Section: New Software and Platforms

MicroMachinations

Functional Description

Objective: To create an integrated, live environment for modelling and evolving game economies. This will allow game designers to experiment with different strategies to realise game mechanics. The environment integrates with the SPIN model checker to prove properties (reachability, liveness). A runtime system for executing game economies allows MicroMachinations models to be embedded in actual games.

Impact: One of the important problems in game software development is the distance between game design and implementation in software. MicroMachinations has the potential to bridge this gap by providing live design tools that directly modify or create the desired software behaviours.

• Participants: Paul Klint and Riemer Van Rozen

• Contact: Riemer Van Rozen

• URL: https://github.com/vrozen/MM-Lib