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EXPLORER.GMK: An Excerpt From the Spelunky Book - Gamasutra (blog)
Gamasutra (blog)
EXPLORER.GMK: An Excerpt From the Spelunky Book
Gamasutra (blog)
Strangely enough, I rarely have a full picture of my work at the time of its release, so writing a book about my own game still required quite a bit of research, revisiting my old emails and forum threads and reading what other people had written in ...
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Gamasutra (blog)
Strangely enough, I rarely have a full picture of my work at the time of its release, so writing a book about my own game still required quite a bit of research, revisiting my old emails and forum threads and reading what other people had written in ...
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Categories: Chess Research
THS chess team takes second at state - Teton Valley News
Teton Valley News
THS chess team takes second at state
Teton Valley News
Teton High School senior James Raube recently brought home a third place trophy from the 2016 Idaho Scholastic State Chess Championship, held in Boise. A leader of the THS chess club, Raube got his start in the game because of a good old-fashioned ...
Teton Valley News
Teton High School senior James Raube recently brought home a third place trophy from the 2016 Idaho Scholastic State Chess Championship, held in Boise. A leader of the THS chess club, Raube got his start in the game because of a good old-fashioned ...
Categories: Scholastic Chess
Exclusive book preview: Psychologist behind the 10000 hours theory explains the science of expertise - TES News
TES News
Exclusive book preview: Psychologist behind the 10000 hours theory explains the science of expertise
TES News
Much of what we know about deliberate practice comes from detailed studies of how the best performers in music, ballet, chess and a few other areas developed their skills. As Dweck noted, “the climb to great achievement is long and arduous, requiring ...
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Much of what we know about deliberate practice comes from detailed studies of how the best performers in music, ballet, chess and a few other areas developed their skills. As Dweck noted, “the climb to great achievement is long and arduous, requiring ...
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Categories: Chess Research
Exclusive: 'Growth mindset is only half the solution, you need a deliberate practice mindset, too' - TES News
TES News
Exclusive: 'Growth mindset is only half the solution, you need a deliberate practice mindset, too'
TES News
Much of what we know about deliberate practice comes from detailed studies of how the best performers in music, ballet, chess and a few other areas developed their skills. ... When the psychologist Benjamin Bloom and colleagues studied international ...
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TES News
Much of what we know about deliberate practice comes from detailed studies of how the best performers in music, ballet, chess and a few other areas developed their skills. ... When the psychologist Benjamin Bloom and colleagues studied international ...
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Categories: Chess Research
Terry Southern's life in letters, by Will Stephenson - Oxford American
Oxford American
Terry Southern's life in letters, by Will Stephenson
Oxford American
It was the detritus of his father's life, arranged chronologically: pairs of glasses, files of research and arcana, magazine centerfolds, a manila envelope stuffed with losing lottery tickets. Nile walked every day to a nearby copy shop, where he'd ...
Oxford American
It was the detritus of his father's life, arranged chronologically: pairs of glasses, files of research and arcana, magazine centerfolds, a manila envelope stuffed with losing lottery tickets. Nile walked every day to a nearby copy shop, where he'd ...
Categories: Chess Research
The AIX Minecraft Project Makes Thinking Software Possible - iProgrammer
iProgrammer
The AIX Minecraft Project Makes Thinking Software Possible
iProgrammer
Microsoft researchers set out to make a difference by trying to make a Minecraft character climb a virtual hill. It might sound as not that big a deal, but it is. The difference arises out of trying to program it to learn, as opposed to programming it ...
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iProgrammer
Microsoft researchers set out to make a difference by trying to make a Minecraft character climb a virtual hill. It might sound as not that big a deal, but it is. The difference arises out of trying to program it to learn, as opposed to programming it ...
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Categories: Chess Research
Students compete at State Scholastic Chess tournament - Southernminn.com
Southernminn.com
Students compete at State Scholastic Chess tournament
Southernminn.com
On Saturday and Sunday, the Northfield High School and middle school chess teams competed in the 2016 State Scholastic Chess tournament at St. Catherine University in St. Paul. The events consisted of five, two-hour matches on Saturday and two, ...
