Paper Reading Assignment

Reading a research paper can be challenging, especially if you don't have much experience with this kind of technical writing. The goal of this assignment is to help guide your deep reading of a research paper.

Write this assignment in a Google Doc, which you submit by moving or copying into the shared Google Drive folder Homeworks/Paper Reading Assignment. There is a template document in this folder you can copy and use as the starting point for your answers.

For this assignment, first read the assigned paper, "Launchpad: A Rhythm-Based Level Generator for 2-D Platformers." Then, answer the following questions:

1. What kind of paper is this (conference/journal/book chapter) and why?

2. (a) What do the authors claim as the contributions of the paper (that is, find the statement of contributions in the paper, and copy it here)? (b) For each contribution, which top-level section (i.e., roman numbered section) of the paper provides the primary description of the contribution?

3. (a) Provide a top-level (i.e., roman numbered sections only) outline of the paper. (b) For each section, provide 1-2 paragraphs in your own words which summarize the section. 

4. Describe 1 or 2 areas that the researchers should improve in the described work. (I have a thick skin, so even though I'm an author, feel free to provide critical feedback).

5. Provide a numerical rating of the overall contributions provided in the paper, from 1-10, where 10 is amazing work, and 1 is horrible work.