a Citizen Science Colonization Model for the Koprulu Sector in Starcraft 2

Presenter Full Name
Dr. Tom Targett
Institution
Sonoma State University
Year & Semester
2013 Fall
Presentation Date
September 16, 2013

Dr. Tom Targett (SSU) will present results from a citizen science outreach project to develop models of interstellar colonisation based on the multi-player strategy game StarCraft 2. Data were gathered from the online gaming community to provide a test set of outcomes for encounters between several fictitious alien species, each following various economic and military strategies. [Available on DVD in the SSU library.]