January 2008

• no levels / temporary levels Timothy Dang
• • no levels / temporary levels Sean Howard
  • • no levels / temporary levels Chris Laponsie
  • no levels / temporary levels cruise
  • no levels / temporary levels Peter Harkins
• The Illusion of World Size (Was: Player Choice - How Much is Too Much?) Christopher Lloyd
• • The Illusion of World Size (Was: Player Choice - How Much is Too Much?) cruise
• [Design] Non-cliche content creation Mike Rozak
• • [Design] Non-cliche content creation cruise
  • • [Design] Non-cliche content creation Damion Schubert
    • • [Design] Non-cliche content creation Mike Rozak
      • [Design] Non-cliche content creation cruise
      • • [Design] Non-cliche content creation Damion Schubert
        • • [Design] Non-cliche content creation cruise
          • • [Design] Non-cliche content creation Joshua Clausen
            • • [Design] Non-cliche content creation Richard Boehme
              • • [Design] Non-cliche content creation Joshua Clausen
              • [Design] Non-cliche content creation cruise
        • [Design] Non-cliche content creation Richard Boehme
• Specialization Damion Schubert
• • Specialization Sean Howard
  • • Specialization Damion Schubert
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      • • Specialization Damion Schubert
        • • Specialization Raph Koster
          • • Specialization Sean Howard
            • • Specialization Raph Koster
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                • • Specialization Sean Howard
                  • • Specialization Michael Hartman
                    • • Specialization Michael Hartman
                    • Specialization cruise
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                      • • Specialization Roger Hicks
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                        • Specialization Michael Hartman
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                          • Specialization Justin Coleman
                      • Specialization Fred Pseudonym
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                • Specialization Sean Howard
                • • Specialization Michael Hartman
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                        • Specialization Victor Pellen
                    • Specialization Peter Harkins
                    • • Specialization Michael Hartman
                        Peter Harkins wrote:
                        > How do these constraints of real life improve the design of a game?
                        
                        They might not. But I was replying to someone who said not being able to
                        change a character's career path was "absolutely insane."
                        
                        > I don't mean to imply that they can't, but realism doesn't necessarily
                        > improve game design and needs more justification than "because it's real".
                        
                        I agree completely. I am not a big fan of realism as a justification for
                        any game design decision. Believability and internal consistency are
                        important, but realism is often a poor justification for anything.
                        
                        But the point was, it is not "absolutely insane" for people to choose
                        one career path that is a permanent choice for that specific character.
                        
                        
                        --
                        Michael Hartman, J.D. (http://www.frogdice.com)
                        President & CEO, Frogdice, Inc.
                        University of Georgia School of Law, 1995-1998
                        Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, 1990-1994
        • Specialization John Buehler
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          • Specialization cruise
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            • Specialization Sean Howard
  • Specialization Timothy Dang