Read "From Gamers to Players and Gameplayers " by Bernard Perron and "Simulation vs. Narrative" by Gonzalo Frasca in the Video Game Theory Reader. After you have read them, blog your answers to the following questions:
- Consider Perron's distinction between his three neologisms (new words). Do you think his definitions are valuable? How could he alter his system to make the terms useful (if it's possible at all)?
- Explain whether your agree or not with Frasca's argument in her piece, and why. Do you see simulation and narrative as co-existing in games, or do the rising levels of flexibility offered by complex programming structures reduce the importance of narrative to gaming?
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