Machine Learning and Data Mining in Call of Duty

摘要

Data science is relatively new to the video game industry, but it has quickly emerged as one of the main resources for ensuring game quality. At Activision, we leverage data science to analyze the behavior of our games and our players to improve in-game algorithms and the player experience. We use machine learning and data mining techniques to influence creative decisions and help inform the game design process. We also build analytic services that support the game in real-time; one example is a cheating detection system which is very similar to fraud detection systems used for credit cards and insurance. This talk will focus on our data science work for Call of Duty, one of the bestselling video games in the world.