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- For other uses, see: game (disambiguation), a band named Game Theory, or combinatorial game theory (used to study games like nim, chess, and go).
Game theory is a branch of applied mathematics that studies strategic situations where players choose different actions in an attempt to maximize their returns. First developed as a tool for understanding economic behavior and then by the RAND Corporation to define nuclear strategies, game theory is now used in many diverse academic fields, ranging from biology and psychology to sociology and philosophy. Beginning in the 1970s, game theory has been applied to animal behavior, including species' development by natural selection. Because of interesting games like the prisoner's dilemma, in which rational self-interest hurts everyone, game theory has been used in political science, ethics and philosophy. Finally, game theory has recently drawn attention from computer scientists because of its use in artificial intelligence and cybernetics.
In addition to its academic interest, game theory has received attention in popular culture. A Nobel Prize-winning game theorist, John Nash was the subject of the 1998 biography by Sylvia Nasar and the 2001 film A Beautiful Mind. Game theory was also a theme in the 1983 film WarGames. Several game shows have adopted game theoretic situations, including Friend or Foe? and to some extent Survivor. The character of Jack Bristow on the television show Alias is one of the few fictional game theorists in popular culture. GameTheory.net has an extensive list of references to game theory in popular culture.
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The Roots - Game Theory - In The Music
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The Roots - Game Theory - In The Music
How would you win this game show?: Here's a nice little game-theory exercise: You are in a game show with ninet.. http://tinyurl.com/ydhx9qg
KartikSheth (Kartik Sheth) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:35:31 -0000
How would you win this game show?: Here's a nice little game-theory exercise: You are in a game show with ninet.. http://tinyurl.com/ydhx9qg
I could read about Game Theory all day. Seriously. http://bit.ly/8NQxne
mikeflynn_ (Mike Flynn) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:32:59 -0000
I could read about Game Theory all day. Seriously. http://bit.ly/8NQxne
Finally solved enough of game theory final to allow myself to eat dinner. It's past midnight. Eeeek.
brentonk (Brenton Kenkel) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:13:33 -0000
Finally solved enough of game theory final to allow myself to eat dinner. It's past midnight. Eeeek.
I have arrived at the theory that "improvement" in chess means making dumb mistakes later in the game.
Rjt12 (Rjt12) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:48:45 -0000
I have arrived at the theory that "improvement" in chess means making dumb mistakes later in the game.
on Television - Provides a description of game theory themes in popular movies and television shows.
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Agent-Based Computational Economics (ACE) - Provides information and resources pertaining to the computational study of economies modelled as evolving systems of autonomous interacting agents. Provided by Leigh Tesfatsion.
Definition of Game Theory - Offers a brief definition of and introduction to the field. By Aner Sela and Jan Vleugels.
Didactic Game Theory - Provides the teacher of a basic course in Game Theory with free user-friendly didactic tools for conducting web-based thought experiments. Provides customizable exercises and subject response statistics. Constructed by Ariel Rubinstein and Eli Zvuluny.
Meta Description: [ The site provides the teacher of a course in Game Theory with free user-friendly didactic tools for conducting web-based thought experiments. ]
Economic and Game Theory Page - Explores how interaction among intelligent, goal-seeking individuals determines social outcomes using the tools of modern economic theory. Provided by Dan Levine.
Meta Description: [ uses the tools of modern economics and game theory to explore how the interaction of intelligent goal-seeking individuals determines social outcomes ]
Edirc: Economic and Game Theory - Index of economics institutions on the Internet.
Meta Description: [ Central index of economics institutions
(academic, governmental and non-profit) in Economic and Game Theory. ]
European Voting Games - Resources for the applications of game theory to the European Eunion's decision-making processes.
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Experience from a Course in Game Theory - The second edition of an interactive paper originally published in Games and Economic Behavior, focused on web-based teaching. Contains links to more than 40 experiments and their results. Provided by Ariel Rubinstein at Princeton University.
Gambit software - Provides software library in C++ for performing various operations on n-person games in either extensive or normal form.
Meta Description: [ Software tools for game theory on finite extensive and normal form games. ]
Game Theory .net - Game theory resources including lectures, text books, and online games. Includes sections on game theory in movies and interactive simulations of game-theoretic concepts. Provided by Mike Shor at Vanderbilt University.
Meta Description: [ Game theory resources for educators and students: lecture notes, text books, interactive game theory applets, online games. ]
Game Theory and Business Strategy: Bayes Rule Applet - Two applets which demonstrate Bayes Rule. The first applet evaluates the chance of having a disease given that one is tested positive. The second presents similar principles in a labor management context.
Meta Description: [ Simulation of Bayes Rule. Part of Mike Shor's lecture notes for a course in Game Theory. ]
Game Theory and Experimental Economics Page - Includes introductory articles, papers on history, methodology, and philosophy, abstracts from scientific magazines, bibliographies, some materials on the emerging (consulting) business of economic design and many links. Provided by Al Roth at Harvard University.
Game Theory and The Law - Review of book that applies the tools of game theory and information economics to advance our understanding of how laws work.
Game Theory Society - Contains information on members, meetings, and publications.
Meta Description: [ The Game Theory Society aims to promote the investigation, teaching, and application of game theory ]
Game Theory: An Introductory Sketch - by Roger McCain at Drexel University.
Marcelo Clerici-Arias Links on Game Theory - Various links to game theory collected by Marcelo Clerici-Arias at Stanford University.
Meta Description: [ Game Theory and Experimental Economics Links ]
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Political Game Theory - Some games on the essence of political interaction
Political Sim - Free open-source software for voting and election games and simulations, or lectures and research.
Meta Description: [ Free open-source software for voting and election games and simulations, or lectures and research. ]
Prisoner's Dilemma Applet - Interactive repeated prisoner's dilemma. Part of Mike Shor's lecture notes for a course in Game Theory. Play against different personalities.
Meta Description: [ Interactive repeated prisoner's dilemma at Game Theory.net. Part of Mike Shor's lecture notes for a course in Game Theory. ]
Scientific Joker - A downloadable application to create and solve extensive form and strategic form games. Requires registration.
Slide Show on Game Theory - Graphical slide show explaining the basics of game theory.
The Grand Coalition Web Site - Provides information and resources about research in cooperative and noncooperative game theory with an emphasis on coalition formation.
Meta Description: [ Grand Coalition ]
The Prisoner's Dilemma Online - The prisoner's dilemma can be played online against a computer.
Theory of Honest Signalling - An on-line tutorial on signalling theory and the handicap principle, as it is used in biology, economics, anthropology, and other disciplines.
Meta Description: [ Costly signalling and Zahavi's handicap
principle in animal communication: sexual selection, signalling among
relatives, and in human communication. ]
Uncertainty, Information and Games - Online information by the History of Economic Thought page.
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