Speedrunning as a gateway to scientific endeavours - Talk at Big Techday 22
Today I'm bringing you a bit of a different video! This is a talk I gave at the Big Techday 22 in Munich, on July 15th, 2022. Thank you to TNG Technology Consulting for having me there!
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
02:13 - Overview
05:20 - Definition and history of speedrunning
10:52 - TAS: What they are and how to make them
26:18 - Brain Age TAS
28:42 - Super Mario 64 TAS
37:00 - Super Mario Bros. 3 TAS
41:53 - Arbitrary Code Execution
44:53 - Glitch hunting and the scientific method
48:42 - Speedrunning as a toy model of science
52:00 - Q&A