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The Persistent Illusionist: March 2010
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Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one" - Albert Einstein. Friday, 19 March 2010. As I said in my introduction to my interview with David J. Williams (game writer and novelist), I've become fascinated by storytelling through the medium of computer games. Unsurprisingly, being an MMO junkie, I want above all to look at the state of storytelling in MMOs, which present tremendous obstacles for writers, but also really exciting possibilities. Monday, 15 March 2010. The latest edition of ...
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The Persistent Illusionist: What's the Story?
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Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one" - Albert Einstein. Wednesday, 15 April 2009. At this year's GDC, Jeff Kaplan of Blizzard talked about quest design, outlining nine problems with quests in WoW. Lum picked it up at Broken Toys. Which is where I saw it first, though it's all over everywhere now), and now Timothy Burke has posted an interesting response at Terra Nova. Which has prompted me to post my own thoughts on the subject. 1 The Christmas Tree Effect. 2 Too Long, Didn't Read.
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Zora's Corner: 10/09/2005 - 10/16/2005
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The witless meanderings of Roz Clarke. Tuesday, October 11, 2005. Ah They are minor characters from. Brought to the fore by Tom Stoppard. http:/ www.sff.net/people/mberry/rosen.htp. It's so strange not being in the office. Not having a routine. Not starting my day with a barrage of emails and phone calls and greetings from colleagues, no morning trip out for tea-and-a-scone. It's relaxing and one has this pleasant sense of freedom. Now, how is. Conducive to getting anything done? Remains of the Day,.
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Zora's Corner
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The witless meanderings of Roz Clarke. Sunday, February 26, 2006. NFD GG2 Manchester RL Meet Up. So, this weekend was the long awaited meet. Here's my photo-diary of the event. You can click on any image to see it BIGGAH. Sadly, Paul-the-bard was too sick to travel, so we were a man down, but we put a brave face on it and tried to drink his share of the beer. I think not.). We walked back across the rising bridge at Salford Quays towards the Lowry Centre; here are the lads standing by the bridge. Back in...
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Zora's Corner: 05/28/2006 - 06/04/2006
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The witless meanderings of Roz Clarke. Thursday, June 01, 2006. Things That Make Me Feel Alive. Cleaning (as long as Simon Le Bon is singing with me). Things That Make Me Feel Dead. Staying in bed too long. Letting the plants die. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Roz and Paul's Top Quality Website. The Council of Elrond. Things That Make Me Feel Alive 8v8 fights sex gar. Writer, gamer and whatever pays the bills. View my complete profile.
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The Persistent Illusionist: Opening the Box
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Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one" - Albert Einstein. Friday, 19 March 2010. As I said in my introduction to my interview with David J. Williams (game writer and novelist), I've become fascinated by storytelling through the medium of computer games. Unsurprisingly, being an MMO junkie, I want above all to look at the state of storytelling in MMOs, which present tremendous obstacles for writers, but also really exciting possibilities. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Story...
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The Empty Pixel: OK so now what?
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The personal story of the relationship between a player of Dark Age of Camelot and Sharkith, a Nightshade on the Prydwen server in Europe. The story is about how that player's identity and experience evolved and changed. From noob, to participant in the meta-game, to the inevitable end. It is hoped that the analysis in the blog can help to contribute to thinking about the relationships involved in the MMO industry. Tuesday, 7 August 2007. OK so now what? What did I do? And started to work out a few anagr...
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The Empty Pixel: The Numbnuts
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The personal story of the relationship between a player of Dark Age of Camelot and Sharkith, a Nightshade on the Prydwen server in Europe. The story is about how that player's identity and experience evolved and changed. From noob, to participant in the meta-game, to the inevitable end. It is hoped that the analysis in the blog can help to contribute to thinking about the relationships involved in the MMO industry. Wednesday, 30 May 2007. These bonds are the building blocks of community they are the star...
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The Empty Pixel: May 2007
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The personal story of the relationship between a player of Dark Age of Camelot and Sharkith, a Nightshade on the Prydwen server in Europe. The story is about how that player's identity and experience evolved and changed. From noob, to participant in the meta-game, to the inevitable end. It is hoped that the analysis in the blog can help to contribute to thinking about the relationships involved in the MMO industry. Wednesday, 30 May 2007. These bonds are the building blocks of community they are the star...
