Monday, October 24, 2005
Coding and Roleplaying - Is There a Connection?
"With table-top roleplaying giant Wizards of the Coast (makers of Dungeons & Dragons, for those not in the know) broadcasting an open call for adventure designers and developers (including an entertaining developer test to gauge your own game-design talent and knowledge), I found myself once again considering the odd appeal of gaming for us programming types. It's interesting that something so free-form-ishly creative, socially dynamic, and utterly fantastical be fun for folks so grounded in logical programming. Of course, my theory is that gaming and programming actually have more in common than we might think. Tabletop roleplaying involves coming up with creative solutions to problems set in a clearly-defined ruleset, involve constant data-tracking and minor mathematical equations, and involve working together with small groups of people toward like-minded goals. Conversely, love of roleplaying can illustrate how important creativity is to good programming. What do you think?"
source:http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/10/22/2315254&tid=156&tid=209&tid=4&tid=8
source:http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/10/22/2315254&tid=156&tid=209&tid=4&tid=8
# posted by dark master : 10/24/2005 09:33:00 AM
