Comments on: Turing Machines, Determinism, and Games

By: Craig Perko

Craig Perko — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 20:27:00 +0000

Yes, I was including undesigned emotional impact.

By: Darius Kazemi

Darius Kazemi — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 19:02:00 +0000

Actually, aesthetic encompasses all of the emotional impact of the situation--or at least all the designed emotional impact (since if it's not designed, it's not MDA).

By: Craig Perko

Craig Perko — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 17:21:00 +0000

No, you pretty much said it right. Aesthetic also includes some of the emotional impact of the situation, though – not just the audiovisual representation.

By: Jeremiah Chaplin

Jeremiah Chaplin — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 23:00:00 +0000

One of the most interesting aspects about simulating any kind of activity is working around the limitations of the fact that the player is not actually undergoing that activity. How do you simulate the act of stalking prey, building an empire, or executing complicated flight manuevers? This kind of abstract thought is the basis of the game and what I believe is called the aesthic of the game (from the Aesthic/Mechanic/Dynamic definition). This leads to all kinds of interesting choices in terms of mechanics or dynamics that properly express the aesthics of the experience you are trying to convey. Darius, I believe you were the one who really looked into this topic, I think you could better clarify what I’m trying to say, assuming I’m not completely off my rocker.