Metagame analysis involves framing a problem situation as a strategic game in which participants try to realise their objectives by means of the options available to them. The subsequent meta-analysis of this game gives insight in possible strategies and their outcome. (Wikipedia).
Jules Hedges - compositional game theory - part I
Compositional game theory is an approach to game theory that is designed to have better mathematical (loosely “algebraic” and “geometric”) properties, while also being intended as a practical setting for microeconomic modelling. It gives a graphical representation of games in which the flo
From playlist compositional game theory
Breaking the Metagame: Seventeen Seconds of Dota 2
From the Interactive Media & Games Seminar Series; Stephanie Boluk & Patrick LeMieux, assistant professors in the Cinema and Digital Media Program and English Department at UC Davis discuss the history of the metagame and 'The Play" an unexpected, 17-second upset that broke the metagame du
From playlist Interactive Media & Games Seminars WINTER 2016
Jules Hedges - compositional game theory - part III
Compositional game theory is an approach to game theory that is designed to have better mathematical (loosely “algebraic” and “geometric”) properties, while also being intended as a practical setting for microeconomic modelling. It gives a graphical representation of games in which the flo
From playlist compositional game theory
AlterConf San Francisco 2015 - Queer Mechanics in Competitive Videogames
by Izzy Iqbal My talk is inspired by Merritt Kopas's and Naomi Clark's talk on "Queerness and Beyond: Rethinking Human-Game Relations" at QGCon 2014, specifically on their section on Queer Mechanics. Queer mechanics exist in competitive games as dramatic outliers of the current metagame a
From playlist AlterConf San Francisco 2015
AlterConf San Francisco 2015 - Queer Mechanics in Competitive Videogames by Izzy Iqbal
My talk is inspired by Merritt Kopas's and Naomi Clark's talk on "Queerness and Beyond: Rethinking Human-Game Relations" at QGCon 2014, specifically on their section on Queer Mechanics. Queer mechanics exist in competitive games as dramatic outliers of the current metagame and exist as eit
From playlist AlterConf San Francisco 2016
Rahul Savani: Polymatrix Games Algorithms and Applications
Polymatrix games are multi-player games that capture pairwise interactions between players. They are defined by an underlying interaction graph, where nodes represent players, and every edge corresponds to a two-player strategic form (bimatrix) game. This talk will be a short survey that w
From playlist HIM Lectures: Trimester Program "Combinatorial Optimization"
Intuitive Introduction to Category Theory
Category Theory offers a different style of thinking about mathematics. I describe how using functions and sets as examples. Join our Discord to engage with other Mathematics enthusiasts ! https://discord.gg/yyDzhKXUBV Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MetaMaths Source code for animatio
From playlist Category Theory course
Perfect Imbalance - Why Unbalanced Design Creates Balanced Play - Extra Credits
Multiplayer games like League of Legends design content with specific strengths and weaknesses. When one strategy or "meta" becomes dominant, the counters to that strategy balance it out. Subscribe for new episodes every Wednesday! http://bit.ly/SubToEC (---More below) (Original air date:
From playlist Extra Credits (ALL EPISODES)
Jules Hedges - compositional game theory - part IV
Compositional game theory is an approach to game theory that is designed to have better mathematical (loosely “algebraic” and “geometric”) properties, while also being intended as a practical setting for microeconomic modelling. It gives a graphical representation of games in which the flo
From playlist compositional game theory
Mathematics of Series with the Symbolic Computing Package
To learn more about Wolfram Technology Conference, please visit: https://www.wolfram.com/events/technologyconference/ Speaker: Youngjoo Chung Wolfram developers and colleagues discussed the latest in innovative technologies for cloud computing, interactive deployment, mobile devices, and
From playlist Wolfram Technology Conference 2017
Design Club - League of Legends: Summoner's Rift - Level Design Analysis
How does something as simple as a map create established rules of play in multiplayer games like League of Legends? Game Designer Dan "OtherDan" Emmons analyzes the level design. Subscribe for episodes every other Thursday! http://bit.ly/SubToEC ___________ Follow our Twitch stream to ch
From playlist Design Club: All Episodes
MIT CMS.608 Game Design, Spring 2014 Instructor: Philip Tan, MIT Students View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/CMS-608S14 YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUl4u3cNGP63YWzCDORR965yCmHiCKF9Z The social context of games and play. License: Creative Commons BY
From playlist MIT CMS.608 Game Design, Spring 2014
A short demo of getting a keycode for a board at metauni and using it to view the board in a web browser, and of using a URL for a board to jump into metauni at the exact location of a board. Music by Lucas Cantor.
From playlist Metauni
1. Introduction: five first lessons
Game Theory (ECON 159) We introduce Game Theory by playing a game. We organize the game into players, their strategies, and their goals or payoffs; and we learn that we should decide what our goals are before we make choices. With some plausible payoffs, our game is a prisoners' dilemma.
From playlist Game Theory with Ben Polak
Introduction to Parametric Equations
This video defines a parametric equations and shows how to graph a parametric equation by hand. http://mathispower4u.yolasite.com/
From playlist Parametric Equations
Designing Morality Systems - World Building and Morality in Gaming - Extra Credits - Game Design
Thanks so much to World Anvil for helping to boost our world-building game! Use audience promo code EXTRACREDITS to get 40% off of any annual membership on checkout. http://www.worldanvil.com/extracredits Looking to add a little depth and intrigue to your D&D game? Wondering how to give
From playlist Extra Credits: Game Careers
Top-End AI Training Inspur NF5488A5 8x NVIDIA A100 server with AMD EPYC
Main site article: https://www.servethehome.com/inspur-nf5488a5-8x-nvidia-a100-hgx-platform-review-amd-epyc/ STH Merch on Spring: https://the-sth-merch-shop.myteespring.co/ STH Top 5 Weekly Newsletter: https://eepurl.com/dryM09 STH Forums: https://forums.servethehome.com/ In this video, w
From playlist Cool Server Hardware Series
Why Game Theory is Not About Competition
This video was made possible by our Patreon community! ❤️ See new videos early, participate in exclusive Q&As, and more! ➡️ https://www.patreon.com/EconomicsExplained ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Game Theory is supposed to show how businesses (and prisoners) can outdo each other to win out
From playlist Case Studies
Michel Broué: Building Cathedrals and breaking down Reinforced Concrete Walls
This lecture was held at The University of Oslo, May 21, 2008 and was part of the Abel Prize Lectures in connection with the Abel Prize Week celebrations. Program for the Abel Lectures 2008 1. Abel Laureate John Thompson: “Dirichlet series and SL(2,Z)" 2. Abel Laureate Jacques Tits: “Alg
From playlist Abel Lectures
A typical metauni experience involves a series of boards, often with dense technical content. Having a convenient way of getting a fullscreen view of these boards is crucial. This video is a brief introduction to the feature. Music by Lucas Cantor.
From playlist Metauni