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    What was the Old Computer Science Game with Factories and Monkeys?

    I am trying to remember the name of this old (probably dos, but I can't remember) computer game. At the start you could click on 3 different factories. A blimp one, the Cart one of the Airplane one or something like that. Then after that you have to go through the 2d level collecting parts...
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    Tri-Achnid, an Adobe flash physics-based game

    Tri-Achnid, an Adobe flash physics-based game http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=tri-achnid&btnG=Google+Search I just think that this is the best piece of media I have seen in a very long time. It is hard to maneuver your tri-achnid at first but it is cocaine once you get the hang of it...
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    Game Theory on Measurement Problem in QM

    Hi All, I was thinking if we can use the concepts of Von Neumann;s games specially the zero-sum two person games and pay of matrix with related dominant strategies and Nash equilirbria as a mathematical and a conceptual tool to understand Measurement Problem as a "game" between...
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    PHP Create PHP Web-Based Game - Tips & Advice

    I am going to make a php web based game. All i am looking for is some advice to help me get off to a good start. Like, What i will need, where to look for information.
  5. T

    Fusion Variable Game: Challenge Your Score at Princeton Plasma Physics Lab!

    I was reading about the undergraduate research opportunity at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and I ran across this fun flash game. It simulates a tokamak, and you can control the power used for heating, magnetic field intensity, and plasma density...
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    Card Game for my Discrete Structures class

    So my teacher is making us write a paper on various games he proposed to us. This is the one I choose. You get 5 random cards from a standard deck. You place 4 of them in any order you like face up, and the last one face down. Knowing your strategy of placing the first four cards, someone...
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    Top Video Game Vixens…thoughts?

    This month’s playboy has an article (well…pics too) of several upcoming video gaming girls…including those from God of War, Splinter Cell, Scarface, and a few others. Not sure where they got the images from (I haven’t seen any birthday suits in the games I play…but maybe there’s unlock codes out...
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    Solving Football Game Situation: True or False?

    Hello. If someone can explain me the solution of this situation please tell-me ! Two football teams are playing a football game. Team A is by far better than team B (let's say New England Patriots against a college Team). Score starts at 10 000 to 0 for New Engalnd. True or False: If...
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    Use of LINUX inter-process communication (IPC) to implement a game

    In this assignment, you are required to use LINUX inter-process communication (IPC) to implement the game of “Rock, Paper, and Scissors”. The rule of this game need not be further explained (just see the picture below). In each round, if two players choose the same weapon, the round is a...
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    (Intro to Statistics) A game consists of rolling a pair of dice

    Hi there, This question is giving me some trouble... 1.1-6 A game consists of rolling a pair of dice and moving a game piece the number of spaces according to the total number of dots on the dice. In order to move the game piece on a player's first turn, the player must roll a 1 or a 6...
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    Leaping Frog Game: Investigating # of Moves for n & m Frogs

    I wandered if anyone could give me as much as possible info on the task I need to investigate at: http://maths.fallibroome.cheshire.sch.uk/leapfrog.swf I have worked out that frog 3 blue frogs and 3 green frogs it will take me 15 moves. I have worked out that frog 3 blue frogs and 4...
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    MATLAB Simple help with matlab-dice game needed

    I'm making a simple dice-game with MATLAB and I want to extend the functions of it. What I have now is that I throw 5 dices (each dice gives a value of 1 to 6), and I make MATLAB display the value of each dice, e.g [1 3 5 2 1] and count how many of each value are represented e.g in my case...
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    Help with game theory (specific knowledge in game theory probably not required)

    Note: At the bottom of this post is a scan of the problem from the textbook, and then in the next post are scans of previous pages from the textbook, but (unless you're familiar with game theory) you probably should read my own words before you read the textbook scans. I have an equation: u1 =...
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    Mathematica Unifying Lie Algebras with Mathematical Game Theory to assist in GUT / TOE

    This speculative effort may be only wishful thinking, but if mathematical [geometrical] objects can be represented by Lie [and other] Algebras and Groups as well as by Mathematical Games, then this may aid in the search for a GUT / TOE. This effort is not rigorous, but a tenuous association...
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    Debugging Craps Simulating Game: Tracking Wins & Losses

    Hi , I have a problem coding a part of a simulating game: In the game of craps, a "Pass line" bet proceeds as follows. The first roll of the two, six-sided dice in a craps round is called the "come out roll". The bet immediately wins when the come out roll is 7 or 11, and loses when the come...
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    I want to get into game programming, and I have some questions

    How much math and physics will I have to take? I don't mind taking some courses in these areas, since I already am, but I'm not sure how many I should be taking. Will it have to be very high level math or physics? More what I'm asking I guess is, what specific types of courses would be the most...
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    Play Champion Archer: What Do You Think?

