number munchers
Number Munchers
People generally sit down and play
games for fun and entertaining experiences. In contrast, they
generally only learn math out of necessity or for financial desires.
Rarely does "math" and "fun and entertainment"
interact to any significant degree, as shown by the vast amount of
the population who despises the various forms of math, if not
outright sucking at them. Certainly we can find math in some
gameplay, given say a choice between various equippable items, but
modern games readily simplify the process, giving clear comparisons
if not outright displaying the superior choice. Games are certainly
rooted in math, down to the programming, but players are absolved of
such things, witnessing only the shiny results. However, a time and
place exists for such contradictions as math and fun, and Number
Munchers is just that contradiction.
