Visual Analytics of User Behavior
• Project Description:
Analyze and predict user behavior in a virtual world to inform
dynamic modifications to the environment to create a richer virtual
experience.
• Major Accomplishments:
– Identified virtual environmental differences that affect the user’s
exploration affinity level
– Extended game engine technology with visualization toolset to
represent user position, velocity, time, map coverage, interaction events
– Utilized deterministic nature of the engine to mine additional data of
interest after original play session
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Visual Analytics of User Behavior
Future Work
• Image Analysis
– Techniques have been refined
– Need real time image analysis to drive a
feedback loop back into the system
• Integrate image analysis techniques in real time
with the virtual world system
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Visual Analytics of User Behavior
Future Work
• Image Analysis
– Chroma key rendering performance
– Optimize rendering pipeline for flat color rendering pass
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Visual Analytics of User Behavior
Future Work
• Virtual world behavior driven by analysis
– Real-time analysis will customize and enhance
experience on a per-user basis
– Integrate analytics framework into virtual world engine
– Categorize user on the fly
• Timid
• Speedy
• Immersed
– Loading based on Navigation prediction
• Preload assets based on paths users typically take at
certain decision points.
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Visual Analytics of User Behavior
Future Work
• Virtual world behavior driven by analysis
– Analytics Camera
• Navigation assistance
• Based on previous user patterns
– Resetting behavior
• Reset to environments conducive to more fulfilling
experience
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