[MUD-Dev] Much Respect to JessicaM

Paul Schwanz pschwanz at comcast.net
Fri Sep 6 09:46:26 CEST 2002


apollyon wrote:

[quoting Jessica Mulligan's recent BTH article]

> "...games are shared participatory and creative experiences, not
> shared observational entertainment."

I like this a lot.  It confirms what I suspect may qualify as a law.
I submit the following for peer review.

  In an online game, the degree to which players enjoy an event, a
  quest, or a story-line is often proportional to their ability to
  be creative participants.

 --Phinehas


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