<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Role-playing [was Re: several messages] --> <!--X-From-R13: pynjerapNphc.uc.pbz --> <!--X-Date: from fabius.globecomm.net [207.51.48.6] by mx01.ca.us.ibm.net id 864074452.41815-1 Mon May 19 20:40:52 1997 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 199705192039.NAA07726#xsvr3,cup.hp.com --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: Pine.SOL.3.95.970516102326.442C-100000@sun-cc203 --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Role-playing [was Re: several messages]</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com"> </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="msg00608.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00610.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00500.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00554.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00609">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00609">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00609">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Role-playing [was Re: several messages]</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] Re: Role-playing [was Re: several messages]</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: <A HREF="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</A></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Mon, 19 May 97 12:56:00 -0700</LI> <LI><em>Reply-to</em>: <A HREF="mailto:claw#null,net">claw#null,net</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> In <<A HREF="msg00500.html">Pine.SOL.3.95.970516102326.442C-100000@sun-cc203</A>>, on 05/16/97 at 06:48 PM, Ling <K.L.Lo-94#student,lut.ac.uk> said: >I like to think of the characters running around as having the >intelligence of a dog. The command run won't make them run into a >wall, like some old adventure games: > > e > You walk into a wall and hurt yourself. > Energy: 80% > > w > You walk into a wall and hurt yourself. > Energy: 75% >So, I think I will have to make a U turn and represent intelligence >in the game internally. Perception, at least, anyhow. Funny. I'd tend to like to see them run into the wall and get hurt if need be. Points where I would like this sort of autonomous reaction are at the physical instinctual level: > l There is a fire here. > put hand in fire Your hand approaches the fire. Ouch! You whip your hand back into safety. With of course the ability to overide: > l There is a fire here. > put hand in fire! Your hand approaches the fire. Ouch! You grit your teech and keep your hand in the flames. No actual intelligence involved, just automatic nervous/muscular action ala jumping up after sitting on a thumb tack or closing one's eyes when something goes near them which can be selectively and (most important) knowingly overriden in advance by the player. -- J C Lawrence Internet: claw#null,net (Contractor) Internet: coder#ibm,net ---------------(*) Internet: clawrenc#cup,hp.com ...Honorary Member Clan McFUD -- Teamer's Avenging Monolith... </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00500" HREF="msg00500.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Role-playing [was Re: several messages]</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Ling <K.L.Lo-94#student,lut.ac.uk></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00608.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Comments on the DB layer</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00610.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Administrative notes</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00500.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Role-playing [was Re: several messages]</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00554.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Role-playing [was Re: several messages]</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00609"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00609"><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>Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Role-playing [was Re: several messages]</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00470" HREF="msg00470.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Role-playing [was Re: several messages]</A></strong>, clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Wed 14 May 1997, 23:54 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00480" HREF="msg00480.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Role-playing [was Re: several messages]</A></strong>, Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:nightfall#inficad,com">nightfall#inficad,com</a>, Thu 15 May 1997, 23:06 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00487" HREF="msg00487.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Role-playing [was Re: several messages]</A></strong>, Nathan Yospe <a href="mailto:yospe#hawaii,edu">yospe#hawaii,edu</a>, Fri 16 May 1997, 02:09 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00500" HREF="msg00500.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Role-playing [was Re: several messages]</A></strong>, Ling <a href="mailto:K.L.Lo-94#student,lut.ac.uk">K.L.Lo-94#student,lut.ac.uk</a>, Fri 16 May 1997, 22:59 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00609" HREF="msg00609.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Role-playing [was Re: several messages]</A></strong>, clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Tue 20 May 1997, 03:40 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00554" HREF="msg00554.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Role-playing [was Re: several messages]</A></strong>, coder <a href="mailto:coder#ibm,net">coder#ibm,net</a>, Sun 18 May 1997, 07:51 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> </ul> </ul> </ul> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00365" HREF="msg00365.html">Test</A></strong>, thetan <a href="mailto:thetan#ibm,net">thetan#ibm,net</a>, Sun 11 May 1997, 03:25 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="00361" HREF="msg00361.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] (fwd) Re: Issues from the digests and Wout's list</A></strong>, Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Sat 10 May 1997, 23:26 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00434" HREF="msg00434.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] (fwd) Re: Issues from the digests and Wout's list</A></strong>, clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Wed 14 May 1997, 01:09 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>