This area of research covers learning about people’s skills and preferences in an (online) universe for better matchmaking and improved online gaming experiences. TrueSkill™, an on-line ranking system developed for Xbox live is one way that the Applied Games Group have achieved this.
Current Projects
TrueSkill™
The TrueSkill ranking system is a skill based ranking system for Xbox Live developed at Microsoft Research. The purpose of a ranking system is to both identify and track the skills of gamers in a game (mode) in order to be able to match them into competitive matches. The TrueSkill ranking system only uses the final standings of all teams in a game in order to update the skill estimates (ranks) of all gamers playing in this game. Ranking systems have been proposed for many sports but possibly the most prominent ranking system in use today is ELO.
Skill and Preference 
