Video games without frontiers: interesting article about the implications of better AI for games. I’m still waiting for games that allow you to act naturally rather than force you to discover the narrative the game developers had in mind.
“By limiting what players can do, game makers keep their story on track but this can make players feel like extras rather than the star of the unfolding drama.
But if players get too much freedom, game makers face the impossible task of working out the consequences of any and every action.”
They’re developing “story management system[s]” that draw “on narrative theory to create convincing stories that explore the consequences of player actions.”