Ludus Novus

Ludus Novus 005: Level Cap

Length of works: is a given game most like a short story or a novel, and how can length affect content?

References:

• Morrowind from Bethesda Softworks
• Jigsaw by Graham Nelson
• “Slouching Toward Bedlam” by Daniel Ravipinto and Star Foster
• Grim Fandango from LucasArts
• The Myst series from Cyan Worlds
• The Prince of Persia: Sands of Time series from Ubisoft

The next episode will be a new segment called False Narrativism.

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Posted on Wednesday, September 27th, 2006, at 20:03, and filed under Digital Games, Interactive Fiction, Podcasts.
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1. A Nerd’s Haven » On game length and content on 29.09.2006 at 12:33

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2. Rachel on 05.10.2006 at 10:43 (Reply)

   Glad you are back!

   
   
3. ludusnovus on 06.10.2006 at 10:39 (Reply)

   Thanks!

   
   
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