Analytical Perspectives in Game Design
Drama processor
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The drama processor is a piece of software that has a high level of control over the game world. It determines how the world will interact with the players action on a global basis to generate a drama of action within the game world. For example, the drama processor might decide that there is too little going on in the world and gave the NPCs in a particular city revolt against central rule.

The plot processor consists of the following components.

• Drama Analysers
• Future Actions Processor
• Script Processor

Linkages from:

• Game database to determine the current state of the world
• Time Processor: schedular to receive scheduled events.
• Time Processor: world clock, to receive the current time.

Linkages to:

• Game database to make changes to the world
• Plot Processor for low level plot analysis.
• Time Processor: schedular to create or modify schedule events.

The plot processor has the following interface capabilities:

• direct access
• RMI access
• Info-bus access

22/11/99

See also: [Role Playing Games] [Game Engine]
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