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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Roeder, Oliver.     Subjects     Artificial intelligence -- Computer games -- History.     Games -- Philosophy     Games -- Miscellanea.     Board games -- History.     Card games -- History.     Card games.     Board games.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Roeder, Oliver.       by title:      Seven games : a huma...       by call number:      794.1001 R712s     Search the Web     Roeder, Oliver.     Artificial intelligence -- Computer games -- History.     Games -- Philosophy     Games -- Miscellanea.     Board games -- History.     Card games -- History.     Card games.     Board games.       MARC Display

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. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Woodlawn Public Library Adult Nonfiction 794.1001 R712s Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 794.1001 R712s Core Collection - Adult Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 794.1001 R712s Adult books Checked out Jun 29, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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