December 06, 2019
Gaming is an integral part of the human digital experience. Through a console, PC or mobile device, users engage in gaming as an entertainment and social experience. This has led gaming to be a $152 billion global industry with over 2.4 billion players worldwide. The largest sector within gaming is Mobile Gaming with a 45% presence amounting to $68.5 billion dollars. It is also the fastest growth sector fuelled by easy access, diverse genres of games and a perfect fit to short engagement span patterns in digital mobile and entertainment experience. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning is a crucial technology in use in mobile gaming. This presentation describes the motivations behind their widespread use and describes several use-case applications.
Dr. Priyan Gunatilake is a senior member of the AI / ML group at MachineZone Inc, one of the largest mobile game developers of massively multiplayer mobile games. It’s popular games, Game of War, Mobile Strike and Final Fantasy XV are played by millions of players around the world. Prior to MachineZone, Dr. Gunatilake was a Senior Staff Software architect at Sony Inc where his team developed the connected digital (video/ pictures) experience software for the Sony Bravia TV line. Dr. Gunatilake received his Ph.D in electrical and computer engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and is the primary inventor of 8 United States patents.