Context and Game Analytics: Hearthstone and Overwatch Gotchas

The analytics field spans nearly all industries, some of which are more context-dependent than others. While analyzing gameplay data, context becomes very important as the rules of the game and player behavior inject themselves into the conclusions/insights in ways that can sometimes have unforeseen effects. This talk examines two such instances in Hearthstone and Overwatch. Aleksander Mirkovic, Blizzard Aleksandar Mirkovic is the Manager of Overwatch Analytics. He is currently managing the Analytics team for Overwatch, and he has previously worked on most of the Blizzard titles. Aleksander has 10 years of experience in analytics and 8 years of industry experience in gaming.