01733oam 22004572 450 991090188580332120240123141143.50-262-37832-90-262-37833-7(CKB)31399697800041(MiAaPQ)EBC30592248(Au-PeEL)EBL30592248(OCoLC)1379242711(OCoLC-P)1379242711(MaCbMITP)15293(EXLCZ)993139969780004120230510d2024 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierOptimizing play why theorycrafting breaks games and how to fix it /Christopher A. Paul1st ed.Cambridge, Massachusetts :The MIT Press,2024.1 online resource (208 pages)0-262-54778-3 Optimization and common pool resource problems -- The role of optimization in video games -- Overwatch -- Baseball as the tic-tac-toe of sports -- Less solved sports -- EA SPORTS FC and NBA 2K -- Clash royale -- Don't drain the pool for the rest of us."A thoughtful account of how optimization (also known as theorycrafting or the "moneyballing effect") has changed the way we play games from World of Warcraft to soccer"--Provided by publisher.Video gamesDesignMathematical optimizationVideo gamesDesign.Mathematical optimization.794.8/3Paul Christopher A.1650707OCoLC-POCoLC-PBOOK9910901885803321Optimizing play4273212UNINA