Sources of Uncertainty: A BIT of Uncertainty in Games
- ISBN-10
- 0262316420
- ISBN-13
- 9780262316422
- Category
- Games & Activities
- Pages
- 29
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-01-10
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Author
- Greg Costikyan
Description
Uncertainty in games -- from Super Mario Bros. to Rock/Paper/Scissors -- engages players and shapes play experiences. This BIT examines the sources of that uncertainty, from doubts about performance to a game's elements of randomness.
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