Power-Up: Unlocking the Hidden Mathematics in Video Games

Every time you pick up your PlayStation or Xbox controller, you are entering a game world steeped in mathematics. In Power-Up (Princeton University Press), Matthew Lane ’05 discusses how gamers are engaging with the traveling salesman problem when they play games like  Assassin’s Creed and reveals the hidden math in many of today’s most popular video games, explaining why mathematical learning doesn’t just happen in the classroom— you’re doing it without realizing even when you play games on your cell phone.