February 2007 Sputnik Summary

 

Anaglphs in Games / Automated Game Testing

 

Speakers:

Bruce Oberg, Sucker Punch Studios (20 min)

Alexander Jihn, Microsoft (30 min)

 

Bruce Oberg:
SLY 3: HONOR AMONG THIEVES (released in 2004 for the PlayStation 2) included an innovative anaglyph 3D feature. With the red/cyan glasses included with the game, players could experience real-time stereographic visuals in most gameplay areas. Producing stereographic anaglyph images (AKA anaglyphs) is a fairly mature practice among photographers. Even so, special problems arise when generating anaglyphs for consumer televisions, in real-time, and within a "free" camera system. This talk presents the pro forma methods for producing anaglyphs, as well as several tricks for producing effective stereographic effects within a video game.

 

Alexander Jihn:
Automated game play testing in casual games development, including research into operant conditioning and it's uses in the development of a released game title.