2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/30966I consider issues in distributed computation that should be of relevance to game theory. In particular, I focus on (a) representing knowledge and uncertainty, (b) dealing with failures, and (c) specification of mechanisms.To appear, Games and Economic Behavior. JEL classification numbers: D80, D83Computer Science and Game TheoryDistributed, Parallel, and Cluster ComputingMultiagent SystemsI.2.11, C.2.4A computer scientist looks at game theorytext