The dynamics of research
| Games | Goals | Cost | Benefits | Theme |
| the hacking game | flashy stuff | effort | demo | prototyping |
| the abstraction game | concepts | think | papers | scientific |
| the publication game | papers | writing | status | survival |
| the project game | people | socialize | influence | power |
| the iteration game | endurance | discipline | fame | professional |
| the simulation game | insight | model! | results | academic |