Mark J. Nelson

68 papers A* 3A 3B 3C 18Journal 8Unranked 30

Year	Rank	Type	Title / Venue / Authors
2025	J	`jnl`	Expressive Range Characterization of Open Text-to-Audio Models. CoRR Jonathan Morse, Azadeh Naderi, Swen E. Gaudl, Mark Cartwright, Amy K. Hoover, Mark J. Nelson
2025	C	`conf`	Slice of Life: A Social Physics Game with Interactive Conversations using Symbolically Grounded LLM-Based Generative Dialogue. FDG Mike Treanor, Ben Samuel, Mark J. Nelson
2024	J	`jnl`	Language Model Crossover: Variation through Few-Shot Prompting. ACM Trans. Evol. Learn. Optim. Elliot Meyerson, Mark J. Nelson, Herbie Bradley, Adam Gaier, Arash Moradi Karkaj, Amy K. Hoover, Joel Lehman
2024	C	`conf`	Prompt Wrangling: On Replication and Generalization in Large Language Models for PCG Levels. FDG Arash Moradi Karkaj, Mark J. Nelson, Ioannis Koutis, Amy K. Hoover
2024	C	`conf`	Prototyping Slice of Life: Social Physics with Symbolically Grounded LLM-based Generative Dialogue. FDG Mike Treanor, Ben Samuel, Mark J. Nelson
2023	J	`jnl`	Language Model Crossover: Variation through Few-Shot Prompting. CoRR Elliot Meyerson, Mark J. Nelson, Herbie Bradley, Adam Gaier, Arash Moradi Karkaj, Amy K. Hoover, Joel Lehman
2022	C	`conf`	Exploring the Design Space of Social Physics Engines in Games. ICIDS Shi Johnson-Bey, Mark J. Nelson, Michael Mateas
2022	C	`conf`	Neighborly: A Sandbox for Simulation-based Emergent Narrative. CoG Shi Johnson-Bey, Mark J. Nelson, Michael Mateas
2021	C	`conf`	Estimates for the Branching Factors of Atari Games. CoG Mark J. Nelson
2021	J	`jnl`	Estimates for the Branching Factors of Atari Games. CoRR Mark J. Nelson
2020	B	`conf`	Notes on Using Google Colaboratory in AI Education. ITiCSE Mark J. Nelson, Amy K. Hoover
2019	J	`jnl`	Orchestrating Game Generation. IEEE Trans. Games Antonios Liapis, Georgios N. Yannakakis, Mark J. Nelson, Mike Preuss, Rafael Bidarra
2019	C	`conf`	Order-fulfillment games: an analysis of games about serving customers. FDG Mike Treanor, Mark J. Nelson
2019	—	`conf`	Towards Simulated Morality Systems: Role-Playing Games as Artificial Societies. ICAART (1) Joan Casas-Roma, Mark J. Nelson, Joan Arnedo-Moreno, Swen E. Gaudl, Rob Saunders
2018	C	`conf`	A Parameter-Space Design Methodology for Casual Creators. ICCC Peter Ivey, Blanca Pérez Ferrer, Rob Saunders, Swen E. Gaudl, Edward J. Powley, Mark J. Nelson, Simon Colton, Michael Cook
2018	C	`conf`	Curious users of casual creators. FDG Mark J. Nelson, Swen E. Gaudl, Simon Colton, Sebastian Deterding
2018	J	`jnl`	Exploring Novel Game Spaces with Fluidic Games. CoRR Swen E. Gaudl, Mark J. Nelson, Simon Colton, Rob Saunders, Edward Jack Powley, Peter Ivey, Blanca Pérez Ferrer, Michael Cook
2018	J	`jnl`	Rapid game jams with fluidic games: A user study & design methodology. Entertain. Comput. Swen E. Gaudl, Mark J. Nelson, Simon Colton, Rob Saunders, Edward Jack Powley, Blanca Pérez Ferrer, Peter Ivey, Michael Cook
2018	—	`conf`	Towards Mixed-initiative generation of multi-channel sequential structure. ICLR (Workshop) Cheng-Zhi Anna Huang, Sherol Chen, Mark J. Nelson, Douglas Eck
2017	C	`conf`	1st Workshop on the History of Expressive Systems. ICIDS James Owen Ryan, Mark J. Nelson
