
• Why have procedural content?– Replayability• Scene variety• Infinite levels
– Development time and costs
Development costs – facts and figures
• Gran Turismo 5 budget: $60 Million [source]• Grand Theft Auto 5 budget: $266 Million [source]• Average AAA game development cost: $28 Million [
source]
• For comparison:– Movie budgets
• Kick-Ass (2012) : budget of $28 Million– Television
• Game of Thrones : budget approx. $60 Million [source]
Development costs – facts and figures
• How the Wii was born
• Cost and Sales breakdowns
• $60 price point – inflation and cost breakdown
Procedural content in games
Procedural generation algorithms
Examples in commercial games
Additional reading and resources
• Procedural Content Generation for Games: A Survey– Direct Link to author’s preprint– ACM Digital Library Link
• Essential facts about the computer and video game industry: Sales, demographics, and usage data– 2012 infographic