MuSSE: A Tool to Extract Meta-Data from Game Sprite Sheets Using Blob Detection Algorithm

This paper introduces a tool to automatically generate meta-data from game sprite sheets. MuSSE is a tool developed to extract XML data from sprite sheet images with non-uniform - multi-sized - sprites. MuSSE (Multi-sized Sprite Sheet meta-data Exporter) is based on a Blob detection algorithm that i...

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Published inBrazilian Symposium on Games and Digital Entertainment (Print) pp. 61 - 69
Main Authors De Barros Barbosa, Marcelo, De Barros Barbosa, Cecilia, Freitas Barbosa, Andre
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.11.2015
Subjects
blob detection
Detection algorithms
development tool
Engines
Feature extraction
Games
Image edge detection
Labeling
sprite sheet
Sprites (computer)
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ISSN2159-6662
DOI10.1109/SBGames.2015.22

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Summary:This paper introduces a tool to automatically generate meta-data from game sprite sheets. MuSSE is a tool developed to extract XML data from sprite sheet images with non-uniform - multi-sized - sprites. MuSSE (Multi-sized Sprite Sheet meta-data Exporter) is based on a Blob detection algorithm that incorporates a connected-component labeling system. Hence, blobs of arbitrary size can be extracted by adjusting component connectivity parameters. This image detection algorithm defines boundary blobs for each individual sprite in a sprite sheet. Every specific blob defines a sprite characteristic within the sheet: position, name and size, which allows for subsequent data specification for each blob/image. Several examples on real images illustrate the performance of the proposed algorithm and working tool.
ISSN:2159-6662
DOI:10.1109/SBGames.2015.22