While following the recent threads on RAIF (rec.arts.int-fiction) “Defining the Newbie” and “Expanding the IF Audience/Community”, I found myself most interested in these comments, in light of the recent blogs about characters as the focus of games:
[More...] Read the restJimmy Maher:
“People love stories, and many will get excited by the idea of getting plunked down into the middle of a good one.”Jeff Nyman:
“I find new people most often clamor for better and more engaging stories that actually keep them interested in what the heck is going on. Or asking for characters that actually seem like they play a part in the story rather than just being another ‘thing.'”Blank:
“Stories are about *characters*. The thing that IF does least well is representing characters