    (we had these threads some time ago...:rolleyes:) http://www.stickpage.com/championarchergame.shtml What do you think of it?
  18. -Job-

    What is the connection between NP-Complete problems and this puzzle game?

    There's a variety of NP-Complete problems like the Clique problem, the Hamiltonian cycle problem, Satisfiability, etc. Recently i discovered a simple puzzle problem that is NP-Complete (the proof involves a straightforward reduction of the Clique problem). Anyway, i built the actual puzzle...
  19. loseyourname

    Is Chess a Solvable Game?

    Why does this thread have no posts in it?
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    How can I play a MIDI file in my game using the win32 API?

    Ok, well, I've solved a few glitches that were present in my game, although, there is one other things I need help on. (working on windows, compiler:dev-C++, using win32 API). 1. How do I get my program to play a midi. I know how to play a wav file, but can't find the right info on this.
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    Finishing touches on my tetris game.

    Hello everyone. I have got quite far with a game of tetris that I am making (I'm writting in C++, and on windows, using Dev-C++ IDE and windows API). I am just touching it up, and then it will be done. One of the problems which I am having, is that when the blocks hit the bottom of the window...
  22. Gokul43201

    Can You Identify These Aircraft from Limited Clues?

    I recently took a bunch pictures of various aircraft, munitions, engines and a few space thingies. Thought I'd put them up, and make something of a game out of it, since it seems like there's a not too small aircraft enthusiast gang here. The Rules: 1. Each question consists of no more than 3...
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    The Mystery: The Science Behind the Game Show Brain Teaser

    Okay, you're in a game show that is akin to Deal or No Deal. You are given 3 suitcases to choose from, 1 of which contains a million dollars, the other two are empty. Once you have chosen a suitcase, the host (who knows beforehand which of the 3 suitcases contain the million dollars), opens one...
  24. Gokul43201

    Can You Decode the Usernames from These Cryptic Clues?

    In this game, I make up cryptic clues that reveal the usernames of PF members. Other folks guess the names and provide the reasoning. See Part I for examples and some solutions. When I'm tired or worse, exhausted, I'll open the clue making to the rest of you. Here's an example (courtesy...
  25. Ivan Seeking

    Origins Trivia Game: 2 Drinks or 12 Feet?

    In the spirit of the "What was it" thread: It was either 2 drinks or 12 feet, and the best known name of a man.
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    Left Behind - the video game for kids

    Here's a interesting, and very disturbing, new development from the Left Behind novel people. http://www.talk2action.org/story/2006/5/29/195855/959 (warning - disturbing, extremist website) You assume this is obviously a hoax, something from the Onion? In that case, even MSNBC fell for it...
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    How Close Can You Get to 80% of the Average Guess?

    Ok here are the rules: Guess a number (integer) between 0 and 100. The number closest to 80% of the average of all the numbers guessed by the players wins :biggrin:. Example: Say the numbers I got are: 10, 50, 60, 80, and 25. The average is 45 and 80% of the average is 36 so 25 would win...
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    Riddle game - Something for you scientists

    Riddle game - Something for you scientists :) Hey guys! I found this online riddle game. I figured people on this forum might like it. You need to be a good thinker to solve this baby. Just enter transylvania and try to find an answer to the riddle you get by looking at the given picture...
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    Is 28 Too Late for Scientific Breakthroughs?

    people said that most great ideas and developments in sciences (especially physics and mathematics) are made by young men. For example, Einstein, Heisenberg, Newton, Ramanujan, and so on. Nowadays, we see that most peiople get their phD at nearly 28. Do you think 28 is stilla Golden...
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    Looking for the name of the game

    I used to play a game, where you put "ships" in cortesian plane, it can be either 1,2,3,4 - boxed-ship. You play with opponent, who then guesses the coordinates of the ship, if he/she guesses right, your ship is destroyed. What was the name of it? Does anyone want to play? :rolleyes: Thanks,
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    Torque problem - game show wheel

    A solid wheel on a game show is given an initial angular speed of 1.25 rad/s in the counterclockwise direction. It comes to rest after rotating through 3/4 of a turn. Find the torque exerted on the wheel given that it is a disk of radius 0.73 m and mass 6.4 kg. I got 0.5654 as the answer...
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    Game Theory: Solving n Players Helping an Injured Man

