0_Wizard
I love solving puzzles. These games tests individual's knowledge and expands its capacity
A puzzle is a game, problem, or toy that tests a person's ingenuity or knowledge.
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Adventure game
An adventure game is a video game in which the player assumes the role of a protagonist in an interactive story driven by exploration and puzzle-solving. The genre's focus on story allows it to draw heavily from other narrative-based media, literature and film, encompassing a wide variety of literary genres. Many adventure games (text and graphic) are designed for a single player, since this emphasis on story and character makes multi-player design difficult. "Colossal Cave Adventure" is identified as the first such adventure game, first released in 1976, while other notable adventure game series include "Zork", "King's Quest", "The Secret of Monkey Island", and "Myst".
The Witness (2016 video game)
The Witness is a 3D puzzle video game developed and published by Thekla, Inc. It was released for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4 in January 2016, with later ports for Xbox One, Nvidia Shield, macOS, and iOS. Inspired by "Myst", the game involves the exploration of an open world island filled with natural and man-made structures. The player progresses by solving puzzles, which are based on interactions with grids presented on panels around the island or paths hidden within the environment. Jonathan Blow, the game's lead designer, desired to create a game around non-verbal communication, wanting players to learn from observation and to come to epiphanies in finding solutions and leading to a greater sense of involvement and accomplishment with each success.
Zero Escape
Zero Escape, previously released in Japan as , is a series of adventure games directed and written by Kotaro Uchikoshi. The first two entries in the series, "Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors" (2009) and "" (2012), were developed by Spike Chunsoft (formerly Chunsoft), while the third entry, "Zero Time Dilemma" (2016), was developed by Chime. "Zero Escape" is published by Spike Chunsoft in Japan, while Aksys Games and Rising Star Games have published the games for North America and Europe respectively. Each game in the series follows a group of nine individuals, who are kidnapped and held captive by a person who goes by the name "Zero", and are forced to play a game of life and death in order to escape.
Fluid and crystallized intelligence
In psychology, fluid and crystallized intelligence (respectively abbreviated G"f and G"c) are factors of general intelligence, originally identified by Raymond Cattell. Concepts of fluid and crystallized intelligence were further developed by Cattell's student, John L. Horn. "Fluid" intelligence or "fluid reasoning" is the capacity to reason and solve novel problems, independent of any knowledge from the past. It is the ability to analyze novel problems, identify patterns and relationships that underpin these problems and the extrapolation of these using logic. It is necessary for all logical problem solving.
Portal 2
Portal 2 is a first-person puzzle-platform video game developed and published by Valve Corporation. It is the sequel to "Portal" (2007) and was released on April 19, 2011 for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. The retail versions of the game were published by Electronic Arts, while online distribution of the PC versions is handled by Valve's content delivery service Steam. "Portal 2" was announced in March 2010, following a week-long alternate reality game based on new patches to the original game. Before the game's release on Steam, the company released the Potato Sack, a second multi-week alternate reality game, involving 13 independently developed titles which culminated in a distributed computing spoof to release "Portal 2" several hours early.
Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors is a visual novel adventure game developed by Chunsoft. The game is the first installment in the "Zero Escape" series, which also includes "" and "Zero Time Dilemma". It was released in Japan in 2009 and in North America in 2010 for the Nintendo DS, with an iOS version following in 2013 in Japan and 2014 in the rest of the world. A high-definition remake was published in 2017 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita, as part of the "Zero Escape: The Nonary Games" bundle, together with "Virtue's Last Reward". The story follows Junpei, a college student who is abducted along with eight other people and forced to play the "Nonary Game," which puts its participants in a life-or-death situation, to escape from a sinking cruise liner.
Parkhudin
Parkhudin is a citizen of Afghanistan who was held in extrajudicial detention in the Bagram Collection Point and in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps in Cuba. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 896. Tim Golden, of the "New York Times", interviewed Parkhudin when he broke the story of how Habibullah and Dilawar died under torture at the Bagram Theater Internment Facility in 2005. In 2002, Parkhudin, a 26-year-old farmer, was a passenger in Dilawar's jitney taxi along with two other men, Abdur Rahim, and Zakim Shah. All four men were taken captive by Jan Baz Khan, an Afghan militia leader who had a contract to provide security for Forward Operating Base Salerno.
