Colloquium
Time:
Mathematics Colloquium
Date:
4:00 pm –
4:50 pm
Avery Hall
Room: 115
1144 T St
Lincoln NE 68508
Lincoln NE 68508
Additional Info: AVH
Contact:
Steve Cohn, (402) 472-7223, scohn1@math.unl.edu
Speaker: Thane Plambeck
Affiliation: Counterwave Inc.
Local Host: Steve Cohn
Title: The Angry Bird: Combinatorial Game Theory in the Apple App Store
Affiliation: Counterwave Inc.
Local Host: Steve Cohn
Title: The Angry Bird: Combinatorial Game Theory in the Apple App Store
Additional Public Info:
Abstract: We’ll describe two games for the Apple iPad that are based on recent results from the mathematics of combinatorial game theory, and how we developed them. Along the way, we’ll take occasional forays into French film noir and the surprisingly intricate theory of “impartial” Tic-Tac-Toe (both players play “X”, and the first person to make three-in-a-row loses). No prior knowledge of any of these subjects will be assumed.
Refreshments will be served in 348 Avery 3:30-4pm.
The talk is free and open to the public.