Peer reviewed: Johnny Cupcakes’ experiment on Reddit
A redditor named JohnnyCupcakes did a simple experiment: He scored an own goal in 80 matches. He then compared his
Read moreA redditor named JohnnyCupcakes did a simple experiment: He scored an own goal in 80 matches. He then compared his
Read moreSometimes, a quote from an EA employee is presented as evidence in support of either scripting, handicapping or momentum. We have seen
Read moreBack in 2012, FIFA’s game play producer, Aaron McHardy, made this interview with FIFAsoccerblog. In the interview, he touched upon the topic of momentum,
Read moreWhy do people believe in scripting, momentum and handicapping despite the absence of supporting evidence? In this article, we take
Read moreOne of the reasons why scripting believers maintain their belief in spite of the absence of evidence is undoubtedly that
Read moreThis interview with David Rutter, (executive producer on FIFA) has been brought up as alleged evidence in support of the theory
Read moreA screendump, which allegedly is found in the FIFA 09 manual, is presented as evidence in support of the perception that the game determines the difficulty of matches by controlling the momentum in the same way as Mario Cart would try to keep races tight through what is known as rubber banding.
Read moreThe match intensity table seen above is sometimes brought up as evidence in the scripting debate. In this post we
Read moreAn EA Sports developer, Sebastian Enrique, wrote a paper for the Games Developers Conference in 2007, titled ‘Understanding Emotions in
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