Games Definition and 169 Threads

I'm trying to understand the strategy being put forward by the wikipedia article on quantum pseudo-telepathy to win the Mermin-Peres magic square game. It's frustrating, because I do understand how pseudo-telepathy works, I just can't make heads or tails of the grid in the article: I get that...

Computer games are cracked so that you don't have to buy the original cd and play for free. Well what exactly do you mean by crack? What do people do so that you don't have to buy the cd? I want a technical answer. And also I'm not really asking how to crack but rather what is cracking.

In quantum pseudo-telepathy, isolated players with access to entangled qubits do better than classical isolated players. I'm wondering if it's already feasible to run experiments where the simple quantum circuits are evaluated, and result in "winning the game". (Perhaps after relaxing some of...

This isn't about a specific product claim but rather about the games that stores and manufacturers use to get people to spend more. I carefully watch the unit price (cost per pound, ounce, etc.) of what I'm buying in the grocery store and, if I'm not getting a good deal, I don't buy it. I am...

I've never been much of a crazy gamer, but I really want to play this one! *Contains a little foul language* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIB7zPgd8rY

http://news.yahoo.com/russia-holds-biggest-war-games-decades-070248738.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzArNiVag5I (no subtitles) Experts on the radio say it’s the biggest maneuver in over 50 years... Has the Rambo moron lost it completely?

I plan on undertaking an Undergraduate Degree in Games Design, however I also hold a keen interest in Mathematics. I know that both degrees are a great combination for the programming aspects of game design so I want to do Mathematics afterwards. I'm wondering whether I will get any kind of...

Just been watching a bit of them this morning after I came home from school and I have to say they are as exciting to watch (if not more so) than the normal Olympics. The paralympic judo that was on this morning was far better than the judo at the Olympics. There was no walking round in...

According to Nash's Theorem, every game has at least one Nash Equilibrium, whether that be a pure strategy or a mixed strategy Nash equilibrium. However, I have not been able to find a proof for the theorem. I am looking for a proof of the theorem in 2by2 games involving simultaneous...

Does a chess program game knows every move that you can make? Does that mean that every possible outcome exists in the chess game and it just creates a path everytime you play by saving that path? Does this apply to more complex games with open worlds? So would it be correct to say the second...

You can play against player A or player B in an all-skill game (such as chess or checkers). Suppose there are no ties/draws. On average you beat player A 90% of the time in this game, and on average you beat player B 10% in this game. You will play three games in row, and each game will be...

I was just playing some solitaire (the card game version) and realized that I come across the situation where the game becomes unbeatable quite a lot. This got me onto thinking about if we knew where every card was, would we be able to beat every game with a certain set of moves? Now, I tried...

It turns out that when you pay for a mobile app, you're not actually buying the game. You're just paying for the company to allow you to play the game as long as the company sees fit. http://www.rockbandaide.com/16083/rock-band-ios-app-no-longer-playable-after-may-31/ The mobile version of...

I'm a game developer and I have an idea to make something heat up and cool off and I would like to use realistic style formulas to do the math. Instead of making it add dramatically over time. I basically need a formula for adding and removing heat from a 2 dimensional vector based on...

Are there any chess players, statisticians, or smart people who are familiar with the ELO ranking system? This concerns a game with at least over 100,000 players, so its not an obscure concern. Basically, I play an online video game that tries to apply an ELO ranking system to rank...

Are there any theories with which the mass effect fields of Mass Effect and the slipstream space of Halo draw inspiration from? Is there any scientific basis for either, or is it complete fantasy?

Some interesting information and mental tests.

The Question: 2 people A, B play a series of independent games. We have the following probabilities: P(A wins a game) = p P(B wins a game) = q = 1 - p Both players begin with X units of money, and in each game the winner takes 1 unit from the other player. The series terminates when...

I am very interested in video game development but also other things like, computer programming, network security and robotics. I mean you hear all the time, that the United States needs more engineers to compete with other countries. I'd like to try to be a part of the country's bright future...

I'm getting bored with my two primary games, jumbline and lux touch. Any recommendations for good iPad games? Especially free ones?

2D Kinematic Equation! Need Help! I have a test tomorrow! Homework Statement One of the most popular events at highland games is the hay toss, where competitors use a pitchfork to throw a bale of hay over a raised bar. Suppose the initial velocity of a bale of hay is varrowbold = (1.32...

For almost quite a time I observe that those computer games are remarkably woven carefully to entice gamers. From designing the webpage up to the building up the characters of the games. One of the games I like most is Ragnarok and Angry birds. With the latter I like the way how the game was...

Dunno if anyone have played a massive successful game called "Altitude", it's a multiplayer game, I have no idea what language it is coded, but I want to know is it possible to code a cheap mock up of the game with Java? And distribute it on Android?

The US Supreme Court ruled that http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/10pdf/08-1448.pdf. A few things were notable about this decision. For one thing, Scalia and Thomas were on opposite sides of the issue (they almost never disagree on decisions). Secondly, Alito should be commended on his...

I am working on a simplified spreadsheet to estimate both the maximum useful ranges, and the maximum theoretical ranges of various ammunition. I plan to use this to establish some baseline limitations establishing scenarios for playing various table top war simulation / role playing games, such...

