The role of chance and contingency in life (Introduction)

by David Turell , Tuesday, January 20, 2015, 14:52 (3381 days ago) @ Balance_Maintained


> Tony: Further, knowing the ultimate outcome of something does not require knowledge of every minute detail, only a good understanding of the way things work. I see good examples of this all the time in Game Design. I understand the systems I design, not in a superficial way, but in a deep and meaningful way. I don't have to know what each and every player will do to know what the end result of them playing the game will be. I know the possible outcomes, I know the likelihood of those outcomes, and even if the player runs in circles for days and wanders about aimlessly for a while, I know what the outcome will be.-You know the outcome. You are controlling the reality of this imaginary world. Of course it is not random.