Thoughts

Story vs Game

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“The pleasure people derive from games is not dependent on their ability to tell stories.” If you are interested in how narrative can fit into games – to enhance the user experience, spin a unique non-linear tale, etc – then an article worth reading is Where Stories End and Games Begin by Greg Costikyan (costik.com/gamnstry.html).…

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Technical vs Human Engineering

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Some food for thought: Research performed by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching discovered the following: In technical fields such as engineering, about 15% of one’s financial success is due to one’s technical knowledge and abilities, and about 85% is due to skill in human engineering, meaning personality and the ability to lead…

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