Hey everyone, Not sure if this is the right section to post this in, but makes the most sense to me so here goes. Consider a game with k players. Now suppose that if only two of the players are allowed to make changes to their strategies (i.e. k-2 players are frozen) then those two players...

Do any of you play a betting game and come out on average better of?

(wasn't sure where to post this) Hey guys :) Are there any physics/mechanics computer games (i.e. for the PC). A friend of mine has shown me a game where you build bridges with trusses and ropes and a train passes through it. If the bridge isn't well-constructed, it'll break! That game is...

Does anyone have a recommendation for an espionage type of game where you are in a snow storm? Games sort of like Metal Gear Solid but with snow? Or possibly like Rainbow Six.

I've done quite a bit of reading already on this but none of the solutions I've found seem to fit my situation. I can run older games like Knights of the Old Republic just fine, but more graphically intense games like Battlefield Bad Company 2 or Assassin's Creed 2 will result in my computer...

Hi there, I am thinking if statistics can tell us if a slot machine is fair or not? We know that there are so many outcomes of a slot machine and seems it is not practical to sample all possible outcomes to check if it is fair or not. So how does statistics work in this issue?

Competition between friends/allies in zero-sum "games": Ethical? Hey all, In the context of friendships and alliances between countries; will the competition between friends/allies in zero-sum games be unethical? e.g. applying for a one-spot job at some company, two allied countries compete...

I am taking about MAME - Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator and MESS, which is based on MAME as its core (MESS stands for "Multi Emulator Super System"). Both are software emulators for video games. MESS supports many platforms and I am wondering does MAME supports the same platforms, since...

I was not sure where to post this. It didn't seem to fit in the homework/self-study category, and I believe it is thought-provoking enough to warrant posting in the general forums. I am sorry if I am wrong. In game theory, 2-person non-zero-sum games with 2n strategies can be graphically...

Many pool games, like 8-ball and 9-ball, are played with the "winner breaks" rule. That is, winning a game gives you the right to break (make the opening shot) in the next game. Players usually flip a coin or lag to decide who breaks on the first game. For decent players, getting the break...

This is an outside the box/critical thinking game. I was introduced to this in a logic class. The idea is that I state a short story, and the participants have to "fill in the blanks" by asking yes or no questions. Note that the literal answers to yes or no questions can be very misleading...

Alrighty number 1 , can i watch DivX video streams online? like when i go to a website such as "Stage6" all the vids are DivX but i can't play any because it says the video format or player isn't supported or something along those lines. I recently was moving house n packed my PS3 in its box...

For a personal project, I am analysing the physics in the Source video game engine and comparing it with real life. I have set up in the engine a platform which increases in inclination from 0 to around 70 degrees. On this platform there are four, equally weighted cubes each with a...

I read, some time ago, a research unveiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that claims video game players were more likely to be overweight, depressed and introverted. but this article says...

Apologies if this is a duplicate thread, I searched and could not find a topic on this news article posted. http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2010-04-21-braingames21_ST_N.htm" Guess all that Sudoku I play didn't do a darn thing for me.

On p. 428 of Grinstead and Snell's Introduction to Probability, they say that fair* games with an infinite number of states (Markov states, if the game is a Markov process) need not remain fair if an unlimited number of plays is allowed. The example they give is two people, Peter and Paul...

I've owned my Gateway FX6710-01 gaming desktop for a little over a year. I used to be able to play games such as Crysis, STALKER Clear Sky, Far Cry 2, CoD 5 World at War, for as long as I wanted without having to worry about my computer shutting itself down because my graphics card is reaching...

This was just a guess? How does the history of these games and systems really go, first there was Atari, for that system the most popular games were Pong, and Frogger. (Lesser popular games were Paper Boy, and E.T.) Then there was Nintendo correct? , for Nintendo the most well known games were...

Hi, I have a question about video games and relaxing. I am a Physics student and I am going to obtain my Bachelor's by next summer. I would say that I take my studies very seriously. I am not the kind of guy to go out with friends much, but I also cannot study from dusk till dawn...

If there was a device that allows the simulation of walking (maybe a practical omni-direction treadmill), would gamers be interested in such a product. For example, wii has many products that allow video games to be more interactive but all of which you can't walk or run with. With this be a big...

what do you think about this game: similarly like in Mastermind and Super Mastermind computer gives informations but in this game such informations is a lot more: - two in vertical corners on place - two in vertical corners not on place - vertical three (counting from top) on place...

In many board games points are counted. Does some know the result to the following question? Assume that in each round points are given according to some normal distribution and points over the rounds are added up. Now say after N rounds the score of two players is X and Y. What is the chance...

When I'm playing games such as Crysis, Crysis Warhead, STALKER Clear Sky, Far Cry 2, Battlefield 2, as well as others. Is there any way to display my frame rate in-game? Do I have to download a program for this? I heard that FRAPS displays your FPS during game play, but actually takes a lot out...

Seeing discussions about what people like and what turns off at the landmark game, perhaps it's an idea to have several specalistic Landmark threads, each suiting the individual wishes best. A criterium for threads could be the three categories of the UNESCO heritage list, namely Cultural...

I just made a knock-off of Minesweeper called Gopher Hunter. It's pretty sweet because the "mines" move around and the board is updated in real time. It's pretty fun... at least as fun as the original. Yay! Anybody else write little things like this from time to time? Care to share your ideas?