<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] The Lessons of Lucasfilm's Habitat --> <!--X-From-R13: ptNnzv-pt.UenlEntr.Sqzbagba.OP.QO (Quevf Uenl) --> <!--X-Date: from stimpy.globecomm.net [207.51.48.4] by in4.ibm.net id 865435678.50670-1 Wed Jun 4 14:47:58 1997 CUT --> <!--X-Message-Id: 9706041521.842b@ami-cg.GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] The Lessons of Lucasfilm's Habitat</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg01150.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg01152.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg01172.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg01241.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#01151">Author</A> | <A HREF="#01151">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#01151">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] The Lessons of Lucasfilm's Habitat</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#null,net">mud-dev#null,net</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: Re: [MUD-Dev] The Lessons of Lucasfilm's Habitat</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: <A HREF="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</A> (Chris Gray)</LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Wed, 4 Jun 97 08:21:05 MST</LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> [Chris L:] :>1) Even non-artists could produce acceptable graphics with the aid :>of some good drawing tools and quickly too. : :'Dat's da biggie. And hence my desire to go that way - I can't draw a picture to save my life, so I have to program everything. :Dr Cat (I think I sent him an invitation once, please feel free to :send him another), did a *really* good summary of the comparitive :interface benefits and game-experience implications of 1st person PoV, :overhead, back of the head, avatar, etc back in r.g.m.* about 8 - 10 :months ago. (I'd dig it out, but I don't have time now. If you find :it, please cross to here). My own tendency is that the avatar :approach leads to a more PacMan or pinball'ish approach by the players :where the seperation of experience by the player and his avatar on :screen is so extreme that the avatar gets treated like an insenate :robot. I think I remember the article, and I thought I had saved it, but couldn't find it just now when I went looking. I don't believe he came down very stronly on one viewpoint or another, however. His DragonSpires game does use an overhead view style, though. -- Chris Gray cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <ul compact><li><strong>Follow-Ups</strong>: <ul> <li><strong><A NAME="01241" HREF="msg01241.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The Lessons of Lucasfilm's Habitat</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> clawrenc#cup,hp.com</li></ul> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01150.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Taming free PK</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01152.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Room-based vs. coordinate-based</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01172.html">Re: (fwd) DESIGN: The Physics of Magic</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01241.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The Lessons of Lucasfilm's Habitat</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#01151"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#01151"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="01194" HREF="msg01194.html">Message problems with this list</A></strong>, coder <a href="mailto:coder#ibm,net">coder#ibm,net</a>, Thu 05 Jun 1997, 22:34 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="01193" HREF="msg01193.html">Greetings</A></strong>, Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Thu 05 Jun 1997, 22:16 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="01188" HREF="msg01188.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Computers can't....</A></strong>, Jeff Kesselman <a href="mailto:jeffk#tenetwork,com">jeffk#tenetwork,com</a>, Thu 05 Jun 1997, 12:47 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="01172" HREF="msg01172.html">Re: (fwd) DESIGN: The Physics of Magic</A></strong>, coder <a href="mailto:coder#ibm,net">coder#ibm,net</a>, Thu 05 Jun 1997, 11:36 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="01151" HREF="msg01151.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The Lessons of Lucasfilm's Habitat</A></strong>, Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Wed 04 Jun 1997, 21:47 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="01241" HREF="msg01241.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The Lessons of Lucasfilm's Habitat</A></strong>, clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Sat 07 Jun 1997, 04:25 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01098" HREF="msg01098.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Room-based vs. coordinate-based</A></strong>, Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Tue 03 Jun 1997, 21:39 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="01152" HREF="msg01152.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Room-based vs. coordinate-based</A></strong>, clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Thu 05 Jun 1997, 00:05 GMT </LI> </UL> <UL> <li><Possible follow-up(s)><br> <LI><strong><A NAME="01330" HREF="msg01330.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Room-based vs. coordinate-based</A></strong>, Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Mon 16 Jun 1997, 21:48 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>