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Harbingers of Betrayal: Findings
In the previous post in this series I explained that, in July 2015, a paper was published that had looked at whether there were any clues in language that might indicate a friendship was about to end. This research was based on a study of online Diplomacy games. So, what did they find out? Well,…
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Harbingers of Betrayal: Introduction
In July 2015 the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL) published a research paper called “Linguistic Harbingers of Betrayal: A Case Study on an Online Strategy Game” and, surprise surprise, that game was Diplomacy. It makes for interesting reading, although Dippyists with some experience would probably say that the findings are fairly intuitive. And, let’s face…
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Officially a Literati
If you aren’t reading The Briefing – “A Weekly Threat Assessment of the Diplomacy Community” – the question is: Why not? I’ve been meaning to do a blog post on The Briefing and now, it seems, I’ll have to. After all, I’ve been nominated for an award: Diplomacy Literati of the Year. I was nominated…
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100 Posts & Counting
Having just published my 100th post, I thought I’d give a little nod to myself. After all, if I don’t … I have to admit that I’ve been helped by uploading content from my discontinued zine 34. Without these, I wouldn’t have passed 100 posts (this is the 101st); on the other hand, if I…
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GUEST COLUMNIST SERIES: 5. Power in Diplomacy
The “Guest Columnist” series was a spoof series I created using caricatures of politicians or commentators. Some will be well-known to everyone; some infamous in the UK. I’m sure you’ll be able to recognise most! Pimp Jung On “The Supreme Leader’s Strategic Triumph: A Glorious Victory” Dear Esteemed Comrades and Honourable Players, it is with…
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