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Archive of 21 lectures in introductory game theory, from a course I delivered in semester 1 down under here in NZ Feb to June 2007 .

  • I suggest you click on the "Reverse Sort Order " text/link in blue in the right hand menu bar (top right) to see clips in chronological) order
  • Each clip is about 50 minutes. Downloadable versions (see mov or mp4 link just under the on screen viewer) usually have a menu; these are mostly screen capture and coordinated audio, with some overlays of class interaction (voyeuristic, but sometimes a little slow compared to lecture style...)
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  • The downloadable video files are typically quite large (80 to several hundred Mb) Quicktime (".mov") or .mp4 files with a larger screen size (640x480) - ok for broadband;
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  • support for this open education project comes from the UC College of Business and Economics (Thanks Nigel!!) - but all errors of ommission and commission are mine! JF
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John Fountain

Oct
26
2007
bergstromgame theoryevolutionary game theorych10 Posted by John, 26-10-07 9:45am
Lecture 23* 2007 (Ted Bergstrom 1995)
OK, OK, there really wasn't a lecture 23*. But if I had given a lecture on evolutionary game theory I couldn't have done any better than the one delivered by Ted Bergstromhere in 1995. Fine red wine is known by it's bottling date. You're in for a real treat here . This is an introduction to the evolutionary game theorist's way of thinking with the added flavour of
Ted's razor sharp wit.

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Oct
15
2007
coordinationgame theorybest responsech2nash equilibriumsimultaneous game Posted by John, 15-10-07 8:23pm
Lecture 9, 2007
johnhappySimultaneous games, cont'd. We introduce "best response" type reasoning in simultaneous games, compare it with "dominance" reasoning, then use it to introduce the key idea of Nash Equilibrium. Then we use it to examine an important strategic tension in coordination games, starting with simple 2x2 coordination games: pure coordination, assurance, battle of the sexes, chicken. The class ends introducing the minimum effort coordination game.

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Oct
13
2007
simultaneous gamegame theorypayoff matrixclassroom gamedominancech2prisoner's dilemma Posted by John, 13-10-07 4:35am
Lecture 7, 2007
johnhappyWe change tack now and begin looking at simultaneous games. The lecture starts with a classroom game, the "voluntary contributions mechanism" [think supporting community projects via matching grants], then introduces a 2x2 payoff table to analyze this game and introduce dominance reasoning; finish with the classic prisoner's dilemma

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Oct
12
2007
bargaininggame theoryultimatumch1lock insequential gamehold up Posted by John, 12-10-07 5:35am
Lecture 6, 2007
johnhappySeq games cont'd (4th of 4 lectures): bargaining over a shrinking pie -the alternating offer bargaining game (classroom experiments & game tree analysis), the ultimatum game; using simple game tree's to analyze the strategic issues of lock-in and hold-up (check out to Varian and Shapiro Information Rules)

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Oct
12
2007
sequential gamegame theorygame treefuture selfpayoffsch1 Posted by John, 12-10-07 5:32am
Lecture 5, 2007
johnhappyIn this lecture I discuss how to interpret, and how not to interpret, payoff numbers. The discussion uses the simple 2x2 game tree we constructed to analyze sequential games, but it applies equally well to payoffs in simultaneous games. Then we begin to change the games we look at, starting with changing the order of moves in a 2x2 game. A simpler type of game tree can be used to analyze games with your future self - especially whether or not to take mind and mood altering substances, from nicotine through to LSD and cocaine. Note, the Audio got corrupted (due to radio wave interference in a neighboring lecture theatre). It's 90% OK after editing but annoying in places

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Oct
11
2007
strategygame theorysequential gamestop-gogame treech1 Posted by John, 11-10-07 8:17pm
Lecture 4, 2007
johnhappyContinuing on with our simple 2x2 sequential game we now examine in more detail a key concept - strategy- and how to count and identify the possible strategies in our our simple game, then for more complex games..including the stop-go game from the first lecture.!

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Oct
11
2007
game treegame theorych1sequential game Posted by John, 11-10-07 8:14pm
Lecture 3, 2007
johnhappyThis is the first of four lectures on sequential games. AFter reviewing some definitions we start by talking a little bit about "theory", summed up in an acronym PDIP (who are the players, what can they do, what information/ignorance do they have, what are their payoffs). Our first games will be games of complete information (every player knows everything every other player does, each knows that the others know that, each knows that the the others know that they know.....PLUS no uncertainty inherent in the game) Then we look at how to analyze a simple 2x2 game using a neat graphical concept : the game tree.

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Oct
11
2007
classroom gamegame theorystop-goch0colour matchintroductionfuture self Posted by John, 11-10-07 3:44am
Lecture 2, 2007
johnMore hands on games (and discussion of strategic reasoning) in class: the stop go game, the colour matching game , strategic games with yourself - well your future self. Again, a discursive, concept-by-example type lecture

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Oct
11
2007
classroom gamegame theorych0introduction Posted by John, 11-10-07 3:33am
Lecture 1, 2007
johnhappyFirst lecture of the 2007 term (starts in late Feb down under). I introduce you to some basic ideas of game theory (strategic interaction between intelligent players) , provide a few illustrative examples of the breadth/scope of the theory , and we play some simple strategic games (for chocolate bar payoffs). This clip has a fair bit of (large) classroom interaction, so be patient. Useful books for game theory

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