Dynamic difficulty adjustment for a memory game

Abstract

Working memory is an important function for human cognition, it is related to some skills, such as remembering information or developing a mental calculation. Several games have been developed to train the working memory. Nevertheless, sometimes the game does not adjust adequate to users. Consequently, they end up bored by the game and leave it. This article presents a system of dynamic adjustment of the difficulty for a working memory training game, which allows generating customized levels so that the users obtain a better performance during the training of the memory. The proposed system was tested with young people, the results show that the training performance was better in comparison with a classic game and provide a better game experience to the users.