A weekly newsletter of what I've seen in (mostly) tech & games and thought was interesting. This week: Kings, ducks, and Roman Emperors…
Delicious Digest #8 – Deepfakes, Liquid People, and Immortal Avatars
A weekly newsletter of what I've seen in (mostly) tech & games and thought was interesting. This week: deepfakes, liquid people, and immortal avatars.
Hugo with continuous integration
As I wrote earlier, I am using a static website generator called Hugo now. So far, I am really liking it. It's super fast and since the generated site is, well, static it also loads super snappy fast in the browser. On the flip side though, it's not as convenient per se to make updates to the site.
Delicious Digest #7: Harbingers, Sex Toys, and Cat Videos
A weekly newsletter of what I've seen in (mostly) tech & games and thought was interesting. This week: harbingers, sex toys, and cat videos…
Commuters - a small photography project
This summer I bought a new full-frame camera (a Panasonic S1). Since then, my interest into photography and the desire to learn more have grown quite a bit. I started carrying a small camera with me at all times. This has gradually turned into a small street photography project I would call “Commuters”.
Delicious Digest #6 – Drunk Shopping
A weekly newsletter of what I've seen in (mostly) tech & games and thought was interesting. This week: drunk shopping, slot machines that walk in bars, and Lush Lava…”
An Introduction to Skill Ratings and Match-Making in Competitive Games
Any game that has a competitive element will face the problem of how to select the right opponent for a player. This does not only apply to video games. Chess, Tennis, Champions League etc. all apply varying methods of measuring the “skill” of a player or team and aim to provide a good match.
The goals can be different. In tennis, for example, it is more exciting to see a final match of Federer against Nadal rather than seeing them face off in the first round. In chess, a game of pure skill, you want to have a worthy opponent for an interesting match. The alternative would be a match in which you beat your opponent in 10 moves – or vice versa.
The problem then is: how do I measure the skill of a player? There are a variety of systems that aim to do so.