[MUD-Dev] Dictionary of Body Language

[ling.lo at coment.dk]

The Nonverbal Dictionary of Gestures, Signs and Body Language Cues:

  http://members.aol.com/nonverbal2/diction1.htm

Application to MMO's:

  Text-medium - Subtle clues for npcs to emit which do not stick out
  but, rather, provide ambience.  As Larry Niven once wrote (this is
  horribly paraphrased): You can do funky things in sci-fi
  literature, instead of "The door opened", you can write "The door
  dilated".

  Graphical - As above.  It has been observed that breathing avatars
  in a 3D MMO add to the atmosphere immensely.  It's not a lot and
  doesn't even involve server load.

It's also useful for clueless men unable to decipher body language
(i.e. me).

Regards,
Ling Lo

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Email: ling at coment.dk
Mobile: +45 2968 2768

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