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		stcredzero on May 14, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hacking Education A real education involves playful tinkering. The example of the AMV creator brings this to like. Also, I really only grokked Assembly Language after I discovered Core Wars.

Chocobean on May 14, 2009 [–]

Thanks for introducing me to Core Wars! Always wanted to learn assembly, so an abstracted version in a game format is exactly what I need to get started!

Any such initiatives for Lisp.....?

stcredzero on May 15, 2009 | [–]

Look up Koza's work with Genetic Algorithms. There are lots of little "game worlds" about the same complexity as Core Wars.

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