Data Mining. Maybe you haven’t heard of the term. Maybe you’ve been wondering where all of these update predictions for Fortnite are coming from? That would be data mining. Data mining is the process of looking through game files and analyzing the data. “Mining” the data from the game, essentially. You may be wondering, this sounds like hacking. It’s not. It’s legal if you respect everyone’s privacy and the company’s.

Now that you’re hooked (I hope), you’ll want to know how to do such a thing. Simple. Pick a game. Go to youtube.com. In the search box, type: “how to data mine [your game]” It’s simple and easy. Ever wished you could be that one kid that always knew the upcoming Fortnite skins? Wanted to know what the next amazing update to your favorite game is? Data mining can solve your problems. Try out the links below.

• https://orange.biolab.si/

• http://pandas.pydata.org/

• https://gameanalytics.com/blog/game-data-mining-fundamentals.html

• https://www.engadget.com/2014/04/10/what-is-data-mining-and-why-is-everyone-talking-about-it/