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

1. Location: Room 132, North Hall
2. Date/Time: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 2:30pm — 3:30pm
3. Track: Game Design
4. Secondary track: Programming
5. Format: 60-minute lecture
6. Experience: Intermediate

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