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From: Ola Fosheim Grøstad <olag@ifi.uio.no>
Newsgroups: nu.kanga.list.mud-dev
Date: Sat, 06 Oct 2001 23:49:01 +0200
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Organization: Kanga.Nu
Dave Rickey wrote:
> Actually, I'm finding it more convenient to think of them as ants,
> lately. ;-)
Well, I can't blame John for that, or can I? :)
Actually, ants would be good, that would mean that your games have
many viable roles available for your players, that they really
cooperate and that they are being constructive. ;)
> Behaviouristic theories applied to player actions accounts for an
> awful lot of what is otherwise bizzarre and inexplicable
> behaviour. They aren't sufficient in and of themselves, mostly
> what it helps with is accounting for when players *don't* behave
> "rationally" (in the game theory meaning).
Unless you believe in bounded rationality of course. Hmm, I don't
really see bizarre behaviour in MUDs, but... What was you thinking
of?
> > That is respect as in research, not as in design and ethics. It
> may not be interesting to an academic researcher in psychology.
> To me, I find the psychological and sociological aspects of games
> fascinating.
Oh, yes, I think they are, but I am a researcher in design. Hoping
to bridge the gaps (in the long run).
--
Ola - http://folk.uio.no/olag/
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