Pyrobits - reference guide

Interactive media - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia : "Interactive media refers to media of communication that allow for active participation by the recipient, hence interactivity. Traditional information theory would describe interactive media as those media that establish two-way communication. In media theory, interactive media are discussed along their cultural implications. The field of Human Computer Interaction deals with aspects of interactivity and design of in digital media. Other areas that deal with interactive media are new media art, interactive advertising and video game production. While some traditional (non-digital) mass media would qualify for interactive media the term is usually only applied to digital media. The significant increase in possibilities for interactivity (especially over vast distances) brought by the internet boosted the availability of digital interactive media. Still, e.g. language in face-to-face communication would formally belong to the in...

Glossary of Terms 1 * Tabletop - A ‘conventional’ role-playing game; for the purposes of these articles, I’m specifically talking about traditionalist tabletop play. I’ll occasionally use the phrase ‘paper and pencil’, which means the same thing. * CRPG - A console (or computer) role-playing game. Includes MMORPGs, JCRPGs, and others; with no further specificity, refers to games that are single-player (or very limited multi-player, vis Baldur’s Gate 2) and generally follow a single or a few major plot threads with varying degrees of linearity. Examples: Baldur’s Gate, Morrowind, Knights of the Old Republic * JCRPG - A Japanese console RPG, usually a single-player, highly linear game, strongly focused on a single or a few major plot threads, that tends to have little or no player agency over major elements of story. Full examination of JCRPG conventions and artifacts is beyond the scope of this series, but it is a different beast compared to other CRPGs. Examples: Final Fant...

Character arc - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia : "Character arc From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search A character arc is the status of the character as it unfolds throughout the story, the storyline or series of episodes. Characters begin the story with a certain viewpoint and, through events in the story, that viewpoint changes. Some examples include: * In Tootsie, Dustin Hoffman’s character begins as a misogynistic chauvinist but when he is forced to play the part of a woman, he also experiences a change in how he views women and becomes a different character by the end. * In Empire of the Sun, Jim begins as a carefree young boy. After the Japanese take over Shanghai and he is separated from his family, he is forced to suffer trauma because of the war. * In The Godfather, Michael Corleone at first does not want to have anything to do with his father’s crime business. When his father is attacked and barely survives, Michael realizes his l...