Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Weekly Review May 20th to May 27th

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Overstuffed Dicebag presents an interesting analysis of a semi-obscure game and discovers that mechanics can be deceiving. What characteris...
Friday, May 25, 2007

Editorial: Most Theoryful Game Chef RPG of 2007

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We are proud to announce that the most theoryful winner for Game Chef 2007 has been selected. Most Theoryful RPG of Game Chef 2007: Schizon...
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Monday, May 21, 2007

Weekly Review May 13th to May 19th

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This week has seen several careful examinations of RPG theory and how it may be applied elsewhere. Center of Play Over at I would knife figh...
Friday, May 18, 2007

Lesson: Social Context

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In the Forge-ite lexicon, 'social context' is how roleplaying as an activity relates to one's social life in general. In common ...
Monday, May 14, 2007

Weekly Review May 6th to May 12th

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This week has seen several theory developments, both in specific aspects of RPGs and in the use of language to discuss them. Director Immers...
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Friday, May 11, 2007

Monthly Review April 2007

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This month has generated quite a bit of interesting developments in theory. Fang Langford constrasted the concepts of Shared Imaginary Spa...
Sunday, May 06, 2007

Weekly Review Apr. 29th to May. 5th

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This week has been a productive week in terms of theory developments, including even some work on the purposes of RPG theory in general. Des...
Friday, May 04, 2007

Editorial: Exploring and Building

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In improving theory there are two important roles we can adopt. On one hand, we can explore new territory. This at least means, expanding th...
Sunday, April 29, 2007

Weekly Review April 22nd to April 29th

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Who's the Protoganist? John Kim has posted a short essay containing his thoughts on Story Control. If the main characters are supposed...
Friday, April 27, 2007

Lesson: Agendas

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Agendas are a recurring theme among RPG theories. Succinctly they are how and why players make decisions . But in different places agendas ...
Monday, April 23, 2007

Weekly Review Apr. 15th to Apr. 21st

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This week has seen several theory developments, often building off of existing more accepted ideas. GNS for Timmy, Johnny, and Spike Jono s...
Friday, April 20, 2007

Editorial: Design Goals

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Game design is an entire field, with many different approaches and techniques. But one of the most basic is the design goal. When you go ahe...