thread: 2005-03-18 : Audience?
On 2005-03-18, Matt Wilson wrote:
I'm in favor of the idea that actor can be part of the audience, but not exclusively the audience. I know people who seem to be entertained by their own actions as much as, if not more than, the actions of others. However, I think they need other people to bear witness to it.
I think you need the step, say in PTA, of having to say, "dude, what I did totally deserves fan mail," rather than just being able to award it to yourself.
Also, audience should include character-absent contributions, is my vote. Because a contribution doesn't have to be a game mechanic. It can just be me saying, "hey, that's cool what you just did there." It definitely affects the play experience when it happens.
