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Coding and Roleplaying - Is There a Connection?

Posted by Cliff on from the dice-and-keyboards dept.

TossCobble asks: "With table-top roleplaying giant Wizards of the Coast (makers of Dungeons & Dragons, for those not in the know) broadcasting an open call for adventure designers and developers (including an entertaining developer test to gauge your own game-design talent and knowledge), I found myself once again considering the odd appeal of gaming for us programming types. It's interesting that something so free-form-ishly creative, socially dynamic, and utterly fantastical be fun for folks so grounded in logical programming. Of course, my theory is that gaming and programming actually have more in common than we might think. Tabletop roleplaying involves coming up with creative solutions to problems set in a clearly-defined ruleset, involve constant data-tracking and minor mathematical equations, and involve working together with small groups of people toward like-minded goals. Conversely, love of roleplaying can illustrate how important creativity is to good programming. What do you think?"

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  1. Re:roleplaying? by CyricZ · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I like when your wife dresses up as the garbage man and then she takes out my trash with a whip.

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    Cyric Zndovzny at your service.
  2. Re:roleplaying? by McSmithster · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I don't know but as of this moment I count six postings in this thread alone. Its can't have been cracked because then all his posts would be gnaa.us rules the world or something of that sort. Maybe he just got a hard on for D&D and is running around slashdot posting weird comments. I've seen people get really violent over D&D so this could just be his reaction. Its also very likely that he could have gone to the Wizards website and saw all those pics of scantly glad chain mail armored Drow. Maybe he likes those dominant dark skinned girls, who knows. Being a nerd I could see how he would go crazy after seeing pictures like that. Some guys just dont get to see enough women.

  3. Yeah... by Mongoose · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Just remember to buy Neverwinter Nights 2 (PC) when it comes out. You can write mods for that, and it ensures the developers make money. See? It's a true win-win. =)