The grandmasters were Michael Rohde, Patrick Wolff, Boris Gulko, Joel Benjamin, Ilya Gurevich, and Alexander Ivanov. The computers included two commerciallyavailable dedicated units and four PC programs. The dedicated units were ChessSystem R30 by TASC B.V. (operated by Chris Avery) and Renaissance SPARC by Saitek Industries Ltd. (operated by Andrew Metrick), and the PC programs were Kasparov's...

The inclusion of a practicum is one of the main challenges in the game studies curriculum, especially when it comes to teaching professional practices to students. This paper presents how professional management methodologies (Scrum, in this case) can be related to models of Situated Learning, as we demonstrate through our case study, the Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab. Being aware of the connec...

It is necessary to research a cheap and simple fixed water distribution device according to the current situation of the technology of low-pressure pipe irrigation. This article proposed a fixed water distribution device with round table based on the analysis of the hydraulic characteristics of low-pressure pipe irrigation systems. The simulation of FLUENT and GAMBIT software conducted that the...