Re: Terminology

From: "MindShift Design" <teammsd@mindshiftdesign.com>

Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 00:00:00 +0000

"Greg Lindahl" <lindahl@pbm.com> wrote in message
news:8t50b401rqf@news1.newsguy.com...
> "Enno Rehling" <schick.mir.spam@gmx.de> writes:
>
> > I think "offline" and "online" are words that are catchy, so there's
nothing
> > much to be done about that. But what's more, I think they fit.
>
> But that's relative to where you live. Flatrate is usual in the US,
> and flatrate wireless is on the way.
>
> What's this mean for PBM? Well, some people prefer very interactive
> games, and they'll go play them if they can. But I still like
> turn-based games; they fit my personal schedule better.

The way I see it all games are interactive, but they can either be
interactive by playing them with real-time processing by a GM or game
engine, or play them in turns where there is a delay between processing
turns by a GM, Game Engine and the player.

--
Jason Paul McCartan - jasonm@mindshiftdesign.com
CEO/President
MindShift Design LLC
http://www.mindshiftdesign.com

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References

Re: Terminology
"Enno Rehling" <schick.mir.spam@gmx.de>
Tue, 24 Oct 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Terminology
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Tue, 24 Oct 2000 00:00:00 +0000