1_Apprentice
Nice. I like a good puzzle to put together as well, but not too many pieces. ha ha LOL
0_Wizard
Interestingly, as you cited "Ha Ha Ha" is a song by Charli XCX, who is British singer
"You (Ha Ha Ha)" is a song by British singer and songwriter Charli XCX taken from her major label debut studio album, "True Romance" (2013).
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Charli XCX
Charlotte Emma Aitchison (born 2 August 1992), known professionally as Charli XCX, is an English singer and songwriter. Initially performing at warehouse raves in London, she signed to Asylum Records in 2010 and released two mixtapes in 2012, "Heartbreaks and Earthquakes" and "Super Ultra". In April 2013, XCX released her major label debut album, "True Romance"; it contained a number of singles which were previously released, including "Nuclear Seasons", released in 2011, and "You're the One", released under Warner Music in 2012. Later, XCX provided lead vocals on two number one singles, Icona Pop's "I Love It" (2013) and Iggy Azalea's "Fancy" (2014), both of which she co-wrote.
You (Ha Ha Ha)
"You (Ha Ha Ha)" is a song by British singer and songwriter Charli XCX taken from her major label debut studio album, "True Romance" (2013). It was released as the album's 4th single in February 2013, along with several remixes. A music video for the song was released on YouTube on 10 January 2013. "You (Ha Ha Ha) relies heavily on a sample of Gold Panda's single "You". The sample provides "psychedelic loops" to the track, that contains "maddening trance and haunted-house echoes" and"aural flourishes". The sound of the single has been described as a "combination of UK electro and saccharine vocals".
Charli XCX discography
English singer Charli XCX has released two studio albums, four mixtapes, two extended plays and 24 singles (including 10 as a featured artist). In 2007, at the age of 14, Charli XCX began recording her debut album on a loan granted by her parents. Titled "14", after her age at the time, it received only a restricted public release. Two singles, "!Franchesckaar!" and double A-side "Emelline"/"Art Bitch", were released in late 2008 under Orgy Music. In June 2012, Charli XCX released her first original mixtape, titled "Heartbreaks and Earthquakes", a one-track file consisting of eight songs. A second mixtape, titled "Super Ultra", was released in November of the same year.
Fancy (Iggy Azalea song)
"Fancy" is a song by Australian rapper Iggy Azalea featuring British singer Charli XCX, taken from the former's debut studio album, "The New Classic" (2014). It was released on 17 February 2014 by Def Jam Recordings as the fourth single from the album. "Fancy" was described as an electro-hop song. It was written by Azalea and XCX, and composed and produced by production team the Invisible Men, alongside additional producers The Arcade. It was leaked under the title "Leave It" in December 2013. "Fancy" reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100, becoming both Azalea's and XCX's first number-one on that chart.
True Romance (Charli XCX album)
True Romance is the debut studio album by English singer Charli XCX. It was released on 12 April 2013 by Asylum and Atlantic Records. Originally scheduled for release in April 2012, the album's release was delayed for a full year and had been in the making since early 2010 when Charli met with producer Ariel Rechtshaid in Los Angeles. To promote the album's release, Charli embarked on a three-date UK promotional tour in April 2013. "You're the One" has been compared to Siouxsie and the Banshees' 1991 song "Kiss Them for Me" and Charli agreed: "At the time, I was listening to a lot of dark pop, so I was inspired by a lot of the deep bass sounds.
You're the One (Charli XCX song)
"You're the One" is a song by British singer and songwriter Charli XCX, released as her fifth single on 14 June 2012 exclusively in Australia under Warner Music, and the third single from her debut EP of the same name, and her major-label debut studio album "True Romance" (2013). Charli XCX wrote the song while working in Sweden. Producer Patrik Berger sent her two beats, one of which became Icona Pop's "I Love It" and the other of which became "You're the One". Having just fallen in love, Charli wrote the song to be "about super amazing orgasmic love". The song first appeared in 2011 under the title "In the Dark", in a demo form on the official promotional album sampler of "True Romance".
Dirty Sexy Money (song)
"Dirty Sexy Money" is a song by French DJ and record producer David Guetta and Dutch DJ and record producer Afrojack, featuring English singer and songwriter Charli XCX and American hip hop recording artist French Montana. It was written by Charli XCX, Montana, Noonie Bao, A. G. Cook, Guetta and Afrojack, with production handled by the latter two. American music producer Skrillex co-produced the song. It was released on 2 November 2017 via What A Music. The song premiered during Guetta's final performance at Amsterdam Dance Event, when Afrojack joined him on stage. It released via on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 radio show.
