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http://dx.doi.org/10.7583/JKGS.2011.11.2.039

A Design Method of Game Formulas by Analyzing the Tree Structure of The Operands  

Chang, Hee-Dong (Dept. of Game Engineering, Hoseo University)
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Journal of Korea Game Society / v.11, no.2, 2011 , pp. 39-44 More about this Journal
Abstract
Computer games need game formulas which express game rules by mathematical functions because the game rules are automatically processed by computers. The game formulas are usually multi-variable functions. So the design of a game formula is a complex and difficult problem because it is the same problem of the design of a multi-variable function which should satisfy the related game rules. In this paper we propose a new method which can systematically design game formulas. The purposed method is the decomposing of tree structure for a game formula by analyzing the tree structure of the operands which have single-variable functions on the lowest levels. So the design method can change the complex and difficult problem of the design of a multi-variable function to the simple and easy problem of the design of the single-variable function which should satisfy the related game rules.
Keywords
Computer Game; Game Formula;
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