Gdc2003 Will Wright
- 2. Why I Hate Calculus … and why I Love Compression
- 4. Trend> open ended, emergence - sniffing possibility space – dynamic emergence
- 5. Structure snapshot - parts
- 6. Dynamics parts interactions - cyclic – lifecycle - catastrophic
- 7. Humans build models Models
- 8. possibilities into rules – theories , models
- 9. Calculus Story Gameplay Linear Parallel Simulation
- 10. Monte Carlo Technique Stochastic Crops 7 47% 15
- 11. Dynamic Space ??? Prototypes
- 12. Dynamic Space
- 14. Agents Networks Layers Topologies Dynamics Paradigms order? Propagation Growth Grouping Order Allocation Mapping Specialization Nesting Cybernetics System Dynamics Cellular Automata Chaos Theory Adaptive Systems Network Theory
- 16. Agents Networks Layers Topology Propagation Growth Grouping Order Allocation Mapping Specialization Nesting Cybernetics System Dynamics Cellular Automata Chaos Theory Adaptive Systems Network Theory
- 17. Topologies relationships – functional – spatial - time
- 18. Agents Networks Layers The Sims The Sims Online SimCity Rigid Flexible
- 20. Agents Networks Layers Dynamics topology change through time Propagation Growth Grouping Order Allocation Mapping Specialization Nesting Cybernetics System Dynamics Cellular Automata Chaos Theory Adaptive Systems Network Theory
- 21. Growth
- 23. population – disease average>1 For each cell, try to add another nearby
- 24. ?
- 25. gravity – rocket – any curve possible Pick a random spot, if empty then add new cell
- 26. Propagation Material Information Pattern movement
- 27. Material ( people, cargo ) Information ( communication ) Pattern (compression traffic)
- 28. through networks
- 29. propagation>layer – through medium
- 30. Time now Also through time
- 31. Light Cone decisions act through space and time – time based level Now Future Past
- 32. Vector Fields Fluid - 13 Directed flow
- 33. surprise the designer, the programmer
- 34. Gossip Cheats New features Horizontal propagation (communities) amplitude, length Hardcore Casual Casual
- 37. Global Local Information propagation balance – scale-free networks
- 38. pheromone trails
- 39. trophallaxis
- 40. Social Stomach Private Stomach
- 41. Global Local
- 45. Grouping Cooperation driven by competition Dependant on economies of scale Enabled by communication and control Encourages specialization
- 46. Classification (Grouping Similar Items)
- 47. level jumping – higher level of abstraction
- 50. Attraction Flocking – Schooling – Particle m 18
- 51. Boundaries conflict - arbitration
- 53. Specialization coordination effort (and dependency) less than inefficiencies of going it alone Worker Soldier Drone Queen
- 54. enabled by communication – competition as larger agent
- 55. material and info - auto industry – cooperation/competition Specialization breeds networks
- 56. Time specialization (person) - Production spec. (city) - roads Home Work Food Movie
- 57. strategy games – growth / specialization / networks
- 58. fan communities – critical mass of each component – coop/comp Webmasters Content Artists Story Creators Browsers Casual Players Tool Builders Collectors Fan Community
- 59. Allocation decisions, time, material – player model
- 60. Order - Priority Allocation of time
- 63. Mapping temporary associations (networks) - functional performance
- 66. State Machines Fight Flee Eat Forage Nest Environmental Situation Behavioral Response ?
- 69. Grand Theft Pro Skater 1942
- 73. Nesting (emergence) what’s the point?
- 79. nested sets of specialized systems
- 81. Agents
- 82. Networks
- 83. Layers
- 84. Physics Chemistry Biology Mind richer set of possibilities Emergence
- 85. Physics Vehicles People Missions Situations Story/Game Arc GTA3 Emergence
- 86. -Production -Offense -Defense SimWar
- 87. 50/50 Cost - 5 Cost - 2 Cost - 1
- 94. Short term Long term
- 95. Risk - Reward High Low
- 96. Allocation
- 97. Order
- 98. Supply Networks
- 99. Boundaries
- 100. Player Decisions Short vs. Long Term Risk vs. Reward Order (production, missions) Allocation (time, resources) Network Design Mapping Collapse considerations into decisions
- 101. Competition Grouping Control Growth Networks Propagation Allocation Mapping Nesting (level jump) Specialization Boundaries
- 102. Agents Networks Layers Paradigms 37 Propagation Growth Grouping Order Allocation Mapping Specialization Nesting Cybernetics System Dynamics Cellular Automata Chaos Theory Adaptive Systems Network Theory
- 103. Relativity Theory Quantum Mechanics Reality
- 104. Futurism
- 106. The Nucleon
- 107. Dupont's Wonderful World of Chemistry musical
- 110. IN OUT Feedback POSITIVE NEGATIVE Cybernetics control theory
- 112. machines needed simple nervous system
- 113. chained together – analog electronics
- 114. Analog computation
- 115. System Dynamics magnetic-core memory Jay Forrester Stock Flow
- 121. 72
- 122. Cellular Automata
- 123. Von Neumann Digital computation – true emergence – biome 45
- 124. workhorse - SimCity as 3d CA
- 125. Land Value = Crime + Location Population = Land Value + Zoning Crime = Population – Land Value Value Pop. Crime. + - +
- 126. Ind. Res.
- 127. Global Local
- 128. Chaos Theory Phase space
- 129. Chaotic System
- 130. Stable System
- 139. Disordered Ordered Complexity Random Fractals Frozen Limit Cycles Homeostatic Chaotic Systems general theory of complex systems - failed
- 145. IN OUT Feedback genetic algorithms – neural networks – etc. IN OUT Feedback Rule System
- 146. Adaptive Landscape
- 148. Social Material Success Gameplay Landscape (Sims) Start
- 149. Network Theory
- 151. netcity53
- 152. Power law distribution scale free network – social systems – internet – biological - economy
- 153. TSO – Most Popular (number of friends)
- 157. Weak Links
- 158. take my node
- 160. Weak Links Social web
- 161. Agents Networks Layers Topologies Dynamics Paradigms Cell c? Propagation Growth Grouping Order Allocation Mapping Specialization Nesting Cybernetics System Dynamics Cellular Automata Chaos Theory Adaptive Systems Network Theory
- 162. Special Thanks Jason Shankle Ed Goldman Chiam GinGold http://thesims.ea.com/us/will/gdc.html
- 175. State Space Hill-Climbing Symmetry Topology Recursion Inheritance Compression
- 176. Symmetry Recursion Inheritance Compression
- 177. evolution