Re: LOGO-L> MW game making

[Frank Caggiano <caggiano@atlantic.net>]

Brian Harvey wrote:
> 
> I have to ask -- Isn't this a strange user interface?  If I wanted someone
> to "enter a code" I would have them type it on the keyboard!
> 
> Graphical user interfaces run amok!  Sigh.

Now, I was the first one to scream at the thought of a "Managing
Inter-Personal Conflicts with HyperStudio" session at a not to be named
computer conference as a massive abuse of multimedia, at least on it's
face.
But I fail to see the problem here.

How is having a user manipulate objects in a computer game in order to
reach 
the next level a 'Graphical user interface run amok' ? 

Also why are you taking the idea of a "code" so narrowly? A code doesn't
have to be a sequence that can be typed in.  What if the "code" is a
sequence of colors, or a sequence of musical tones, or a pattern created
out of F-pentominos? How would a user type those in on a keyboard? 

There is enough garbage out there to keep the GUP (Graphical User
Police) busy for a long time, no need to create problems.

regards
-- 
Frank Caggiano
caggiano@atlantic.net
http://www.atlantic.net/~caggiano
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