18 JUN 2013 by ideonexus

 Characteristics of Good Computer RPG Games

RPG players are challenged to build many physical, mental, magical, and alliance- oriented traits and leanings for their characters, and to then build relationships with other characters as well. There is a natural design emphasis on how characters are built, and what building a character then means in the context of that character’s world. RPGs can be heavy on asset creation in art, because multiple character types, features, unique abilities, costuming, settings, props, items, and specia...
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  • Emphasis on character building and character relations
  • Asset-intensive
  • Developing a character system matrix
  • Melding characters with action
  • Female gaming audience/emphasis on social interaction
  • Story intensive
18 MAY 2012 by ideonexus

 1847 Speculation About Extraterrestrials

In general I would be cautious against … plays of fancy and would not make way for their reception into scientific astronomy, which must have quite a different character. Laplace's cosmogenic hypotheses belong in that class. Indeed, I do not deny that I sometimes amuse myself in a similar manner, only I would never publish the stuff. My thoughts about the inhabitants of celestial bodies, for example, belong in that category. For my part, I am (contrary to the usual opinion) convinced ... th...
Folksonomies: xenobiology
Folksonomies: xenobiology
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On the sun trees would be larger, but would break apart if made of the same material as those on Earth.