"Applying statistics to videogames"
Related to my last post, I've been wondering about the idea of modelling a speedrun as a markov chain or some other stochastic model.
It's always been how I think about them, a series of steps with a few possible (sometimes recursive) outcomes and a set amount of time associate with each.
The idea may have legs as an educational tool at best, but honestly I'm really interested in the idea of comparing high and low-risk strategies across many attempts.