Analytics of Map Design: Use Big Data to Build Levels

Big data is everything today. You can analyze your decisions, sales, users’ behavior and much more. You can even analyze level design with the help of information. Map design is all about creativity, you say. Wrong! Check out this 2014 GDC session to understand how bid data can help you.

Epic Games’ Jim Brown talks about successes and failures of level design metrics and analytics, and shows how they can be used to improve your design process.

Game designers operate with huge quantities of data. That’s a fact. The developers of Witcher 3 were able to find all the failed asset placement thanks to big data. And that’s just one example.  You can find the proof here. Want to know more on how to use your data on different stages of the game’s life: production, operation, and monetization? Then make sure to check out our article on this matter.