Sprite tracking in two-dimensional video games

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Shen, Elizabeth M
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Sprite tracking in 2-dimensional video games
Sprite tracking in 2D video games
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
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Philip Tan.
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Abstract
I explore various computer vision techniques and their application towards processing and extracting information from two-dimensional video games. The bulk of existing research is designed to work on real-world images, and thus makes assumptions about the world that do not translate to synthetic, stylized environments. Processing video game footage has promising applications in competitive gaming, such as analyzing strategy in multiplayer online games, or optimizing routes in speed-running. I present the exploratory results, details of a successful algorithm, and some sample applications.
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Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2017.
 
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2017
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/113111
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Keywords
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
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