Re: PBM design and formulae - a fresh start

From: mebonar@sn01.sncc.lsu.edu (MsciDave)

Date: Tue, 06 Jul 1993 16:46:34 +0000

In article <199307061948.AA19285@orion.lnec.pt>, bc@lnec.pt (Luis Miguel Sequeira) writes...
>desj@ccr-p.ida.org (David desJardins) wrote:
>>Computers don't give a nice 'reality' feeling unless you are completely
>>blind to what is going on behind the screen.  The best strategy
>>boardgames (like ASL) are much more realistic than the best computer
>>strategy games, just because they are more complex and can model more
>>stuff.  Computer games are just not sophisticated enough to be realistic
>>in the way you want them to be.  Who knows, that might happen one day.
>>But it is a long long way off.
>
>I've read this  twice, and  something strange  seemed  to happen in my
>mind.

I thought it was an odd statement also.  The first sentence
implies that David agrees with one of the main aspects of the 'hide the
formulae' faction; namely that showing all of the behind the scenes math
removes some of the reality and feeling from a game.  Obviously, all
of the play balence arguments still apply but it is interesting to see
even a partial agreement.

Dave
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Dave Bonar
mebonar@lsuvax.sncc.lsu.edu
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References

Re: PBM design and formulae - a fresh start
bc@lnec.pt (Luis Miguel Sequeira)
Tue, 06 Jul 1993 17:49:51 +0000

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Re: PBM design and formulae - a fresh start
bc@lnec.pt (Luis Miguel Sequeira)
Tue, 06 Jul 1993 17:49:51 +0000