Arthur Fuller
fuller.artful at gmail.com
Sat May 19 15:12:24 CDT 2012
Speaking of cooperative games, about a decade ago I had an idea for one, but never did anything with it. The concept is this: you and your web-team are firemen, and there's a building on fire. You have to rescue the people and the pets in the building. You have to split up and try to get everyone out. Floors collapse, firemen are pinned beneath collapsing structures, and now you have to get them out too. There is no opponent other than the fire and the laws of nature and engineering. You win if everyone is safe at the end of the day. I can see a competitive level to such a game, too. Two teams, two buildings, a dozen or so potential victims in each. Which team rescues everyone from its building in the quickest time? The point is, Collaboration: it's not Me vs. You, it's US vs. the fire and the collapsing building. It's about teamwork. A.