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Greg Porter (game Designer)
Greg Porter is an American game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career Greg Porter's Blacksburg Tactical Research Center was one of a few game companies active in Blacksburg, Virginia in the 1980s and 1990s. Porter initially came to attention for designing '' TimeLords'' and '' Macho Women with Guns'' RPGs in the late 1980s; he then put his energy into two successive generic RPG systems, ''CORPS'' and ''EABA''. Porter subsequently wrote articles for Hogshead Publishing's ''Inter*action'' magazine. He also did work for Imperium Games, writing about equipment and vehicles for the fourth edition of '' Traveller''. After meeting Ron Edwards and other members of The Forge in 2002, Porter became increasingly involved in the indie role-playing game An indie role-playing game is a role-playing game published outside traditional, "mainstream" means. Varying definitions require that commercial, design, or conceptual elements of the game stay under the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Design
Game design is the art of applying design and aesthetics to create a game for entertainment or for educational, exercise, or experimental purposes. Increasingly, elements and principles of game design are also applied to other interactions, in the form of gamification. Game designer and developer Robert Zubek defines game design by breaking it down into its elements, which he says are the following: * Gameplay, which is the interaction between the player and the mechanics and systems * Game mechanics, Mechanics and systems, which are the rules and objects in the game * Player experience, which is how users feel when they're playing the game Games such as board games, card games, dice games, casino games, role-playing games, sports, video games, Wargame (video games), war games, or simulation games benefit from the principles of game design. Academically, game design is part of game studies, while game theory studies strategic decision making (primarily in non-game situations) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperium Games
Imperium Games was an American game company that produced role-playing games and game supplements. History Marc W. Miller partnered with Sweetpea Entertainment to license his science-fiction property '' Traveller'' in exchange for funding to get Imperium Games running in February 1996, as a new publisher solely dedicated to ''Traveller'' material, beginning with a new, fourth edition of the game titled ''Marc Miller's Traveller'', commonly abbreviated ''T4''. Sweetpea advanced Imperium Games seed money to launch in exchange for equity and media rights. Lester W. Smith and Timothy Brown, former employees of original ''Traveller'' publisher Game Designers' Workshop (GDW), came to work for Imperium Games. Don Perrin also designed role playing products for ''Traveller''. Larry Elmore created most of the black-and-white artwork for ''Marc Miller's Traveller''. Chris Foss Christopher F. Foss (born 1946) is a British artist and science fiction illustrator. He is best known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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GURPS Writers
The ''Generic Universal RolePlaying System'', or ''GURPS'', is a tabletop role-playing game system designed to allow for play in any game setting. It was created by Steve Jackson Games and first published in 1986 at a time when most such systems were story- or genre-specific. Players control their in-game characters verbally and the success of their actions are determined by the skill of their character, the difficulty of the action, and the rolling of dice. Characters earn points during play which are used to gain greater abilities. Gaming sessions are story-told and run by " Game Masters" (often referred to as simply "GMs"). ''GURPS'' won the Origins Award for ''Best Roleplaying Rules of 1988'', and in 2000 it was inducted into the Origins Hall of Fame. Many of its expansions have also won awards. History Prior RPG history Prior to ''GURPS'', most roleplaying games (RPGs) of the 1970s and early 1980s were developed especially for certain gaming environments, and they were lar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Role-playing Game
An indie role-playing game is a role-playing game published outside traditional, "mainstream" means. Varying definitions require that commercial, design, or conceptual elements of the game stay under the control of the creator, or that the game should just be produced outside a corporate environment. Independent publication of role-playing games Indie role-playing games (RPGs) can be self-published by one or a few people who themselves control all aspects of design, promotion and distribution of the game. An independent role-playing game publisher usually lacks the financial backing of large company. This has made forms of publishing other than the traditional three-tier model more desirable to the independent publisher. Formats Independent publishers may offer games only in digital format, only in print, or they may offer the same game in a variety of formats. Some major RPG publishers have abandoned PDF publication, probably as a counter-piracy effort. Common digital form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Role-playing Game
An indie role-playing game is a role-playing game published outside traditional, "mainstream" means. Varying definitions require that commercial, design, or conceptual elements of the game stay under the control of the creator, or that the game should just be produced outside a corporate environment. Independent publication of role-playing games Indie role-playing games (RPGs) can be self-published by one or a few people who themselves control all aspects of design, promotion and distribution of the game. An independent role-playing game publisher usually lacks the financial backing of large company. This has made forms of publishing other than the traditional three-tier model more desirable to the independent publisher. Formats Independent publishers may offer games only in digital format, only in print, or they may offer the same game in a variety of formats. Some major RPG publishers have abandoned PDF publication, probably as a counter-piracy effort. Common digital form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Edwards (game Designer)
