10. Why do people visit virtual
environments, i.e. Second Life?
Fantasy
Socialization
Mental Exercise
Curiosity
Adventure
Stimulation
11. How do virtual environments differ
from video games?
Virtual environments do not have story
or narrative.
Without story, there is no ending as in
video games.
The avatars create the environment.
The goal is virtual realism without
actually duplicating real life.
12. These are the Elements of the
Game World
Graphics
Audio
Gameplay
Interactivity
Narrative
(in video
games)
13. What elements of the game matter?
Graphics
Audio
Story/Narrative
Gameplay
14. Texture in this environment, refers to
an image file that mimics a real
surface in appearance or feel.
15. Space is very literal in virtual
environments.
There is a finite area within which to create, (from the creative
perspective), and to play (from the user’s perspective.)
16. Each visual and each audio is an
object.
Objects take shape, and occupy
physical space.
17. The most intriguing application of line
in the simulated world is the series of
lines that chart the communication
path between objects.
In this way, it is similar to theatre.