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Logging Visualization in FINAL FANTASY XV

Matthew W. Johnson, Fabien Gravot, Shintaro Minamino, Ingimar Hólm Guðmundsson, Hendrik Skubch, and Youichiro Miyake

3.1    Introduction

3.2    Architecture

3.3    Statistical Analysis

3.4    Spatial Analysis

3.5    Conclusion

References

3.1  Introduction

Data analytics have had a variety of uses in the gaming industry, most commonly in online games and the mobile market. However, in the development of FINAL FANTASY XV, an action style Role Playing Game (RPG), we have found an additional use for data logging combined with visualization. One challenge we face with a large team, measuring in the hundreds working across the globe, is ensuring quality game data. In an ideal scenario, the game’s design ...