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From: debri@dds.nl (DEnnis Brinkhuis)
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Subject: Re: What is Gameplay...
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 13:56:53 +0200
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Scott Cartier <shade@dragonshadow.com> wrote:

> >All these answers are really what each person looks for in a 'good' or 'bad'
> >game. Surely, they're not definitions of what *gameplay* is, are they?
> 
> Definitions, no.  But, they are *examples* of good/bad gameplay.
> 
> Suppose I ask someone to define the color green.  The only way they
> could do so is by citing examples:  leaves on a tree, grass, etc.
> (Okay, technically you could say it's light that has wavelength
> between X and Y, but that wouldn't be a very pratical answer.)
> 
> I think examples are a perfectly reasonable way of conveying what
> comprises gameplay.
> 
> Scott (a different one)


I think it's good to have a fair idea of what gameplay is. Compare it
with movies.. They are build on a sertain base as well. It was not
coincidence that Starwars became a big hit.. By knowing what to do, or
maybe what not to do to generate gameplay, you can get a better view of
making up a game..


DEnnis..