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Oliver Roeder Seven Games (Hardback) (IMPORTATION BRITANNIQUE)
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Caractéristiques de l'objet
- État
- Book Title
- Seven Games : a Human History
- Publication Name
- Seven Games
- Title
- Seven Games
- Subtitle
- A Human History
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10
- 1324003774
- EAN
- 9781324003779
- ISBN
- 9781324003779
- Publisher
- Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
- Genre
- Games & Activities, History
- Topic
- Board Games, Card Games / General, Card Games / Bridge, World
- Release Year
- 2022
- Release Date
- 29/03/2022
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Item Width
- 6.3 in
- Item Weight
- 19.6 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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Product Information
Checkers, backgammon, chess, and Go. Poker, Scrabble, and bridge. These seven games, ancient and modern, fascinate millions of people worldwide. In Seven Games , Oliver Roeder charts their origins and historical importance, the delightful arcana of their rules, and the ways their design makes them pleasurable. Roeder introduces thrilling competitors, such as evangelical minister Marion Tinsley, who across forty years lost only three games of checkers; Shusai, the Master, the last Go champion of imperial Japan, defending tradition against "modern rationalism"; and an IBM engineer who created a backgammon program so capable at self-learning that NASA used it on the space shuttle. He delves into the history and lore of each game: backgammon boards in ancient Egypt, the Indian origins of chess, how certain shells from a particular beach in Japan make the finest white Go stones. Beyond the cultural and personal stories, Roeder explores why games, seemingly trivial pastimes, speak so deeply to the human soul. He introduces an early philosopher of games, the aptly named Bernard Suits, and visits an Oxford cosmologist who has perfected a computer that can effectively play bridge, a game as complicated as human language itself. Throughout, Roeder tells the compelling story of how humans, pursuing scientific glory and competitive advantage, have invented AI programs better than any human player, and what that means for the games--and for us. Funny, fascinating, and profound, Seven Games is a story of obsession, psychology, history, and how play makes us human.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
1324003774
ISBN-13
9781324003779
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6050100305
Product Key Features
Book Title
Seven Games : a Human History
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2022
Topic
Board Games, Card Games / General, Card Games / Bridge, World
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Games & Activities, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
19.6 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
A journalist and gaming geek, Roeder's book is part memoir and part meditation on the way in which overwhelming machine superiority is changing both games and those who play them. His account is perceptive in particular on the oddities of gaming subcultures., An entertaining storyteller, the author provides numerous profiles of those who were especially proficient at these games as he explores the appeal, strategies, and intricacies of each.... A smartly informative book that should inspire readers to try a new game., Roeder's appealing biography of seven games -- draughts (checkers), backgammon, chess, Go, poker, Scrabble and bridge -- explores why play is both fascinating and necessary., Oliver Roeder masterfully reveals the way games teach us about play, risk, intelligence, technology and our inner selves--and introduces us to some unforgettable characters along the way. Like the very best games, this book is deep, enthralling, and tremendous fun., Seven Games is exciting and personal - you can sense Roeder's emotional investment. The book is also built on richly fleshy characters profiled by Roeder - both the human game champions and the AI designers who beat them., The games that have preoccupied and fascinated us over millennia tell a story not just about human history but, crucially, about the nature of the human mind. Oliver Roeder's Seven Games offers a sweeping and provocative tour of the labyrinths into which we so eagerly lose--and so revealingly find--ourselves., In Roeder's hands, games have real consequence--not only as art but as tools for technological advancement--yet the story remains fun, even amid deceit, heartbreak, tragedy, and mystery. Seven Games is an adventure, adeptly written, thoroughly original and profound--a literary example of what in chess we call a brilliancy., A beautifully written exploration of what games can tell us about philosophy, art, and human nature. Oliver Roeder is a commanding thinker and storyteller. His enthralling narrative