Puzzles, Art, and Magic with Algorithms

Authors:
Erik D. Demaine;Martin L. Demaine
Affiliations:
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA;Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Venue:
Theory of Computing Systems
Year:
2006

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Abstract

Solving and designing puzzles, creating sculpture and architecture, and inventing magic tricks all lead to fun and interesting algorithmic problems. This paper describes some of our explorations into these areas.