[MUD-Dev] Affecting the world

[clawrenc at cup.hp.com]

In <199709210748.CAA24259 at dfw-ix13.ix.netcom.com>, on 09/21/97 
   at 08:47 AM, "Jon A. Lambert" <jlsysinc at ix.netcom.com> said:

>Assuming it might, I'll lump in my earlier mechanics into the areas
>you identified and also include an area we have considered a  given.

>1) Individual Dynamics - ID
>2) Group Dynamics - GD  
>3) Social Dynamics - SD
>4) World Dynamics - WD
>5) Play Dynamics - PD
...
>Let's say you are considering implementing a global chat channel with
>no limitations on it's use.

>ID-0, GD-3, SD-5, WD-unk., PD-(2,roleplay; 5,player mgmt.) 
...
>Is this useful or not?

I like it.  It passes the basic tests of an analysis tool: It allows
analysis of an area with the results of that analysis being useful in
both prediction of the area and problem solving within the area.

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