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Roeder, Oliver.
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Artificial intelligence -- Computer games -- History.
Games -- Philosophy
Games -- Miscellanea.
Board games -- History.
Card games -- History.
Card games.
Board games.
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Roeder, Oliver.
Artificial intelligence -- Computer games -- History.
Games -- Philosophy
Games -- Miscellanea.
Board games -- History.
Card games -- History.
Card games.
Board games.
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Seven games : a human history /
Oliver
Roeder
.
by
Roeder
,
Oliver
.
W.W. Norton & Company, 2022.
Call #:
794.1001 R712s
Subjects
Artificial intelligence -- Computer games -- History.
Games -- Philosophy
Games -- Miscellanea.
Board games -- History.
Card games -- History.
Card games.
Board games.
ISBN:
9781324003779 (hc.)
Alternate title:
7 games : a human history
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
306 p. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"A group biography of seven enduring and beloved games, and the story of why-and how-we play them. Checkers, Backgammon, Chess, and Go. Poker, Scrabble, and Bridge. These seven games, ancient and modern, fascinate millions of people worldwide. In Seven Games,
Oliver
Roeder
charts their origins and historical importance, the delightful arcana of their rules, and the behavioral design that make them pleasurable.
Roeder
introduces thrilling competitors, such as evangelical minister Marion Tinsley, who acrossforty years lost only three games of checkers; Shusai the Master, the last Go champion of Imperial Japan, defending tradition against 'modern rationalism'; and an IBM engineer who created a backgammon program so capable at self-learning that NASA used iton the Space Shuttle. Throughout,
Roeder
tells the compelling story of how humans, pursuing scientific glory and competitive advantage, have invented AI programs better than any human player, and what that means for the games-and for us. Funny, fascinating and profound, Seven Games is a story of obsession, psychology, history, and how play makes us human"--From publisher.
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