Re: Background? was Re: SGII Newbie Question

bbrush@rev.state.ne.us wrote:

> Having done some game design, attended some game design conferences,
and talked
> to some proven game designers, I feel I can offer some info on this.

May I (briefly) ask what games you have worked on?

>
> It may seem odd to some people (myself included) that people don't
want to
> create their own storylines, backgrounds, and history, but the fact of
the
> matter is, they don't.  Whether it's through lack of time, lack of
motivation,
> lack of imagination, it ultimately doesn't matter; because, you can't
make them
> do it, and for the most part people won't accept anyone doing it for
them except
> for the game publisher.  This list is a very creative list, as
fan/player lists
> go, but it has it's conservatives that prefer to let others do the
world
> building, and would undoubtably be happy if Jon did it all himself and
said
> "This is how it IS".	At least here Jon gives his tacit approval for a
lot of
> things if not his explicit endorsement.
>
> Just my experience,
> Bill

Very interesting comments!   :-)   I love hearing game designers talk! 
(Thats half
the reason
I keep my old gaming mags...)

Donald Hosford