Graduation Year
2015
Date of Submission
4-2015
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Economics
Reader 1
Darren Filson
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Abstract
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance is considered to be among the most complex real-time strategy games that exist today. I am testing whether or not players can gain meaningful strategic value through statistical analysis. In particular, I have focused my analysis on how players can redefine their path from their initial-state to their goal-state in one versus one games, how players can optimize their chance of winning through faction selection, and how players ought to evaluate balance in team games. Through regression analysis, I have concluded that there is potential for statistics to inform player behavior when it comes to each of these strategies.
Recommended Citation
Cornell, Michael, "Simplifying an Infinitely Complex State-Space: Real-Time Strategy Optimization in Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance" (2015). CMC Senior Theses. 1123.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1123
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
