Comments on: Harmony and Dissonance http://dankline.wordpress.com/2008/12/02/harmony-and-dissonance/ "I been trying to get a good read on these guys for weeks. At first I thought they were fools, but now... I ain't so sure. They're organized, and they've got a plan. I can smell it!" Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:04:56 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Procedural Narrative: Far Cry 2 « Game of Design http://dankline.wordpress.com/2008/12/02/harmony-and-dissonance/#comment-241 Procedural Narrative: Far Cry 2 « Game of Design Sat, 20 Dec 2008 22:01:40 +0000 http://dankline.wordpress.com/?p=216#comment-241 [...] to continually bash me over the head that fighting is wrong.  I appreciate the sentiment and the dissonance, but it’s only one side of the coin.   I got to explore that violence is wrong and comes at [...] [...] to continually bash me over the head that fighting is wrong.  I appreciate the sentiment and the dissonance, but it’s only one side of the coin.   I got to explore that violence is wrong and comes at [...]

]]> By: Dan http://dankline.wordpress.com/2008/12/02/harmony-and-dissonance/#comment-226 Dan Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:14:31 +0000 http://dankline.wordpress.com/?p=216#comment-226 I realized this morning that the tone of this piece replaces the question with a statement. Is dissonance a stronger technique? The games I cited point to it, but there really doesn't seem to be enough evidence yet. I myself have fought for narrative/mechanic harmony for years. This is a bigger challenge then I think I conveyed, but fascinating! I realized this morning that the tone of this piece replaces the question with a statement. Is dissonance a stronger technique?

The games I cited point to it, but there really doesn’t seem to be enough evidence yet. I myself have fought for narrative/mechanic harmony for years. This is a bigger challenge then I think I conveyed, but fascinating!

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