October 2002
- MUD-Dev Storytelling in MMOGs article Joe Andrieu
- terrain rendering (was: Future of MMOGs) Bruce Mitchener
- Furcadia improvement (was: Massive Online Gaming magazine) Zach Collins {Siege}
- MudWorld News ucmm@inetsolve.com
- Furcadia improvement Dr. Cat
- Furcadia improvement Ling Lo
- Inside the Serious Business of Online Gaming Michael Tresca
- Fw: [Nel] Would a complete gpl'ed and copylefted online gaming world be financialy succes? Valerio Santinelli
- Would a complete gpl'ed and copylefted online gaming world be financialy succes? Marc De Mesel
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Boyle, Paul
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Dave Rickey
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Dave Rickey
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Ola Fosheim Grøstad
"Dave Rickey" <daver@mythicentertainment.com> writes:
> *Differing* levels of immersion cause social problems. The
> classic case is the Roleplayer/Powergamer split, the roleplayer is
> trying to behave as if the experience is real, where the
> powergamer is just manipulating the system to generate the most
> advantageous numbers.
Two roleplayers assuming two different fictional universes may
distract each other as well... Even if they are immersed at the same
level. So this isn't strictly a matter of immersion, but conflicting
"world views", or?
I get the same feeling when discussing world politics with
right-winged people. They are clearly "idiots playing a different
game, destroying all illusions and hopes of a world in harmony"...
(I am not saying that RP conflicts are common. Roleplayers tend to
adapt to each other. They are after all a small minority and
therefore very happy to discover that other roleplayers do
exists...)
> Although they are playing in the same world, they aren't playing
> the same game, and each feels that the other is invalidating their
> own playstyle.
This is not as a result of immersion, but as a result of different
attitudes or playing the game at different levels. The powergamer
gets pissed off because the roleplayers refuse to kill a particular
valuable beast because it is sacred or cute.
> "Flow" would be something else. Flow definitely represents some
> kind of 'tuned in", zen-like state, but it's not directly related
> to immersion.
Both you and Richard (Bartle) say this, but I have so far seen no
arguments in favour of it except for the idea that it is possible to
daydream in the virtual world. Something I am not all that convinced
of (besides, daydreaming seems to be rather flow like in nature). I
think there is a correlation between flow and immersion. Perhaps of
differing magnitude, but still a correlation.
The only counter argument I can think of right now is that it is
realistically achievable to "suspend-disbelief" by sensory
stimulation. This I doubt, and I think research has little to show
for it, and there is quite a bit of research on this I believe. Is
it at all possible to be immersed into something you don't have a
strong interest in?
One counter argument might be that you can immerse yourself into a
movie, but my experience is that I tend to start thinking about
unrelated stuff during the less engaging parts of the movie. Think
also about horror movies: you keep shouting to the hero "don't be
stupid, don't do it, don't do it", trying to gain control over the
disaster that could be avoided... Hence flow-like.
Note: I am not saying that flow necessarily is tightly coupled to
immersion, but I think that flow is present when immersion is. And
I'd like to see the counter arguments, not the opinions ;).
--
Ola - http://folk.uio.no/olag/ - 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Dave Rickey
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Richard A. Bartle
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Rayzam
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Rayzam
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Richard A. Bartle
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Rayzam
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Rayzam
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Richard A. Bartle
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Richard A. Bartle
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Richard A. Bartle
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Richard A. Bartle
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Casbaria
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Miroslav Silovic
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Richard A. Bartle
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Koster, Raph
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Richard A. Bartle
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players justice@softhome.net
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Richard A. Bartle
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Richard A. Bartle
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Roy Trubshaw
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Richard A. Bartle
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Miroslav Silovic
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Crosbie Fitch
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Crosbie Fitch
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Freeman, Jeff
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players Richard A. Bartle
- In Real Life Matthew Dobervich
- Massive Online Game magazine Richard A. Bartle
- Massive Online Game magazine Dave Rickey
- 48 Hours Investigates Everquest Addiction Rayzam
- Massive Online Games Jessica Mulligan
- Massive Online Games Koster, Raph
- Wired Article on The Sims Online Rayzam
- Weaknesses in the HCDS player type model (was: 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players) Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- Weaknesses in the HCDS player type model (was: 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players) Richard A. Bartle
- Weaknesses in the HCDS player type model (was: 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players) Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- Weaknesses in the HCDS player type model (was: 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players) Richard A. Bartle
- Weaknesses in the HCDS player type model (was: 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players) Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- Weaknesses in the HCDS player type model (was: 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players) Hans-Henrik Staerfeldt
