Podcasts Technology Voices of AI with Kent Bye #2: Modeling Social Dynamics in Gaming with Ben Samuel

#2: Modeling Social Dynamics in Gaming with Ben Samuel

Published: Feb. 9, 2018, 11:15 p.m.

Ben Samuel talks about his “social physics” engine that drives the social dynamics within his indie game Prom Week where you’re able to guide interactions between high school students in a social simulation during the week leading up to prom. The engine models bidirectional relationships, unidirectional social networks, personality traits, ephemeral status, cultural facts knowledge, and a history of social ...