research
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Computer Learns To Play Civilization By Reading The Instruction Manual
14Starting from nothing, a computer taught itself to read the instruction manual for Civilization and saw its rate of victory jump from 46 per cent to 79 per cent.
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Why, Exactly, Do People Enjoy Watching StarCraft Games?
Most people just aren’t interested in watching video games. They’d rather be playing them. So why is strategy juggernaut StarCraft such an exception to the rule?
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Report: British Children Are Getting Soft
In the dark times, before the internet and video games, British children played outside. Now? They don’t!
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The US Air Force Is Loaning Out Its PS3 Supercomputer
When its not crunching data brought back by spy plane missions, the US Air Force’s PlayStation 3 supercomputer (nicknamed “Condor”) is now being loaned out to universities so they can crunch slightly less dangerous data.