CCT311H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Far Cry 2, Player Character, Game Players
11 May 2020
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The pieces: the player-character, or pc, a term created by pen and paper rpgs, refers to the dual nature of the avatar. Dynamic repetition : term for a good game system game, all games involve repetitive actions, but the good ones fine new applications for their repetition, ex. Shadow of mordor"s fighting modeled after batman: arkham asylum: unless, a narrative engine is part of the pim, ex. Jock, detective, soldier, lawyer, accountant, legendary hero: the avatar, the in-game representation of the player, if any, 1st person looking through the eyes of the character. In literature, the person narrating the story that happens to them. In literature, the narrator refers to the protagonist using personal pronouns: ex. You are standing in an open field : rare in games and literature, 3rd person you see your avatar on screen. In literature, a narrator removed from the action tells the story, often.