    This question has me totally stumped... any help would be appreciated. "n players in a game all want to help an injured man. They each get a payoff of 1 if someone helps him, and a payoff of 0 if no one helps him. The person that helps the injured man also receives a penalty of c (0 < c < 1)...
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    Creating an Online Racing Game - Help Needed with Cornering Equations

    Hi All I'm trying to creater online racing game based on car physics. My car already running on the straight, but as you know racing tracks had some corners (doh !). How my model pass the corner you can find in this tread https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=117606" But As i know...
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    Counting Game - A Fun Forum Word Game

    Counting Game This forum word game is simple. You start of with "1" and the next person posts the number following it (2), the next posts the number following it (3) and so on. No double posting If an incorrect number is posted, then carry on with the correct number. I'll start: 1...
  35. Pengwuino

    Play Orbox - Level 19 | Puzzle Game | Brain Teaser

    http://ebaumsworld.com/games/orboxb.html This game is pretty interesting and really makes you think in the later levels. I'm absolutely stuck on level 19. If anyone wants to directly go to level 19 and see what I'm doing, the password is "tgb517". It's really hard because you have to imagine...
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    Is the concept of relativity portrayed accurately in Ender's Game?

    Pretty basic relativity questions. Have any of you read Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card? Great book by the way. But I'm questioning if the issues with relativity in the book are accurate. In the book, a military legend, Mazer Rackham, defeated an army of alien bugs 80 years ago. Realizing...
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    The Earth, Moon and Sun's gavity game.

    The Earth, Moon and Sun's "gravity" game. Hi all, I was thinking today that even though the moon is orbiting the Earth, because we are its nearest body mass, is it affected in any way by the Sun? In other words, to me it seems strange that just because the Moon is under the direct pull of...
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    What is the probability of winning a game of solitaire?

    what is the probability of winning a game of solitaire?
  39. exequor

    Designing a 3-Input Game Show Buzzer System

    Ok I'm designing a simply system for a three input game show buzzer. I'm thinking about using a demux chip that simply handles analog voltages like the 74hct4051. However I need to only allow the light for the first person that clicks their switch to be displayed. A microcontroller could be used...
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    What is the formula for the value of a game in game theory?

    The problem: "Player I can choose l or r at the first move in a game G. If he chooses l, a chance move selects L with probability p, or R with probability 1-p. If L is chosen, the game ends with a loss. If R is chosen, a subgame identical in structure to G is played. If player I chooses r, then...
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    Can Chess Moves Be Predicted with Enough Computing Power?

    Is chess a futile game?
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    Play Ball Revamped 2 - Addicting Maze Game!

    http://jmtb02.com/games.php Go to this page and play Ball Revamped 2 then after you beat that, go on to the greater ones. (#1 is not good at all.) Its an addicting flash game where you have to manuver a ball through a maze without touching the walls, while gravity pulls on the ball...
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    Looking for a fighting game to play

    can u introduce me a hot fightin game toplay? i like fighting, adventure
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    I woner how torecord a game exe file into a dvd ?

    i woner how torecord a game exe file into a dvd ?
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    Help with video game problem (acceleration on an incline)

    I'm trying to write a 2-D snowboarding game. I've forgotten my simple physics from college. Anyway, the problem is... Say you have a snowboarder falling straight down at velocity V and being accelerated by Gravity G. Say snowboarder then lands on a slope of Angle 45 degrees. I want to...
  46. Loren Booda

    Bingo game at the nearby nursing home

    I run a bingo game at the nearby nursing home. The other day a lady covered all of the 25 [5x5] spaces on her card with 17 numbers yet to call. If there are 75 numbers to call at the beginning of the game, and the numbers are distributed in columns randomly among 1-15 under "B," 16-30 under...
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    What is the winning strategy for the Vickie the Viking game?

    i don,t know where to put htis thread..but here it go... let,s suppose we have N objects on e of this being a black ball, goal of the game is to pick the N-1 objects (all except the black ball) to win the game..my question is what would be the strategy to follow to be the winner?..an extra rule...
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    Are You Ready to Test Your Mind with 20Q?

    http://20q.net/ Think of an object, and then answer 20 questions about it while the AI software tries to guess what you're thinking of. The software will guess right most of the time. You can also buy a handheld version of this game.
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