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[4e5]Discuss: Emotion
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June 03, 2006 01:45 PM
I will use rain and fog/mist to inspire sadness and loneliness in the user, giving a silent-ish attitude, if there is such a thing. I may also make it at night. Do I have to specifically say "<main charactor> is sad", or can it merely be implied?
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June 03, 2006 02:22 PM
If it evokes the feeling in the player (or they can tell it's there), that should be fine.
Ollie
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June 03, 2006 02:25 PM
Quote: Original post by OluseyiQuote: Original post by d000hg
I like the idea of trying to inspire 'boredom' in the player - I can make a really lacklustre game and get loads of points, right?
Boredom isn't an emotion :-P
Google'ing for a list of emotions turns up two decent lists:
Wikipedia's List
Changingminds.org's List(s)
The former believes boredom qualifies as an emotion, the latter disagrees. Further searching turns up more sources for each side.
1,410
June 03, 2006 02:29 PM
Quote: Original post by superpig
Yes - I'd better update the page to explain that the element is "a particular Emotion, or the concept of Emotion in general."
In light of this, would "lack of emotion", as a significant story element, be acceptable? For example an android who wishes he could feel emotion (think Star Trek pre-Generations Data), a trauma victim having to adjust to being unable to experience emotion, etc.
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Quote: Original post by Run_The_ShadowsInterestingly, none of those lists include greed:
Google'ing for a list of emotions turns up two decent lists:
Wikipedia's List
Changingminds.org's List(s)
The former believes boredom qualifies as an emotion, the latter disagrees. Further searching turns up more sources for each side.
Quote: 4E5 Elements Page, Emotion[lol]
...or set your game in a world fuelled by greed.
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Σnigma
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June 03, 2006 02:36 PM
Is nationalism considered an emotion? Pride in one's country? If it is, then I shotgun it. :)
1,134
June 03, 2006 03:19 PM
Ok, I have a question. You say it have to evoke a particular feeling or emotion in the player. What if I have an idea where game play is actually based on creatures' emotions? Would that qualify, or does it have to evoke an emotion in the player?
435
June 03, 2006 03:48 PM
Is pride an emotion?
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June 03, 2006 05:47 PM
You can feel proud about an achievement so I'd hope so - making the player proud to get a record score for example. Unless a definitive list of 'allowed emotions' is published I think anything which involves feelings must be acceptable - but you might have to make it obvious somehow if it's something the player should feel rather than part of the story.
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June 03, 2006 06:44 PM
Just to be clear, we'll be looking for things that go above and beyond the usual achievement/frustration range experienced by players in something like Tetris. You could pull off something like pride if you really made a big effort to congratulate the player for a job well done - name in lights, trophy presentation, shaking hands with world leaders, etc.
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June 03, 2006 07:10 PM
I would assume that an RPG where combat skills work better when your character is in a rage, sneaking works better when you're calm, etc, would also qualify. I e, some games have the "berserker" skill, but if you could refine that further, and create a rule set for how the character's emotional state changes (drinking, hungry, meeting pretty girls, etc), that might make for an interesting take on emotion.
Oh, and the "No AO rating" rule probably puts a limit to the range of emotions ;-)
Oh, and the "No AO rating" rule probably puts a limit to the range of emotions ;-)
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