Applications of Computing in Industry : Lecture

Silent Hill Shattered Memories is the latest offering in the Silent Hill franchise, a bold re-imaging of the original game for a modern audience. Uniquely, this game attempts to take the experience to another level by applying psychologically profiling techniques. This allows us to build an image of the player, which is then used to alter the content and control the experience. This talk goes into the details behind the psychological profiling system and explores the topic of interpreting player input in a broader context, with connotations for future titles and technology. Particularly, we examine the role of AI in driving gaming narrative. IGN Editors Choice Award http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/105/1050951p1.html

Gwaredd (Gareth) wrote his first computer game for a TRS-80 PC1 pocket calculator at the age of 7 and has been programming ever since. With more than 10 years in the games industry he has been credited on over 15 different titles spanning all major consoles since the Sega Dreamcast. He is currently the Technical Director at Climax Studios, managing a department of 25 programmers and responsible for overseeing all development and technical strategy within the studio.