February 15, 2012

  1. Quest-Free Skyrim?

    Mattie Brice makes the case for eliminating quests altogether in open world role-playing game such as Skyrim, My response? Abandon quests altogether for future Elder Scrolls games. Skyrim is at a place in its evolution where the series can’t rationalize holding onto several RPG conventions for convention’s sake. There is no reason that we need…

  2. Is the ‘Hot Hands’ Hypothesis Incorrect?

    The BBC recently summarized yet another researcher’s look at the so-called “Hot Hands” hypothesis in basketball. The “Hot Hands” hypothesis claims that a player who successfully makes a shot in basketball is likely to be successful the next time he or she makes another shot attempt. The prevailing wisdom is that this isn’t the case.…