thread: 2010-06-14 : A Bit of Hardcore
On 2010-06-18, Rafael wrote:
Simon C: Characters aren't real. They don't have thoughts and feelings, and so we can't know what those thoughts and feelings are[...]. But maybe this is about how I play games? Maybe other people feel like they have authority over what their characters are thinking and feeling.
That is a fascinating perspective for me, because everyone I know is the opposite: what our characters are thinking and feeling is the only thing over which we have complete authority.
Is coming up with various interpretations of your characters' actions a central part of the game for you, or is your focus somewhere else entirely?
