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Original – A 2020 episode of Game Theory hosted by MatPat covering the SCP Foundation, Russian trademark law, and Creative Commons licenses. Reason This episode of Game Theory (a webseries created by MatPat) has over six million views on YouTube and serves as the best free representation of Game Theory and of MatPat's video style as a whole.
Procedural rhetoric or simulation rhetoric [1] is a rhetorical concept that explains how people learn through the authorship of rules and processes. The theory argues that games can make strong claims about how the world works—not simply through words or visuals but through the processes they embody and models they construct.
Theorycraft (or theorycrafting) is the mathematical analysis of game mechanics (usually in video games) to discover optimal strategies and tactics.Theorycraft involves analyzing statistics, hidden systems or underlying game code in order to glean information that is not apparent during normal gameplay. [1]
Game theory has come to play an increasingly important role in logic and in computer science. Several logical theories have a basis in game semantics. In addition, computer scientists have used games to model interactive computations. Also, game theory provides a theoretical basis to the field of multi-agent systems. [124]
It was not until Irving Finkel organized a colloquium in 1990 that grew into the International Board Game Studies Association, Gonzalo Frasca popularized the term "ludology" (from the Latin word for game, ludus) in 1999, [4] the publication of the first issues of academic journals like Board Game Studies in 1998 and Game Studies in 2001, and the creation of the Digital Games Research ...
Cooperative game theory is a branch of game theory that deals with the study of games where players can form coalitions, cooperate with one another, and make binding agreements. The theory offers mathematical methods for analysing scenarios in which two or more players are required to make choices that will affect other players wellbeing. [5]
The 1st round of the 12-team College Football Playoff is officially in the books. Penn State, Texas & Ohio State all advance to the quarterfinals after blowout wins and Caroline, Fitz & Adam break ...
Fantasy (Game as make-believe): Imaginary world. Narrative (Game as drama): A story that drives the player to keep coming back; Challenge (Game as obstacle course): Urge to master something. Boosts a game's replayability. Fellowship (Game as social framework): A community where the player is an active part of it. Almost exclusive for ...