A Decade Long Problem Back in 1998, I overheard my high school math teacher musing to another teacher about the following problem: Given a line segment of unit length, select any two points to cut the line into three parts. […]

Because I love genetic algorithms and video games, I always wanted to create some artificial intelligence that learns to play a game. My first attempt is the subject of this entry. A college friend and roommate of mine once showed […]

Probability distributions have a way of yielding unexpected and counter-intuitive results, so I thought it might be fun and instructive to build a “practical” example to illustrate some of the most often protested facts about them. Since speed and visual feedback […]

According to the official rules of Monopoly, landing on the Free Parking space results in no action, however, many house rules include some sort of financial reward for landing on this space. For instance, I have always collected everything paid […]

This blog will house projects and expositions about the intersection of math, computer science, and video games. For now, enjoy a short AMV created by yours truly using footage captured from about sixty hours of live gameplay of Super Smash […]