Using AI to Play Ancient Board Games

Learn why learning too much can make you less passionate and how AI is resurrecting ancient board games. Plus: trivia!

Learning too much about your passion may make you less passionate about it by Kelsey Donk

Lange, A. (2021, March 28). Your passionate hobby might make you less passionate, study finds. The Academic Times. https://academictimes.com/your-passionate-hobby-might-make-you-less-passionate-study-finds/Rocklage, M. D., Rucker, D. D., & Nordgren, L. F. (2021). Emotionally Numb: Expertise Dulls Consumer Experience. Journal of Consumer Research. https://academic.oup.com/jcr/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jcr/ucab015/6171148

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The Digital Ludeme Project is using AI to learn the rules of ancient board games by Grant Currin

Schultz, I. (2019, September 26). Researchers Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Reconstruct Ancient Games. Atlas Obscura; Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ancient-games-artificial-intelligenceDigital Ludeme Project. (2021). Ludeme.eu. http://ludeme.eu/index.htmlPlay the games: https://ludii.games/

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