Ronald Edwards (born September 4, 1964) is a game designer involved in the indie role-playing game (RPG) community, and a game theorist. He created the '' Sorcerer'' role-playing game, the GNS theory of gameplay, and The Big Model. Edwards is also co-founder of The Forge, an online community to support indie RPG design and publication. Early role-playing Ron Edwards first started playing RPGs in 1978 when he was 14, starting with ''Dungeons & Dragons'', which had been published four years earlier. He also tried other RPGs such as ''Tunnels & Trolls'', ''Runequest'', and his early favorite, ''The Fantasy Trip''. Through high school and university, he continued to play RPGs, and entered an experimental phase in the 1980s and 1990s, playing as many as 200 different RPGs, including ''Champions'', ''Stormbringer'', ''GURPS'', ''Rolemaster'', ''Cyberpunk 2020'', '' Amber Diceless Roleplaying Game'' and '' Over the Edge''. Game design While Edwards was a graduate student and biolog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traveller (role-playing Game)
''Traveller'' is a science fiction role-playing game first published in 1977 by Game Designers' Workshop. Marc Miller designed ''Traveller'' with help from Frank Chadwick, John Harshman, and Loren Wiseman. Editions were published for GURPS, d20, and other role-playing game systems. From its origin and in the currently published systems, the game relied upon six-sided dice for random elements. ''Traveller'' has been featured in a few novels and at least two video games. Design Traveller is a tabletop role-playing game. Characters journey between star systems, engaging in exploration, ground and space battles, and interstellar trading. One player, the game master or referee, oversees task attempts and guides events as the players explore the setting. Characters are defined not by the need to increase native skill and ability but by achievements, discoveries, wealth, titles, and political power. Influences and inspiration Marc Miller lists a number of books that influenced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interactive Fantasy
''Interactive Fantasy'' is a magazine was published in England by Hogshead Publishing that focused on role-playing games, especially game theory. Publication history Paul Mason, in his paper ''In Search of Self: A Survey of the First 25 Years of Anglo-American Role-Playing Game Theory'', maintained that in the 25 years following the publication of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (1974) and the subsequent rise of role-playing games, discussion of the theory of role-playing and storytelling had been largely absent: "Most of the writing on role-playing appeared in ephemeral publications with very low print runs. As a result the ideas were only weakly disseminated. As new magazines emerged, the same ideas (particularly 'realism and playability') were continually gone over. For many it felt like the hobby was marching on the spot." In 1994, James Wallis and Andrew Rilstone set out to change that, co-founding what Wallis described as "a serious magazine about games design and storytelling sys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Role-playing Game
A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of player character, characters in a fictional Setting (narrative), setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting or through a process of structured decision-making regarding character development. Actions taken within many games succeed or fail according to a formal role-playing game system, system of rules and guidelines. There are several forms of role-playing games. The original form, sometimes called the tabletop role-playing game (TRPG), is conducted through discussion, whereas in live action role-playing game, live action role-playing (LARP), players physically perform their characters' actions.(Tychsen et al. 2006:255) "LARPs can be viewed as forming a distinct category of RPG because of two unique features: (a) The players physically embody their characters, and (b) the game takes place in a physica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hogshead Publishing
Hogshead Publishing was a British game company that produced role-playing games and game supplements. History In October 1994, James Wallis founded Hogshead Publishing, a company which specialised in role-playing and storytelling games. Wallis based the company in the UK, and got a license from Phil Gallagher at Games Workshop to publish books for ''Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay''. Wallis and Andrew Rilstone changed the name of the magazine ''Inter*action'' to ''Interactive Fantasy'' due to trademark concerns beginning with its second issue, which was also Hogshead's first publication; the magazine only lasted two more issues after that. ''Warhammer'' sold well, but Hogshead had problems with their distributor, and Wallis had to let go of all the company's staff. By the end of 1997, cashflow had improved so Wallis moved the company to an office, and hired Matthew Pook. Phil Masters contributed adventures to Hogshead Publishing's licensed version of ''Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay'' in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EABA
The ''End All Be All'' game system, commonly known as ''EABA'' and pronounced "ee-buh", is a role-playing game system from Blacksburg Tactical Research Center (BTRC). It is a generic gaming system designed to adapt to any imaginary gaming environment. It was created by Greg Porter in 2003. The game cites the ''Hero System'', ''GURPS'' and '' Call of Cthulhu'' as influences in its development. The game books and related materials are available only in a PDF format download, or printed on demand. History Prior RPG History Role-playing games (RPGs) of the 1970s and early 1980s were environment specific, and incompatible with one another. For example, TSR published its ''Dungeons & Dragons'' game specifically for a fantasy environment; ''Star Frontiers'' for science fiction-based role-playing; and other games for other environments, such as ''Gamma World'', ''Top Secret'', ''Gangbusters'', ''Boot Hill''. Each of these games was set with its own self-contained rules system, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
