Idan Yaron

Remember that people buy GPUs for mining Bitcoins?

By Idan Yaron on November 22, 2017

If you don’t, let me remind you something that was said during my presentation: Prices of Graphic Processing Units (the devices which allow gamers to process video games on their PCs and consoles) jumped sharply last year due to their great processing power for mining bitcoins (=the process by which transactions are verified and added […]

Blockchain Presentation Follow Up – $300m lost ‘accidentally’

By Idan Yaron on November 12, 2017

In case anyone wants to further read about the incident, here’s the link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/nov/08/cryptocurrency-300m-dollars-stolen-bug-ether A really expensive accident I must admit.. Idan

Taking Legal Action Against Cheaters

By Idan Yaron on October 12, 2017

TL;DR – video game company sues cheating gamers for copyright infringement. I find this one really annoying. Shouldn’t they invest the money in making their product better instead of spending money on legal fees, chasing gamers? is this the right approach against cheaters? are they so beaten up? I don’t completely understand the reciprocation between […]

The Gaming Industry as a Case Study to the Implications of Cloud Computing

By Idan Yaron on September 28, 2017

Last class, Anoop introduced the power of the cloud in the gaming industry. It reminded me an article I read about the early stages of the internet when classic mainframe systems were in use (explanation can be found here: https://goo.gl/pBgp4k). we could argue about the differences and the similarities between cloud computing and mainframe systems, […]