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We have a problem over at Gamedev.StackExchange where we have some excellent questions that are heavy on mathematics but a lot of us can't provide a good answer. A good example of this is the following question. Are these questions suitable for migration to your cross answers?

These are very much game related but we lack qualifications to answer all of these evidently.

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    $\begingroup$ Games can produce exceedingly well-motivated math questions. If that question is representative of the type of thing you'd like to post here, then by all means, go for it! $\endgroup$
    – Alexander Gruber Mod
    Apr 23, 2014 at 23:52
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    $\begingroup$ Curiously enough, the linked question looks more suitable for MSE than it does (from an outsider's POV) for GDSE! $\endgroup$
    – user98602
    Apr 28, 2014 at 14:02
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    – Anonymous Pi
    May 6, 2014 at 0:55
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    $\begingroup$ I would say that the linked question is by far the exception more than the rule; it's far more mathematical than virtually any other question I've seen on Gamedev.SE. While I definitely agree that the deeply 'pure mathematics' questions can be asked over here (if anyone starts talking about 'double covers of SO(3)', run), I feel like the Gamedev site needs good mathematical game dev content much more than math.SE needs the gamedev 'applied math' questions, and for the most part I'd love to see all but the most mathematical questions kept there. $\endgroup$
    – Steven Stadnicki
    May 6, 2014 at 7:15

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This looks perfectly suitable to me. A good rule of thumb is that if the underlying question is fundamentally mathematical, and answering would not require any specific non-mathematical knowledge, then the question is suitable here.

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    $\begingroup$ To further extend non-mathematical knowledge: Although some questions related to programming a mathematical concept (e.g. 3d rotation for computer graphics) have been answered here, if someone expects the average Math.SE user to be able to read (and willing to respond) to a block of code, they will most likely be disappointed. $\endgroup$
    – apnorton
    Apr 23, 2014 at 23:41

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