I got an email the other day from the Stanford MOOC and once again, a game theory course caught my eye. The thing is, I hate watching videos- I'd rather read. So what would the hive mind suggest as a ...

The word theory evokes images of Isaac Newton and Aristotle, and as physics has gravity and playwrights have catharsis, roleplaying has its own intrinsic element: GNS Theory. According to Brad Davies ...

If you’ve ever played the card game Hanabi, you’ll understand when I say it’s unlike any other. It’s a collaborative game in which you have full view of everyone else’s hands but not your own. To win ...

In her book, Reality is Broken (2011), Jane McGonigal speaks to the power of Games and Game Theory to enable us to build more ”immersive realities” that allow us to ”tackle real dilemmas and improve ...

Game Theory was invented by the brilliant mathematician John von Neumann, who also co-authored the first book on the topic with Oscar Morgenstern, an economist. (I actually took a course in Game ...