1_Apprentice
I did not know that; tell me more about this Charli XCX
0_Wizard
She was born on August 2 1992 as Charlotte Emma Aitchison
Charlotte Emma Aitchison (born 2 August 1992), known professionally as Charli XCX, is an English singer and songwriter.
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Charli XCX
Charlotte Emma Aitchison (born 2 August 1992), known professionally as Charli XCX, is an English singer and songwriter. Initially performing at warehouse raves in London, she signed to Asylum Records in 2010 and released two mixtapes in 2012, "Heartbreaks and Earthquakes" and "Super Ultra". In April 2013, XCX released her major label debut album, "True Romance"; it contained a number of singles which were previously released, including "Nuclear Seasons", released in 2011, and "You're the One", released under Warner Music in 2012. Later, XCX provided lead vocals on two number one singles, Icona Pop's "I Love It" (2013) and Iggy Azalea's "Fancy" (2014), both of which she co-wrote.
D. Craig Aitchison
Brigadier General D. Craig Aitchison is a Canadian military officer, who is currently serving as the Chief of Staff for the Coalition Forces Land Component Command (CFLCC-I). He is the former Director of Army Staff and Director of Infantry for the Canadian Forces, the former Commandant of the Infantry School, and the former Commander of the Combat Training Centre. BGen. Aitchison holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of New Brunswick. a master's degree in Defence Studies from the Joint Command and Staff Program at the Canadian Forces College, as well as a master's degree in Military Art and Science from the United States Army School of Advanced Military Studies.
Aitchison College
Aitchison College () is an independent, semi-private boys school for boarding and day students from grade 1–13. The school is located in Lahore, Pakistan. Established in 1886 as Aitchison College, it has a tradition of providing an education that uses academics, sports, and co-curricular activities as tools for character development. The school follows a curriculum designed to culminate in International General Certificate of Education and AS Level/A Level qualifications and is geared towards preparing students for university education. Almost 90% of boys who graduate study overseas for their bachelor program with many gaining entry to the world's top universities.
Craigie Aitchison (painter)
John Ronald Craigie Aitchison CBE RSA RA (13 January 192621 December 2009) was a Scottish painter. He was best known for his many paintings of the Crucifixion, one of which hangs behind the altar in the chapter house of Liverpool Cathedral, Italian landscapes, and portraits (mainly of black men, or of dogs). His simple style with bright, childlike colours defied description, and was compared to the Scottish Colourists, primitivists or naive artists, although Brian Sewell dismissed him as "a painter of too considered trifles". His career-long fascination with the crucificion was triggered by a visit to see Salvador Dalí's "Christ of St John of the Cross" in 1951 after it was acquired by the Kelvingrove Gallery.
Alexander Aitchison
Alexander Aitchison (May 20, 1850 – April 5, 1905) was the first full-time fire chief for the city of Hamilton, Ontario. Alexander Aitchison was born on May 20, 1850 at Binghamton, New York to parents William and Janet. Although the family moved to Hamilton, Ontario in 1853, Alexander returned to New York upon leaving school to become an apprentice carpenter. In 1870, Aitchison returned to Hamilton to take up a foreman's position in his father's planing mill and box factory. Soon after, he was taken into partnership with the firm, Aitchison and Company, in charge of the box department. However, in November 1877, Alexander became a volunteer with the Hamilton fire brigade.
Charles Umpherston Aitchison
Sir Charles Umpherston Aitchison (1832 – 1896), was a Scottish born Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab, then a province of British India. He founded Aitchison College, Lahore in 1886. He served as Chief Commissioner of the British Crown Colony of Burma from March 1878 to May 1880. Aitchison was born in Edinburgh. Charles Umpherston Aitchison, born in Edinburgh on 20 May 1832, was the son of Hugh Aitchison of that city, by his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Charles Umpherston of Loanhead near Edinburgh. He was educated at the Royal High School and the University of Edinburgh, where he took the degree of M.A.
Henry Bennett (rose hybridizer)
Henry Bennett (1823–1890) was a pioneer in the systematic, deliberate hybridisation of roses. The tenant farmer from Stapleford in the Wylye Valley near Salisbury, Wiltshire (United Kingdom) applied the systematic breeding used in raising cattle to roses and emphasised that his roses were raised scientifically from known parents. His hybrids, between Teas and Hybrid Perpetuals, were called Pedigree Hybrids of the Tea Rose. He is considered the father of the Hybrid Tea class. Important cultivars are the Hybrid Tea 'Lady Mary Fitzwilliam' (1882), a parent of 'Mme. Caroline Testout' and the Hybrid Perpetuals 'Captain Hayward' (1893) and 'Mrs.