2017	C	`conf`	Fluidic Games in Cultural Contexts. ICCC Mark J. Nelson, Swen E. Gaudl, Simon Colton, Edward Jack Powley, Blanca Pérez Ferrer, Rob Saunders, Peter Ivey, Michael Cook
2017	—	`conf`	Mixed-Initiative Approaches to On-Device Mobile Game Design. MICI@CHI Mark J. Nelson, Simon Colton, Edward Jack Powley, Swen E. Gaudl, Peter Ivey, Rob Saunders, Blanca Pérez Ferrer, Michael Cook
2017	C	`conf`	The Narrative Logic of Rube Goldberg Machines. ICIDS David Olsen, Mark J. Nelson
2017	—	`conf`	Wevva: Democratising Game Design. AIIDE Edward Jack Powley, Mark J. Nelson, Swen E. Gaudl, Simon Colton, Blanca Pérez Ferrer, Rob Saunders, Peter Ivey, Michael Cook
2016	—	`conf`	Investigating vanilla MCTS scaling on the GVG-AI game corpus. CIG Mark J. Nelson
2016	—	`book`	Procedural Content Generation in Games. Noor Shaker, Julian Togelius, Mark J. Nelson
2016	—	`conf`	Semi-automated level design via auto-playtesting for handheld casual game creation. CIG Edward Jack Powley, Simon Colton, Swen E. Gaudl, Rob Saunders, Mark J. Nelson
2016	—	`conf`	The Tapper Videogame Patent as a Series of Close Readings. DiGRA/FDG Mark J. Nelson
2015	C	`conf`	Game mechanics telling stories? An experiment. FDG Kristian Hjaltason, Steffen Christophersen, Julian Togelius, Mark J. Nelson
2015	B	`conf`	General Video Game Evaluation Using Relative Algorithm Performance Profiles. EvoApplications Thorbjørn S. Nielsen, Gabriella A. B. Barros, Julian Togelius, Mark J. Nelson
2015	C	`conf`	Moody Music Generator: Characterising Control Parameters Using Crowdsourcing. EvoMUSART Marco Scirea, Mark J. Nelson, Julian Togelius
2015	—	`—`	Representing and reasoning about videogame mechanics for automated design support. Mark J. Nelson
2015	—	`conf`	Towards generating arcade game rules with VGDL. CIG Thorbjørn S. Nielsen, Gabriella A. B. Barros, Julian Togelius, Mark J. Nelson
2014	C	`conf`	A prototype using territories and an affordance tree for social simulation gameplay. FDG Tilman Geishauser, Yun-Gyung Cheong, Mark J. Nelson
2014	—	`conf`	Evaluating musical foreshadowing of videogame narrative experiences. Audio Mostly Conference Marco Scirea, Yun-Gyung Cheong, Mark J. Nelson, Byung-Chull Bae
2014	—	`conf`	Linear levels through n-grams. MindTrek Steve Dahlskog, Julian Togelius, Mark J. Nelson
2014	C	`conf`	X-COM: UFO Defense vs. XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Using gameplay design patterns to understand game remakes. FDG Alessandro Canossa, Staffan Björk, Mark J. Nelson
2013	—	`ed.`	Artificial Intelligencein the Game Design Process 2, Papers from the 2013 AIIDE Workshop, Palo Alto, California, USA, October 15, 2013 AI in the Game Design Process @ AIIDE Mark J. Nelson, Adam M. Smith, Gillian Smith
2013	—	`conf`	Audioverdrive: Exploring Bidirectional Communication between Music and gameplay. ICMC Nils Iver Holtar, Mark J. Nelson, Julian Togelius
2013	B	`conf`	Competitive coevolution in Ms. Pac-Man. IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation Andrew Borg Cardona, Julian Togelius, Mark J. Nelson
2013	A*	`conf`	Design metaphors for procedural content generation in games. CHI Rilla Khaled, Mark J. Nelson, Pippin Barr
2013	C	`conf`	Player Perspectives to Unexplained Agency-Related Incoherence. ICIDS Miika Pirtola, Yun-Gyung Cheong, Mark J. Nelson
