Эта книга опирается на интервью с профессиональными игроками и мыслителями, а также с научными работниками, специализирующимися на вычислительных системах, историками, философами, антропологами, археологами, психологами, биологами и другими учеными. Кто-то из них цитируется на ее страницах, кто-то — нет. Кроме того, многое в этой книге почерпнуто из опыта моего участия в турнирах по разным играм, а также в конференциях и симпозиумах, посвященных играм и искусственному интеллекту.
Разумеется, эта книга базируется и на научных исследованиях сотен людей, множестве популярных документальных и научных публикаций, биографий и мемуаров, целой полке справочников и учебников, массе документальных фильмов, а также на современных новостных репортажах и тематических статьях бесчисленных неутомимых журналистов. Я благодарю творцов всех этих материалов за их труд.
Основные работы, использованные мной, чтобы рассказать эту историю, перечислены ниже. Надеюсь, читателям понравится моя подборка, если им захочется поглубже изучить этот богатый мир. Первым идет список литературы общего характера, далее разделы организованы по играм в порядке, соответствующем главам книги. В самом конце я привожу дополнительную литературу по тем нескольким играм, которые упоминались вкратце.
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