Desenvolvimento de jogo com balanceamento de dificuldade dinâmico

Abstract

Electronic games are always looking for a way to innovate and differentiate themselves in the marketplace, in ways that appeal to the player, whether with more elaborate stories or a realistic, high-definition graphics. However there is a part that is not always perceived, changing the behavior of the game according to the actions of the player. This allows a great way to leave the game different, so that whenever the same phase is played again, the game react differently bringing a new challenge to the player. One way to accomplish this differentiation is through the dynamic adjustment of difficulty, where the game adapts to each player reacting appropriately to the skill's level of the same. This project presents a research on some of these techniques used for the dynamic adjustment of difficulty, where some were chosen and applied in a game developed for the android platform. Always seeking a dynamic adjustment of difficulty in a transparent way to the player, where it can reach a state of flux leaving the player satisfied with the challenges proposed by the game. The game presented has the simple goal of acquiring as many points as possible by defeating your enemies before being defeated. The player controls an airplane and must hit his opponents, but he must take care and divert the enemy projectiles. The adjustment was applied to the number of simultaneous enemies that appear on the scene, so that the game presents a constant challenge but that matches the player's abilities.