Comments for Free Realms Gamer http://www.free-realms-gamer.com For Free Realms Fans Everywhere Sun, 14 Jun 2009 07:48:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Why We Care About Virtual Worlds and Why Free Realms Is Missing the Point by Igwahttp://www.free-realms-gamer.com/free-realms-delivers-on-the-basics-but-suffers-from-lack-of-story/#comment-10 Igwa Sun, 14 Jun 2009 07:48:46 +0000 http://www.free-realms-gamer.com/?p=87#comment-10 Thanks for the reply. I am happy to know that FR will be working on implementing this sort of content into the game although I don't see why a younger audience should not be the target of mythology and storytelling. My grandfather's bedtime stories when I was a child were one of the most enriching and un-boring experiences and gifts I had growing up. Since when is running chores for an NPC a more satisfying choice?There are many excellent books on Mythic Structure. Chris Vogler's "The Writer's Journey" is another excellent resource. I am not sure why you felt it relevant to direct me to a book about it as I am clearly coming from that school. Isn't that a little patronizing? As they say in screenwriting class - Show, Don't Tell.Again, the reply is appreciated. Thanks for the reply. I am happy to know that FR will be working on implementing this sort of content into the game although I don’t see why a younger audience should not be the target of mythology and storytelling. My grandfather’s bedtime stories when I was a child were one of the most enriching and un-boring experiences and gifts I had growing up. Since when is running chores for an NPC a more satisfying choice?

There are many excellent books on Mythic Structure. Chris Vogler’s “The Writer’s Journey” is another excellent resource. I am not sure why you felt it relevant to direct me to a book about it as I am clearly coming from that school. Isn’t that a little patronizing? As they say in screenwriting class – Show, Don’t Tell.

Again, the reply is appreciated.

]]> Comment on Why We Care About Virtual Worlds and Why Free Realms Is Missing the Point by Pexhttp://www.free-realms-gamer.com/free-realms-delivers-on-the-basics-but-suffers-from-lack-of-story/#comment-9 Pex Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:05:30 +0000 http://www.free-realms-gamer.com/?p=87#comment-9 We do have overarching storylines coming to Free Realms in the next update or two. Such plots are definitely more interesting to our older audience and not as much to the target audience, but it is still something we want to include. We will continue to add more big story arc stuff over time.If you are interested in mythic structure, a fun book to check out is Stuart Voytilla's "Myth and the Movies - Discovering the mythic structure of 50 unforgettable films". It's a great primer on the subject and shows how classic movies from Die Hard and Star Wars to High Noon and the Godfather all follow the same "Heroes Journey".- Pex - Free Realms Community Manager We do have overarching storylines coming to Free Realms in the next update or two. Such plots are definitely more interesting to our older audience and not as much to the target audience, but it is still something we want to include. We will continue to add more big story arc stuff over time.

If you are interested in mythic structure, a fun book to check out is Stuart Voytilla’s “Myth and the Movies – Discovering the mythic structure of 50 unforgettable films”. It’s a great primer on the subject and shows how classic movies from Die Hard and Star Wars to High Noon and the Godfather all follow the same “Heroes Journey”.

- Pex – Free Realms Community Manager

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