dracodraconis | Entries tagged with games

"In the game of Quantum Soccer, the aim is to shape the wave function of a quantum-mechanical “ball” so that the probability of it being inside one of the goals rises above a set threshold. This is achieved by using the motion of the players to alter the energy spectrum of the wave function: when a player moves across the field, the energy that this action provides (or absorbs) enables transitions between certain modes of the wave function."

They have created a new application called Wordscraper for Facebook that is similar to Scrabble, but different enough to make it an entirely new game.

Like Scrabble, the goal is to create words, but unlike Scrabble each letter is worth 1 point. The twist is that you can create your own boards, placing squares that can increase either word or letter values by up to 5 times. Custom boards can be saved and replayed, or you can have the application randomly generate a board.

So it appears that the Agarwalla brothers have been working on a post-Scrabulous strategy. Let's see how this plays out.

Here's one for

entropicana. WolfQuest is a game in which you play a wolf in Yellowstone National Park. Players learn to hunt, find a mate, and start a pack of their own. The game was funded by the US National Science Foundation and the first episode is available free from http://www.wolfquest.org.

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