Chris Butcher GDC 2008
Chris Butcher(Engineering Lead, Bungie Studios) will be speaking at a GDC 2008, Game Design Track and Programming session titled "E Pluribus Unum: Matchmaking in HALO 3". The session placed players in a matchmaking game and described the algorithms behind P2P matchmaking models and its implementation in Xbox Live. According to Chris Butcher there are 1.2 million unique users on Halo 3 online every week and retains almost 80% of their online players. 84% of the games played online are ranked matchmaking with Team Slayer being the most popular matchmaking type.1
Fast Facts
- Location: Room 132, North Hall
- Date/Time: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 2:30pm — 3:30pm
- Track: Game Design
- Secondary track: Programming
- Format: 60-minute lecture
- Experience: Intermediate
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