Kartlytics: Applying Big Data Analytics to Mario Kart

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Post by ChrisArchitect » Thu, Aug 08, 2013, 3:01 PM UTC

Kartlytics: Applying Big Data Analytics to Mario Kart
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Re: Kartlytics: Applying Big Data Analytics to Mario Kart

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Post by mharsch » Thu, Aug 08, 2013, 3:46 PM UTC

This gives me the feeling that the referee guy from 'King of Kong' is about to be replaced by a very small shell script.

Re: Kartlytics: Applying Big Data Analytics to Mario Kart

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Post by bcantrill » Thu, Aug 08, 2013, 3:55 PM UTC

Mario Kart 64 is one thing -- but if this same technique is applied to Street Fighter 2, I am honestly concerned about our Seattle office descending into civil war. Or perhaps having hard data leads to less animal struggle for dominance because the hierarchy of the herd has been quantified?

Re: Kartlytics: Applying Big Data Analytics to Mario Kart

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Post by elijahwright » Thu, Aug 08, 2013, 4:10 PM UTC

bcantrill wrote: post #3

Mario Kart 64 is one thing -- but if this same technique is applied to Street Fighter 2, I am honestly concerned about our Seattle office descending into civil war. Or perhaps having hard data leads to less animal struggle for dominance because the hierarchy of the herd has been quantified?

How many sprites can SF2 possibly have? :)

Re: Kartlytics: Applying Big Data Analytics to Mario Kart

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Post by CGamesPlay » Thu, Aug 08, 2013, 4:25 PM UTC

Really neat article and demonstrates a great way to introduce your startup's new product.

Re: Kartlytics: Applying Big Data Analytics to Mario Kart

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Post by samsnelling » Thu, Aug 08, 2013, 4:25 PM UTC

Should note (I may have missed it in the article) the website with all of their results is http://kartlytics.com/

Re: Kartlytics: Applying Big Data Analytics to Mario Kart

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Post by incision » Thu, Aug 08, 2013, 4:45 PM UTC

elijahwright wrote: post #4

bcantrill wrote: post #3

Mario Kart 64 is one thing -- but if this same technique is applied to Street Fighter 2, I am honestly concerned about our Seattle office descending into civil war. Or perhaps having hard data leads to less animal struggle for dominance because the hierarchy of the herd has been quantified?

How many sprites can SF2 possibly have? :)

Not sure, but any who aren't too familiar with fighters might be surprised to learn of frame data [0][1] dissection.

0: http://nki.combovideos.com/data.html

1: http://nki.combovideos.com/flame.html

Re: Kartlytics: Applying Big Data Analytics to Mario Kart

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Post by WestCoastJustin » Thu, Aug 08, 2013, 5:03 PM UTC

If you liked this, you might also like a general technique for automating NES games, with Mario Bros demo [1]. There is a video, research paper, and source code too.

[1] http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~tom7/mario/

Re: Kartlytics: Applying Big Data Analytics to Mario Kart

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Post by sailfast » Thu, Aug 08, 2013, 5:42 PM UTC

I can't be the only person that thinks this would also be a great idea for GoldenEye, right?

I have a lot of learning to do to make that happen, but would happily provide moral support to anyone that might want to attempt it!

Re: Kartlytics: Applying Big Data Analytics to Mario Kart

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Post by daraul » Thu, Aug 08, 2013, 5:44 PM UTC

WestCoastJustin wrote: post #8

If you liked this, you might also like a general technique for automating NES games , with Mario Bros demo [1]. There is a video, research paper, and source code too. [1] http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~tom7/mario/

I just about lost my shit during a break here, when at the end of the video the AI actually ragequits during a game of Tetris.