Southernminn.com
On Saturday and Sunday, the Northfield High School and middle school chess teams competed in the 2016 State Scholastic Chess tournament at St. Catherine University in St. Paul. The events consisted of five, two-hour matches on Saturday and two, ...
Categories: Scholastic Chess
Martinez reports progress in State of the City address - Brownsville Herald
Brownsville Herald
Martinez reports progress in State of the City address
Brownsville Herald
On education, Martinez recognized BISD students who took part in the 2016 Texas Scholastic Chess Championship. He stated that educational events such as these not only help Brownsville's youth but allow the city to collect approximately $300,000 to ...
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Brownsville Herald
On education, Martinez recognized BISD students who took part in the 2016 Texas Scholastic Chess Championship. He stated that educational events such as these not only help Brownsville's youth but allow the city to collect approximately $300,000 to ...
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Categories: Scholastic Chess
Nashville School Team Qualifies for Chess Tournament - WZTV
WZTV
Nashville School Team Qualifies for Chess Tournament
WZTV
Despite the fact several team members weren't even playing chess this time last year, the team has qualified for the Tennessee State Scholastic Team Finals Chess Tournament for the first time in school history. "Us coming this far in one year seems ...
WZTV
Despite the fact several team members weren't even playing chess this time last year, the team has qualified for the Tennessee State Scholastic Team Finals Chess Tournament for the first time in school history. "Us coming this far in one year seems ...
Categories: Scholastic Chess
New Musical Generated Completely by a Computer - Indie Shuffle Music News (blog)
Indie Shuffle Music News (blog)
New Musical Generated Completely by a Computer
Indie Shuffle Music News (blog)
Computers have become smarter and smarter over the years - they are personal assistants, chess experts, and even Jeopardy champions. Recently, it was announced that a computer would not ... The result of all of this research and computing is Beyond the ...
Indie Shuffle Music News (blog)
Computers have become smarter and smarter over the years - they are personal assistants, chess experts, and even Jeopardy champions. Recently, it was announced that a computer would not ... The result of all of this research and computing is Beyond the ...
Categories: Chess Research
Bendigo Bank invests in new trading platform technology - ZDNet
ZDNet
Bendigo Bank invests in new trading platform technology
ZDNet
"BID is all about confidence, providing customers with the market leading research, sophisticated analytics tools, and speed they need to execute trades as they identify opportunities," he said. The launch comes after the ... The ASX said a final ...
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ZDNet
"BID is all about confidence, providing customers with the market leading research, sophisticated analytics tools, and speed they need to execute trades as they identify opportunities," he said. The launch comes after the ... The ASX said a final ...
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Categories: Chess Research
Slay says Sinquefield's anti-earnings tax campaign is 'reckless' - STLtoday.com
STLtoday.com
Slay says Sinquefield's anti-earnings tax campaign is 'reckless'
STLtoday.com
Financier Rex Sinquefield, who has been friendly with the St. Louis mayor, has pumped more than $2 million into the "Vote No on the E-Tax" campaign. "It hit me out of nowhere," Slay said ... "The chess stuff, education, boy scouts." Slay said he has ...
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Financier Rex Sinquefield, who has been friendly with the St. Louis mayor, has pumped more than $2 million into the "Vote No on the E-Tax" campaign. "It hit me out of nowhere," Slay said ... "The chess stuff, education, boy scouts." Slay said he has ...
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Categories: St. Louis AND Chess
Athens area events for Wednesday, March 23 - Online Athens
Athens area events for Wednesday, March 23
Online Athens
Upper Oconee Basin Water Authority: 9:30 a.m., Northeast Georgia Regional Commission, 305 Research Drive. New mamas support ... Chess Club: 5 to 6 p.m., Oconee County Library, 1080 Experiment Station Road, Watkinsville. Free. 706-769-3950 or visit ...
Online Athens
Upper Oconee Basin Water Authority: 9:30 a.m., Northeast Georgia Regional Commission, 305 Research Drive. New mamas support ... Chess Club: 5 to 6 p.m., Oconee County Library, 1080 Experiment Station Road, Watkinsville. Free. 706-769-3950 or visit ...
