Play of the Light #5 - Hungry Hungry Hippos is not Turing Complete

Play of the Light returns with a discussion on the fundamental differences between solitaire and multiplayer video games, and interesting recent developments in the multiplayer space.

Topics include Jason’s history with MUDs and current obsession with Hero Academy, how Matt’s dislike of Settlers of Catan led to lost job opportunities, that time we played Johann Sebastian Joust on the subway, what Glitch Tank teaches us about how machines play games, and more.

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Salient links:

• Hero Academy homepage
• Homo Ludens
• MUDs (Wikipedia)
• Gitch Tank
• Jason’s essay on “cocktail”-style arcade games
• Small World for iPad
• Funspot Arcade
• Johann Sebastian Joust homepage
• Matt and others play J.S. Joust in the Boston subway after PAX East 2012
• Part two of the above J.S. Joust game
• The Blues Brothers scene Matt quotes
• Mazes & Monsters, a film starring Tom Hanks
• James Dobson
• Table of red dragon titles by age in Dungeons and Dragons
• Brawl homepage