Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Personal profile
I am interested in games and fun; how can we make fun games and how the degree to which a game is fun can be measured.
My PhD (completed at Glasgow University in 2021) investigated the use of formal methods, specifically probabilistic model checking, as a means of game balancing. This involved the publishing of a small mobile game alongside automated verification which was then compared to how the game was actually played.
I joined Abertay in the summer of 2021 and am looking to continue my research into game balancing both advancing on the approaches used before and exploring new techniques.
Teaching
I am the module leader for:
- CMP201 - Data Structures and Algorithms 1 (starting 2022/23).
- ELE002 - Games for Change.
- CMP105 - Games Programming (starting 2022/23).
I am also supporting:
- DES506 - Studio Game Development.
- CMP208 - Games Programming and System Architectures.
- CMP203 - Graphic Programming.
- CMP202 - Data Structures and Algorithms 2
Research interests
In addition to my core research on game balancing I am also interested in:
- Computer Science education (teaching programming),
- Board games,
- Football analytics,
- Player analysis,
- Ranking and Matchmaking systems.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Computer Science, PhD, Using Probabilistic Model Checking to Balance Games, University of Glasgow
31 Oct 2017 → 1 Jan 2022
Award Date: 1 Jul 2022
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Exploring the opportunities for UK games businesses in China: a case study of two industry-led mobile game prototypes
Sloan, R. J. S., Brown, H., Austin, H. J., Lynagh, M., Johnson, G. I., Kavanagh, W. & Galloway, D., 2 Feb 2023Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
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Experience report: challenges and opportunities of remote labs for a computer science department
Fraser, D., Hunter, E., Kavanagh, W., Pancheva, A., Parkinson, J., Paun, I., Wallis, T., Ada, M. B., Border, H. & Norman, G., 30 Jun 2022, In: Postgraduate Pedagogies. 2, 1, p. 173-209 37 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Balancing turn-based games with chained strategy generation
Kavanagh, W., Miller, A., Norman, G. & Andrei, O., 16 Jun 2021, In: IEEE Transactions on Games. 13, 2, p. 113-122 10 p., 8846763.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Gameplay analysis of multiplayer games with verified action-costs
Kavanagh, W. & Miller, A., 1 Jun 2021, In: Computer Games Journal. 10, 1-4, p. 89-110 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Using probabilistic model checking to balance games
Kavanagh, W., Nov 2021, Glasgow: University of Glasgow. 174 p.Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis
Open Access
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RPGLite player data and lookup tables
Kavanagh, W. (Creator), Wallis, T. (Creator) & Miller, A. (Creator), University of Glasgow, 25 Sept 2020
DOI: 10.5525/gla.researchdata.1070
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