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Speedrunning

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Speedrunning and the Scientific Method

Speedrunning and the Scientific Method

In a previous post, I wrote about speedrunning [https://grace-teng.ghost.io/speedrunning-preliminary-thoughts] and I asked myself why I found it so enthralling. Well, I should clarify that. I’ve watched a couple of Pokémon speedrunners grinding runs, which was supremely uninteresting. I watched pokeguy84 [https://www.twitch.tv/pokeguy]

Very preliminary thoughts and questions on speedrunning

Very preliminary thoughts and questions on speedrunning

I’ve only recently discovered speedrunning. It’s a fairly obscure corner of gaming culture, so here’s a quick explanation that Kosmicd12, current holder of the Super Mario Bros. world record, gave to FiveThirtyEight [https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/people-are-making-super-mario-go-faster-than-ever/] : > The goal of speedrunning is to go fast. Yup, that’