[MUD-Dev] A footnote to Procedural Storytelling

[Erik Jarvi]

On Tue, May 23, 2000 at 02:24:06PM -0400, Lee Sheldon wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mud-dev-admin at kanga.nu
> > [mailto:mud-dev-admin at kanga.nu]On Behalf Of
> > Erik Jarvi
> > Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2000 1:34 PM
> > To: mud-dev at kanga.nu
> > Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] A footnote to Procedural Storytelling
> 
> > [I replied to Lee directly by accident. It's the new Mutt's fault. :)]
> >
> > I'm not flaming you!
> 
> Lee searches suspiciously for a flame, but finds none.

I was flaming someone else unrelated to this right
before I wrote this, and was afraid it leaked through.

> > Will this lead to more of:
> > "leave the writing to the programmers when they have the free time" ?
> 
> As long as hardware and code are mistaken for content, I expect to see lots
> of non-writers continuing to produce non-professional results.  However, if
> the programmers (artists, management, even audio guys!) have the talent, and
> are willing to learn some craft, I have no problem whatsoever with them
> writing.  But to find out if they really have what it takes, it's time for
> them to start competing with the adults.  You're a lean and mean coder, AND
> you write like David Mamet?  I'll pay you the extra bucks to do both!  I
> should point out, too, that I actually know living programmers who are good
> writers!  My argument is not against cream rising to the top, but the bias
> that allows all that curdling goo at the bottom to churn out content.

I should of stated that, yes there are multi talented people. Even some 
untapped. 

But there is only so much time during the day/month/release cycle that 
I would let the "experts" do what they do best. I might not be able to see
the forest from the trees, but from where I've been there is entirely
too much goo that drowns out the cream.

I can't find it now, but I have a book called The Philosophy of Creativity.
(I read it about 7-8 years ago.) Which you might find interesting. 
This might be it but it looks like the title was changed.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0395588685/qid=959300419/sr=1-1/103-4506290-8637421

Erik
--
All music aspires to the condition of muzak.



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