delves into subjects ranging from art appreciation to artificial intelligence, cognitive science, world history, archeology, and, of course, game theory. Everyone should read this fabulous book!, An eclectic cast of brilliant, and obsessive, characters makes Seven Games an absolute page-turner. Through their stories, Oliver Roeder shows that games are incomparable canvases for human creativity and agency., Illuminating...offers powerful insights into why we play games and what we can learn from them...accessible, enjoyable...raises provocative and sometimes unsettling questions about the nature of intelligence and the unintended consequences when machines play better than we do....If you are intrigued by this rare opportunity to pull back the curtain on how humans and computers learn, then you will be richly rewarded., [A] splashy narrative that successfully argues that games ... help individuals develop strategies for navigating daily life ... This humanistic look at some of the most popular games in history will have readers hooked., Oliver Roeder masterfully reveals the way games teach us about play, risk, intelligence, technology and our inner selves--and introduces us to some unforgettable characters along the way. Like the very best games, this book is deep, enthralling, and tremendous fun.--Tim Harford, author of The Data Detective Seven Games is a beautifully written exploration of what games can tell us about philosophy, art, and human nature. Oliver Roeder is a commanding thinker and storyteller. His enthralling narrative delves into subjects ranging from art appreciation to artificial intelligence, cognitive science, world history, archeology and, of course, game theory. Through personal experiences he explores the culture of world-class competitors, and what they give up reaching such heights. Seven Games inspired me to pull out a deck of cards and open my Scrabble board with a new understanding of the meaning of play. Everyone should read this fabulous book!--Christie Aschwanden, author of Good to Go: What the Athlete in All of Us Can Learn from the Strange Science of Recovery The games that have preoccupied and fascinated us over millennia tell a story not just about human history but, crucially, about the nature of the human mind. Oliver Roeder's Seven Games offers a sweeping and provocative tour of the labyrinths into which we so eagerly lose--and so revealingly find--ourselves.--Brian Christian, author of Most Human Human and The Alignment Problem A beguiling, mesmerizing, and utterly charming history of the world's most beloved games and the centuries-long quest to 'solve' them. In prose as elegant as the classics he profiles, Oliver Roeder shows that, contrary to what you might have heard, the battle between human and machine was a battle between human and human after all.--Stefan Fatsis, author of Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players Seven Games took me to far corners of the world and into the center of mysterious modern technology to reveal how games have not only played a surprisingly important role in our history but are currently shaping our bold and uncertain future. For each of these simple, elegant games, Oliver Roeder reveals the stark depths beneath the rules. Every person that Roeder meets has found themselves lost in those depths, sometimes without much to show for their lifetime of mastery. Roeder's book gives meaning to their obsession, making connections between their accomplishments and the long continuum of human and technological evolution. In Roeder's hands, games have real consequence--not only as art but as tools for technological advancement --yet the story remains fun, even amid deceit, heartbreak, tragedy, and mystery. Seven Games is an adventure, adeptly written, thoroughly original and profound--a literary example of what in chess we call a brilliancy.--David Hill, author of The Vapors: A Southern Family, the New York Mob, and the Rise and Fall of Hot Springs, America's Forgotten Capital of Vice, The focus of Seven Games is, instead, on more recent history and the application of so-called 'artificial intelligence' to games, as well as its influence on their competitive cultures. Here is where the book's rich human interest--and comedy--really lie.... In pleasingly gonzo style, the author enters the North American Scrabble Championship as well as the World Series of Poker, drawing delightful pen-portraits of his adversaries while entertainingly evoking his own emotional roller-coaster., A beguiling, mesmerizing, and utterly charming history of the world's most beloved games and the centuries-long quest to 'solve' them. In prose as elegant as the classics he profiles, Oliver Roeder shows that, contrary to what you might have heard, the battle between human and machine was a battle between human and human after all.
Lccn
2021-038188
Dewey Decimal
794
Lc Classification Number
Gv1312.R64 2022
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