January 2007

• The Great Mud Survey Michael Hartman
• • The Great Mud Survey John Buehler
• Community Play (Was: The Great Mud Survey) Dana V. Baldwin
• • Community Play (Was: The Great Mud Survey) cruise
• [DESIGN] Interactive fiction equation Mike Rozak
• • [DESIGN] Interactive fiction equation Johnicholas Hines
    On 1/9/07, Mike Rozak <Mike@mxac.com.au> wrote:
    > I've gone all theoretical again. You might find this writeup interesting if (a) you're into theory, and (b) you're interested in the tradeoff between story and choice. It mostly ignores the effects of other players though.
    
    I like theory and equations a lot - my degree is in math. However, I
    just don't buy this "freedom of choice equates to fun" thing. I'm all
    for freedom of choice in the real world, but that's not because I
    think it is pleasurable.
    
    Tetris is a fun game. There are not that many good moves, and the
    long-term effects of a choice of one good move over another are not
    large. Dance Dance Revolution has even fewer choices and it is still
    fun. Progress Quest is a lot more fun than it ought to be. The
    sensation of becoming more skillful is completely ignored in your
    tradeoffs.
    
    Johnicholas
  • • [DESIGN] Interactive fiction equation Mike Rozak
  • [DESIGN] Interactive fiction equation cruise
  • • [DESIGN] Interactive fiction equation Mike Rozak
• The Great Mud Survey John Arras
• [Design] Personal virtual worlds Mike Rozak
• • [Design] Personal virtual worlds cruise
  • • [Design] Personal virtual worlds John Buehler
    • • [Design] Personal virtual worlds Mike Rozak
    • [Design] Personal virtual worlds Tess Snider
    • • [Design] Personal virtual worlds Mike Rozak
      • • [Design] Personal virtual worlds Dave Scheffer
• Old MUD-Dev mailing list archives Richard Tew
• • Old MUD-Dev mailing list archives Davion Kalhen
  • Old MUD-Dev mailing list archives Nick Koranda
  • • Old MUD-Dev mailing list archives Nick Koranda
    • • Old MUD-Dev mailing list archives John Buehler
      • • [Meta] Old MUD-Dev mailing list archives Matt Chatterley
        • Old MUD-Dev mailing list archives Davion Kalhen
        • Old MUD-Dev mailing list archives Davion Kalhen
        • Old MUD-Dev mailing list archives Johnicholas Hines
        • Old MUD-Dev mailing list archives Matt Owen
      • Old MUD-Dev mailing list archives Michael Hartman
    • Old MUD-Dev mailing list archives Raph Koster
    • • Old MUD-Dev mailing list archives Morris Cox
      • Old MUD-Dev mailing list archives Matt Chatterley
• Old MUD-Dev mailing list archives Mike Rozak