- Weaknesses in the HCDS player type model (was: 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players) Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- Weaknesses in the HCDS player type model (was: 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players) nyee@nickyee.com
- Weaknesses in the HCDS player type model (was: 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players) Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- Weaknesses in the HCDS player type model (was: 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players) Hans-Henrik Staerfeldt
- Weaknesses in the HCDS player type model (was: 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players) Koster, Raph
- Weaknesses in the HCDS player type model (was: 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players) Nicholas Yee
- Weaknesses in the HCDS player type model (was: 3rd Axis for Bartle's 2 axis theory of MUD players) Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- Myst Online article at ferrago.co.uk Kent Peterson
- Myst Online article at ferrago.co.uk shren
- Myst Online article at ferrago.co.uk Rayzam
- Myst Online article at ferrago.co.uk Coyote
- Myst Online article at ferrago.co.uk Boyle, Paul
- Myst Online article at ferrago.co.uk shren
- Myst Online article at ferrago.co.uk Marc Bowden
- Myst Online article at ferrago.co.uk Ted L. Chen
- Myst Online article at ferrago.co.uk Sulka Haro
- Myst Online article at ferrago.co.uk DeyjaL@aol.com
- What is the world? (was: Weaknesses in the HCDS player type model) Zach Collins {Siege}
- What is the world? (was: Weaknesses in the HCDS player type model) Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- What is the world? (was: Weaknesses in the HCDS player type model) Zach Collins {Siege}
- What is the world? (was: Weaknesses in the HCDS player type model) Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- "On Virtual Economies" by Castronova Koster, Raph
- "On Virtual Economies" by Castronova Ted L. Chen
- "On Virtual Economies" by Castronova Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
- "On Virtual Economies" by Castronova Ted L. Chen
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Brian Hook
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited brian hook
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited shren
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Brian Hook
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Paul Schwanz
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited shren
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Dave Rickey
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Michael Tresca
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Matt Mihaly
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Adam
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Matt Mihaly
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Matt Mihaly
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Michael Tresca
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Matt Mihaly
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Matt Mihaly
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Colin Coghill
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Koster, Raph
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Ted L. Chen
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Sasha Hart
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Ted L. Chen
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Ted L. Chen
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Ted L. Chen
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Ted L. Chen
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Matt Mihaly
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited John Robert Arras
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Ted L. Chen
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited John Robert Arras
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Ted L. Chen
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited John Robert Arras
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited John Robert Arras
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Matt Mihaly
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Matt Mihaly
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Arnau Rosselló Castelló
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Clay
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Arnau Rosselló Castelló
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Kestanan
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Edward Glowacki
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Matt Mihaly
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- Morphable worlds, Reset based systems revisited Leigh Stillard
- What's in the lack of a name? shren
- What's in the lack of a name? Rayzam
- What's in the lack of a name? Ted L. Chen
- What's in the lack of a name? shren
- What's in the lack of a name? Ted L. Chen
- What's in the lack of a name? Harrok
- What's in the lack of a name? shren
- What's in the lack of a name? Dan Wyman
- What's in the lack of a name? Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
- What's in the lack of a name? Damion Schubert
- What's in the lack of a name? Rudy Fink
- Gaining insight from playing MUDs (MUD-Dev Storytelling in MMOGs article) Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- Stunning success and catastrophic failure for skills. Ideas needed! Britt Green
- Stunning success and catastrophic failure for skills. Ideas needed! shren
- Stunning success and catastrophic failure for skills. Ideas needed! Lars Duening
- Stunning success and catastrophic failure for skills. Ideas needed! Christopher Kohnert
- Stunning success and catastrophic failure for skills. Ideas needed! Edward Glowacki
- PKing minors Richard A. Bartle
- PKing minors Jon A. Lambert
- PKing minors Richard A. Bartle
- PKing minors Crosbie Fitch
- PKing minors Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
- PKing minors Shane P. Lee
- PKing minors shren
- PKing minors Justyn
- [Meta] Future of MMOGs amanda@alfar.com
- [Meta] Future of MMOGs Ted L. Chen
- [Meta] Future of MMOGs amanda@alfar.com
- [Meta] Future of MMOGs Ted L. Chen
- [Meta] Future of MMOGs Koster, Raph
- [Meta] Future of MMOGs amanda@alfar.com
- [Meta] Future of MMOGs Ted L. Chen
- [Meta] Future of MMOGs amanda@alfar.com
- [Meta] Future of MMOGs Ted L. Chen
- [Meta] Future of MMOGs Amanda Walker
- [Meta] Future of MMOGs Matt Mihaly
- [Meta] Future of MMOGs amanda@alfar.com
- [Meta] Future of MMOGs Damion Schubert
- Starting to play (was: Morphable worlds...) Tess Lowe
- [TECH] Windows Telnet capabilities Arnau Rosselló Castelló
- [TECH] Windows Telnet capabilities Matt Owen
- November Issue of the MUD Journal Sanvean
- November Issue of the MUD Journal Tamzen Cannoy