thread: 2005-11-10 : Open House: Ask a Frequent Question...
On 2006-01-27, Mark W wrote:
Then I squawk. In what way is that "literary", a word that "literally" means "written"? And no, I'm not just splitting definitional hairs. I think talking about the product/process of roleplaying through the literary metaphor is potentially really misleading. The whole point of the literary endeavor is to produce a thing that conveys meaning to an audience.
Because there is no expectation of a separate audience, the aesthetic constraints on what makes "good art" at the roleplaying table are significantly different than they are for any other literary or artistic form, with the possible exception of some performing arts.
I think this is pretty strongly connected to what Brand was saying a while back about the whole "is it art?" question.
