Published 20:36 IST, November 10th 2020
'Game of Thrones' deaths are not so unpredictable, reveals an Irish and UK research
A team of researchers from Ireland and the UK has revealed that the deaths in Game of Thrones are not so unpredictable. See more GOT secrets by researchers here
Advertisement
Game of Thrones is considered as one of most popular TV shows of all time. fantasy drama series is kwn for its gripping storyline and unexpected twists and turns. According to a report by ANI, a team of researchers across UK and Ireland’s five universities recently came toger to unravel secrets of A Song of Ice and Fire. hit series GOT is based on se books. Irish and UK research has brought forward several interesting findings of show and books. Here is a look at GOT secrets that were unravelled in Irish and UK research.
GOT secrets revealed by Irish and UK research
report mentioned that researchers from five universities consisted of a team of physicists, mamaticians and psychologists from Coventry, Warwick, Limerick, Cambridge and Oxford universities. Irish and UK research team used data science and network ory to analyse acclaimed book series by George R.R. Martin.
Advertisement
research on Game of Thrones books has revealed that interactions between characters are arranged similarly to that of how humans maintain ir relationships and interact in real world. Game of Thrones is kwn for killing major characters in show randomly in an interesting turn of events. Irish and UK research on GOT furr ded that underlying chrology of characters getting killed is t at all very unpredictable. team of researchers found that re are over 2000 named characters in A Song of Ice and Fire and more than 41,000 interactions take place between m.
Advertisement
At chapter by chapter level, se numbers have averd to be matching what a person can handle in real life. predominant characters who tell story averd out to have only 150 ors that y have to keep a track of. This number matches what a human brain has been evolved to deal with.
Advertisement
George R.R. Martin keeps level of interest at high by making deaths look random as story moves forward. However, research has shown that when chrological sequence is reconstructed, deaths are t random at all. Inste, y reflect how common events have been spre out for n-violent human activities in real world.
Advertisement
Researchers talk about Game of Thrones secret
Praig MacCarron, a postdoctoral researcher at Centre for Social Issues Research and Mamatics Applications Consortium for Science and Industry said, “se books are kwn for unexpected twists, often in terms of death of a major character, it is interesting to see how author arranges chapters in an order that makes this appear even more random than it would be if told chrologically”
Advertisement
He furr mentioned, “Social networks of most connected characters, while seemingly extensive, mirrored typical range of social networks that humans maintain. Furrmore, characters' social networks did t extend beyond cognitive limit of social connections that humans are able to sustain. Although time intervals between significant deaths in relation to story's timeline may appear random, y are t told in chrological order. Re-arranging m in order of which y occur, y follow a pattern more commonly observed in reality”.
A fellow researcher from University of Oxford Professor Robin Dunbar also talked about research and said, “This study offers convincing evidence that good writers work very carefully within psychological limits of reer”
Im Credits: Game of Thrones Instagram
20:36 IST, November 10th 2020