Gaming

Notes From C.Thi Nguyen Interview About Games and Society

Link: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2021/10/18/169-c-thi-nguyen-on-games-art-values-and-agency/ C. Thi Nguyen received his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of California, Los Angeles. He is currently…

4 years ago

2021 Goal: Not Lose To A Kid

Happy New Years all. Even those of you, who like us, celebrate Lunar New Year which is still 6 weeks…

5 years ago

Let Chess Help Kids

Two years ago my wife Yinh started her podcast Growth From Failure. Her second guest was Berkeley Chess School founder…

5 years ago

Lunch With The Amazing Founder Of Berkeley Chess: Elizabeth Shaughnessy

I'm going to tell you about Elizabeth Shaughnessy. Exactly 2 years ago, Yinh contacted to Elizabeth to be one of…

5 years ago

Fun Ways To Teach Your Kids Encryption

Here are 2 simple ways to introduce the idea of encryption to elementary school kids.   Ciphers I had them…

6 years ago

Video Game Veto

Several family members wanted to get Zak a Nintendo Switch when he turned 7 a few weeks ago. I shot…

6 years ago

Codenames Telepathy

In a week, I will have known Yinh for 17 years. We don't complete each other's sentences. We still have…

6 years ago

You Can Mock Trade With A Deck Of Cards

Here's a mock trading game I learned as a trainee to simulate futures and options market making. This game was…

6 years ago

Genius Square

We've been playing a game called Genius Square. The concept is simple. 2 people will play, each with their own blank…

6 years ago

Bohnanza Is A Great Trading & Business Game

Introduction Bohnanza is a card game for 2 to 7 players. It was created by Uwe Rosenburg years before he…

6 years ago