On Computer Games

Building on the idea introduced in Intermezzo, we now offer three essays on games, computer games in particular. One is about Chess, the other Conway’s Game of Life, and the last one is about Bouncing Balls on computer screen. Each chapter could be read independently, but put together they present a curious thought, the second deep idea of this book. The tradeoff: Consistent games are typically boring and interesting games are typically inconsistent.