You've been logged out of GDC Vault since the maximum users allowed for this account has been reached. To access Members Only content on GDC Vault, please log out of GDC Vault from the computer which last accessed this account.

Click here to find out about GDC Vault Membership options for more users.

close

The Number One Educational Resource for the Game Industry

Session Name: Data Informed Decisions with the Champions of 'League of Legends'
Speaker(s): Nathan Blau
Company Name(s): Riot Games
Track / Format: Design

Did you know free users get access to 30% of content from the last 2 years?


Get your team full access to the most up to date GDC content

Overview: Discover the data and research behind the more than 140 Champions of 'League of Legends' as Nathan Blau (Researcher for Riot Games) presents how this data informs decisions at the team, product, and studio level. This talk introduces unique datasets, models, and visualizations on the game telemetry of champions, as well as player sentiment on champions through Riot's "Mass Champion Survey". This talk also answers questions such as: how does Riot decide what champions to update next? What can gender differences in champion preferences teach you about how to make more inclusive and iconic casts of characters? Why is Yasuo (the infamous wind samurai) beloved in China but polarizing in the US (and what can you do with that information)?

GDC 2019

Nathan Blau

Riot Games

free content

Design

Design