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21649: Re: [MUD-Dev] RE: Storied Games

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From: Matt Mihaly <the_logos@achaea.com>
Newsgroups: nu.kanga.list.mud-dev
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 07:58:45 +0000 (GMT)
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Organization: Kanga.Nu
On Tue, 4 Dec 2001 amanda@alfar.com wrote:
> Matt Mihaly <the_logos@achaea.com> wrote:
 
>> Storytelling strikes me was one of those things that all gamers
>> are convinced they are good at. Much like everyone thinks he or
>> she is a good driver.
 
> Indeed.  But people have fun driving and telling stories anyway.
> The stories don't have to be good, only engaging to the person
> telling them and the people listening.

My quote above was in the context of admin-led/written stories, not
player-stories. Either way, however, I agree, However, most people
cannot tell stories that are engaging to the people listening.

--matt

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