The role of chance and contingency in life (Introduction)

by Balance_Maintained , U.S.A., Tuesday, January 20, 2015, 19:19 (3376 days ago) @ David Turell


> > 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.
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> You know the outcome. You are controlling the reality of this imaginary world. Of course it is not random.-Imagine that. The designer can MAKE things happen even while allowing the players the free will and agency, within the limitations of the rules and physics of the game, to chose their own path; do so without foreknowledge of the path which they will choose; and he can still know the eventual outcome of the game. Hrmm.. That sounds familiar for some reason..

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What is the purpose of living? How about, 'to reduce needless suffering. It seems to me to be a worthy purpose.