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#41: Paradox Games, Poker and AI
Category: Arts and Design
Duration: 01:17:05
Publish Date: 2013-08-19 02:00:00
Description: Jon and Dirk cover a wide variety of topics this week, notably: the problems with automation and user interface in Paradox titles like Hearts of Iron 3 and Europa Universalis 4, the psychological appeal and the (possibly too-important) role of money in poker, and the challenges of meshing tech and design in At the Gates’ AI. Jon Shafer @JonShaferDesign (Twitter) www.JonShaferOnDesign.com Dirk Knemeyer @DKnemeyer (Twitter) www.artana.com Episode Outline 0:01:15 - Europa Universalis 4 and Hearts of Iron 3 0:07:30 - The problem with automation 0:14:29 - UI in Paradox games 0:27:50 - Poker 0:42:05 - The problems with poker 0:52:22 - Poker and money 0:58:41 - At the Gates - Map Objects 1:05:45 - At the Gates - AI 1:13:36 - Dirk’s brief project update
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