tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9773813.post115809400246291587..comments2008-05-07T18:00:17.413-04:00Thorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03326572152919606094wellofurd@gmail.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9773813.post-37322523475326368212006-11-11T18:29:00.000-05:002006-11-11T18:29:00.000-05:00Would be nice to see some examples... really, the need to use color is pretty obvious, and these words sound interesting, and it's pretty clear how temporal relation works, but YOUR point in particular about putting all this together quite frankly went right over my head.<br /><br />How is it supposed to go? "Meanwhile, Conan swings the sword at the monster"? "Previously, you had drunk a potion and later you got healed"?? I don't get it. The post might be interesting to read or -ponder- on but not really useful for doing anything. <br /><br />Meanwhile, why didn't you include any examples?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9773813.post-87289678695861503582006-09-15T14:52:00.000-04:002006-09-15T14:52:00.000-04:00Jon, I think Color's importance was being ignored simply because it was all that was talked about for a long time, ironically leaving mechanics behind. I think the world has a pretty good handle on what mechanics do now, though, and I think there will be a lot of high-Color games coming out for a while to experiment with that aspect of fiction games. Shock: has mechanics built in for generating color, for instance, and Agon is steeped in it.<br /><br />Thor, this is really interesting. I kept putting off reading this piece because I didn't really have time, and now I'm glad I did.joshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306499920751969383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9773813.post-79150212435842025392006-09-14T16:53:00.000-04:002006-09-14T16:53:00.000-04:00Thanks Jon!<br /><br />Unsurprisingly, I completely agree with you and I'd be very interested to see your thoughts, whether here or on the Forager blog.Thor Olavsrudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03326572152919606094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9773813.post-46871855584320061772006-09-14T09:55:00.000-04:002006-09-14T09:55:00.000-04:00Thor,<br /><br />Great post. I always wanted to write an essay called "Color Matters, Too" (or something like that), because I felt (for a while) that color was getting the short shrift in a lot of gaming discussions.<br /><br />I'm finding, though, that it really is super-important, especially in games like, say, Capes, where the mechanics are so involved that they can easily take focus away from the story.<br /><br />-JonJon Hastingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10729356249377441301noreply@blogger.com