Table 1 Description of feature categories among the benchmark features
From: Social networks for enhanced player churn prediction in mobile free-to-play games
Type | Description |
|---|---|
Per Day | Features relating to how often per day do certain events, e.g. how many matches a player plays, wins and loses, occur on average, median, minimum and maximum for each player. |
Per Match | Features relating to how often per match do certain match related events occur on average, median, minimum and maximum for each player. These events include how often a player wins or loses a point and misses a stroke. |
Over all | Features relating to how often match related events occur for each player during the 14 day observation period. |
Match Types | Features relating to the how many Bet-, Friend- and Tournament matches a player plays. |
Playing period | Features relating to how many days players play the game during the 14 day observation period and the number of days between their first and last played days within the observation period, i.e. the length of their playing period within the observation period. |
Streaks | Features relating to how many win and loses streaks a player has, the number of matches within their streak and how long a streak is. The number of matches within a winning streak is defined as the number matches won in a row and a losing streak is defined as the number matches lost in a row. |
Currency | Features relating to the hard and soft currency of players. |
Purchases | Features relating to the purchases made by players, with both hard and soft currency. |
Friends | Features relating to matches played against friends. |
Player | Features relating to the statistics of a player |
Win-Loss Types | Features relating to the different types of wins/losses, e.g. a player automatically wins a match if their opponent abandons the match. |