2013	—	`conf`	Preface. AI in the Game Design Process @ AIIDE Mark J. Nelson, Adam M. Smith, Gillian Smith
2012	—	`conf`	Generating Narrative Action Schemas for Suspense. INT@AIIDE Spyridon Giannatos, Yun-Gyung Cheong, Mark J. Nelson, Georgios N. Yannakakis
2012	—	`conf`	Smart terrain causality chains for adventure-game puzzle generation. CIG Isaac M. Dart, Mark J. Nelson
2012	—	`conf`	Soviet and American precursors to the gamification of work. MindTrek Mark J. Nelson
2012	—	`conf`	Tutorials. CIG Mark J. Nelson, Paolo Burelli, Kostas Karpouzis, Simon M. Lucas, Peter I. Cowling
2011	—	`conf`	Game Metrics Without Players: Strategies for Understanding Game Artifacts. IDP@AIIDE Mark J. Nelson
2011	—	`conf`	Suggesting New Plot Elements for an Interactive Story. Intelligent Narrative Technologies Spyridon Giannatos, Mark J. Nelson, Yun-Gyung Cheong, Georgios N. Yannakakis
2010	—	`conf`	LUDOCORE: A logical game engine for modeling videogames. CIG Adam M. Smith, Mark J. Nelson, Michael Mateas
2009	C	`conf`	A requirements analysis for videogame design support tools. FDG Mark J. Nelson, Michael Mateas
2009	—	`conf`	Computational Support for Play Testing Game Sketches. AIIDE Adam M. Smith, Mark J. Nelson, Michael Mateas
2009	—	`conf`	Evaluating the Authorial Leverage of Drama Management. AAAI Spring Symposium: Intelligent Narrative Technologies II Sherol Chen, Mark J. Nelson, Anne Sullivan, Michael Mateas
2009	—	`conf`	Evaluating the Authorial Leverage of Drama Management. AIIDE Sherol Chen, Mark J. Nelson, Michael Mateas
2009	—	`conf`	Prototyping Games with BIPED. AIIDE Adam M. Smith, Mark J. Nelson, Michael Mateas
2008	A	`conf`	An interactive game-design assistant. IUI Mark J. Nelson, Michael Mateas
2008	A*	`conf`	Another Look at Search-Based Drama Management. AAAI Mark J. Nelson, Michael Mateas
2008	—	`conf`	Another look at search-based drama management. AAMAS (3) Mark J. Nelson, Michael Mateas
2008	—	`conf`	Recombinable Game Mechanics for Automated Design Support. AIIDE Mark J. Nelson, Michael Mateas
2007	A	`conf`	A globally optimal algorithm for TTD-MDPs. AAMAS Sooraj Bhat, David L. Roberts, Mark J. Nelson, Charles L. Isbell Jr., Michael Mateas
2007	—	`conf`	Towards Automated Game Design. AI*IA Mark J. Nelson, Michael Mateas
2006	—	`conf`	Authoring Interactive Narratives with Declarative Optimization-Based Drama Management. AIIDE Mark J. Nelson, Calvin Ashmore, Michael Mateas
2006	J	`jnl`	Declarative Optimization-Based Drama Management in Interactive Fiction. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications Mark J. Nelson, Michael Mateas, David L. Roberts, Charles Lee Isbell Jr.
2006	A	`conf`	Reinforcement learning for declarative optimization-based drama management. AAMAS Mark J. Nelson, David L. Roberts, Charles Lee Isbell Jr., Michael Mateas
2006	A*	`conf`	Targeting Specific Distributions of Trajectories in MDPs. AAAI David L. Roberts, Mark J. Nelson, Charles Lee Isbell Jr., Michael Mateas, Michael L. Littman
2005	—	`conf`	Search-Based Drama Management in the Interactive Fiction Anchorhead. AIIDE Mark J. Nelson, Michael Mateas
2004	—	`conf`	A Survey of Real-Time MIDI Performance. NIME Mark J. Nelson, Belinda Thom
2004	—	`conf`	An In-Depth Analysis of Real-Time MIDI Performance. ICMC Belinda Thom, Mark J. Nelson