thread: 2006-01-04 : A Dangerous Idea for 2006
On 2006-01-06, ethan_greer wrote:
So, you're saying RPGs are BETTER equipped than literature or film to influence changes in the observer/participant.
Color me skeptical. Temper this opinion with the fact that I'm a big fan of literature as tool for change, and that I've become deeply cynical about gaming over the past few years.
I don't think we need to argue about it, though. I concede that RPGs are AS equipped to influence change as lit or film. That, to me, is an exciting revelation. Every bit as exciting as if they were moreso, actually.
This makes SF go "Less "better" than "more intense""
RPGs demand you invest more effort than books (which in turn demand more effort than movies & TV), which in itself is a change in your behavior, and active doing builds new habits more strongly than passive watching.