Categories: Chess Research
Artificial Intelligence Redefines the Labor Force - STRATFOR
STRATFOR
Artificial Intelligence Redefines the Labor Force
STRATFOR
Google's AlphaGo program recently defeated the world's second-ranked player of Go — a vastly more complex game than chess — marking an important milestone in the development of artificial intelligence (AI). But equally important was Google's ...
STRATFOR
Google's AlphaGo program recently defeated the world's second-ranked player of Go — a vastly more complex game than chess — marking an important milestone in the development of artificial intelligence (AI). But equally important was Google's ...
Categories: Chess Research
What's in a name? - University of California
University of California
What's in a name?
University of California
Marshall's painstaking detective work, which began more than a decade ago, continued on and off over the years as he conducted genealogical and historical research both online and at archives, such as those of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum. “And then at ...
University of California
Marshall's painstaking detective work, which began more than a decade ago, continued on and off over the years as he conducted genealogical and historical research both online and at archives, such as those of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum. “And then at ...
Categories: Chess Research
The Guardian view on gender pay inequality: it's not just a tennis racket - The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian view on gender pay inequality: it's not just a tennis racket
The Guardian
That's good; but not good enough. Hours after the MPs' report, the Equality and Human Rights Commission published government-backed research showing that three-quarters of pregnant women and new mothers report harassment, which is getting worse, ...
Only a man could forget when women ruled tennisSydney Morning Herald
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The Guardian
That's good; but not good enough. Hours after the MPs' report, the Equality and Human Rights Commission published government-backed research showing that three-quarters of pregnant women and new mothers report harassment, which is getting worse, ...
Only a man could forget when women ruled tennisSydney Morning Herald
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Categories: Chess Research
Family Fun: Raising a good sport - Charlotte Observer
Charlotte Observer
Family Fun: Raising a good sport
Charlotte Observer
And research shows that the best way to ensure a good experience for all is to remind your kids to have a positive attitude. Try these ideas to ... Strategy games like checkers, chess, or Monopoly are a good way to practice sportsmanship at home. "They ...
Charlotte Observer
And research shows that the best way to ensure a good experience for all is to remind your kids to have a positive attitude. Try these ideas to ... Strategy games like checkers, chess, or Monopoly are a good way to practice sportsmanship at home. "They ...
Categories: Chess Research
The pull-happy Alvarez is turning heads for the Orioles with his willingness to go to left field - Camden Chat
Camden Chat
The pull-happy Alvarez is turning heads for the Orioles with his willingness to go to left field
Camden Chat
The O's have made it a point to sustain the titanic identity they've maintained over the past few years, and Alvarez is yet another pawn in the club's chess match of dingers. But all the while, the Orioles have seemingly forced Mark Trumbo into a realm ...
Camden Chat
The O's have made it a point to sustain the titanic identity they've maintained over the past few years, and Alvarez is yet another pawn in the club's chess match of dingers. But all the while, the Orioles have seemingly forced Mark Trumbo into a realm ...
Categories: Chess Research
Tech: How does AI work? - RU Daily Targum
RU Daily Targum
Tech: How does AI work?
RU Daily Targum
The AI, named AlphaGo, beat 18-time world Go champion Lee Sedol in a series of five Go matches, and showed the world how advanced AI research is, according to the MIT Technology Review website. AlphaGo showed off some different ... Similar AI victories ...
Google News RU Daily Targum
The AI, named AlphaGo, beat 18-time world Go champion Lee Sedol in a series of five Go matches, and showed the world how advanced AI research is, according to the MIT Technology Review website. AlphaGo showed off some different ... Similar AI victories ...
Categories: Chess Research
What Is a Robot? - The Atlantic
The Atlantic
What Is a Robot?
The Atlantic
Ajeeb, a chess player made of wax and papier-mâché, was New York's favorite automaton in the late 1880s. .... The tech research firm Business Intelligence estimates that the market for corporate and consumer robots will grow to $1.5 billion by 2019 ...
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The Atlantic
Ajeeb, a chess player made of wax and papier-mâché, was New York's favorite automaton in the late 1880s. .... The tech research firm Business Intelligence estimates that the market for corporate and consumer robots will grow to $1.5 billion by 2019 ...
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