{"id":2773,"date":"2021-02-02T18:28:29","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T18:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/?p=1337195"},"modified":"2021-02-02T18:28:29","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T18:28:29","slug":"sony-patents-ai-that-adjusts-gameplay-difficulty-when-youre-struggling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=2773","title":{"rendered":"Sony patents AI that adjusts gameplay difficulty when you\u2019re struggling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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If battles with video game bosses make you throw your controller at the wall, Sony is working on a new AI feature that could make your future foes more beatable.<\/p>\n

A new patent application<\/a> from the Japanese tech titan describes a machine learning system that automatically adjusts difficulty levels when gamers are struggling.<\/p>\n

The patent was published last week and first spotted by SegmentNext<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It suggests using AI to alter a boss\u2018 moves \u201cbased on successful and\/or unsuccessful methods or tactics\u201d previously used by a player:<\/span><\/p>\n

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The methods or tactics may include, as examples, particular attacks such as a flying punch, a low kick, etc. Certain attack patterns or sequences may also establish the methods\/tactics, as well as certain player movements and location changes within the level or fighting environment in which the player tends to remain while fighting the boss\/opponent.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The machine learning model would then determine new behaviors for the opponent that make them more or less tricky to defeat.<\/p>\n

This might lead the AI to stop the boss from using a weapon that always slaughters you, or give them a shiny new shield if you\u2019re the one doing the killing.<\/p>\n

These changes could be based on data from an individual gamer or patterns recognized from multiple players.<\/p>\n

[Read: How much does it cost to buy, own, and run an EV? It\u2019s not as much as you think<\/span><\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n

Higher-level gamers may be rewarded for their skills. The patent proposes providing varying prizes depending on their level of difficulty:<\/p>\n

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The reward may include, for example, a particular trophy, a particular medal, a particular amount of video game currency, a particular amount of video game points, and\/or a particular amount of currency to spend via an electronic or e-commerce store.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Sony\u2019s system certainly sounds promising: it could help games find that tricky balance between challenging and infuriating.<\/p>\n

It might even help Mike Tyson to finally knock out Mike Tyson.<\/p>\n