1_Apprentice
Where exactly was she born?
0_Wizard
I am not really, but in puzzle games, exact division is a heterogeneous resource of several subsets
An exact division, also called even division or consensus division, is a division of a heterogeneous resource ("cake") to several subsets such that each of "n" people with different tastes agree about the valuations of the pieces.
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Exact division
An exact division, also called even division or consensus division, is a division of a heterogeneous resource ("cake") to several subsets such that each of "n" people with different tastes agree about the valuations of the pieces. For example, consider a cake which is half chocolate and half vanilla. Alice values only the chocolate and George values only the vanilla. The cake is divided to three pieces: one piece contains 20% of the chocolate and 20% of the vanilla, the second contains 50% of the chocolate and 50% of the vanilla, and the third contains the rest of the cake. This is a consensus division, as both Alice and George value the three pieces as 20%, 50% and 30% respectively.
Puzzle video game
Puzzle video games make up a unique genre of video games that emphasize puzzle solving. The types of puzzles can test many problem-solving skills including logic, pattern recognition, sequence solving, and word completion. The player may have unlimited time or infinite attempts to solve a puzzle, or there may be a time limit, or simpler puzzles may be made difficult by having to complete them in real time, as in "Tetris". The genre is very broad, but it generally involves some level of abstraction and may make use of colors, shapes, numbers, physics, or complex rules. Unlike many video games, puzzle video games often do make use of "lives" that challenge a player by limiting the number of tries.
Fair division
Fair division is the problem of dividing a set of goods or resources between several people who have an entitlement to them, such that each person receives his/her due share. This problem arises in various real-world settings: auctions, divorce settlements, electronic spectrum and frequency allocation, airport traffic management, or exploitation of Earth Observation Satellites. This is an active research area in Mathematics, Economics (especially Social choice theory), Game theory, Dispute resolution, and more. The central tenet of fair division is that such a division should be performed by the players themselves, maybe using a mediator but certainly not an arbiter as only the players really know how they value the goods.
Exact cover
In mathematics, given a collection formula_1 of subsets of a set "X", an exact cover is a subcollection formula_2 of formula_1 such that each element in "X" is contained in "exactly one" subset in formula_2. One says that each element in "X" is covered by exactly one subset in formula_2. An exact cover is a kind of cover. In computer science, the exact cover problem is a decision problem to determine if an exact cover exists. The exact cover problem is NP-complete and is one of Karp's 21 NP-complete problems. The exact cover problem is a kind of constraint satisfaction problem. An exact cover problem can be represented by an incidence matrix or a bipartite graph.
Weller's theorem
Weller's theorem is a theorem in economics. It says that a heterogeneous resource ("cake") can be divided among "n" partners with different valuations in a way that is both Pareto-efficient (PE) and envy-free (EF). Thus, it is possible to divide a cake fairly without compromising on economic efficiency. Moreover, Weller's theorem says that there exists a price such that the allocation and the price are a competitive equilibrium (CE) with equal incomes (EI). Thus, it connects two research fields which were previously unrelated: fair cake-cutting and general equilibrium. Fair cake-cutting has been studied since the 1940s.
Austin moving-knife procedures
The Austin moving-knife procedures are procedures for equitable division of a cake. They allocate each of "n" partners, a piece of the cake which this partner values as "exactly" formula_1 of the cake. This is in contrast to proportional division procedures, which give each partner "at least" formula_1 of the cake, but may give more to some of the partners. When formula_3, the division generated by Austin's procedure is an exact division and it is also envy-free. Moreover, it is possible to divide the cake to any number "k" of pieces which both partners value as exactly 1/"k". Hence, it is possible to divide the cake between the partners in any fraction (e.g.
History of video games
The history of video games goes as far back as the early 1950s, when academic computer scientists began designing simple games and simulations as part of their research. Video gaming did not reach mainstream popularity until the 1970s and 1980s, when video arcade games and gaming consoles using joysticks, buttons, and other controllers, along with graphics on computer screens and home computer games were introduced to the general public. Since the 1980s, video gaming has become a popular form of entertainment and a part of modern popular culture in most parts of the world. One of the early games was "Spacewar!