How do you Guide the Public while leaving them a maximum of Freedom?
- You Define the Limits of your Settings
- You Place Objects of Interest in the Setting
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1. Define the Limits
- Artificial Limits are movable (voluntarily), rigid & often controlled.
- Walls
- Control Posts
- Roads
- Fields
- Natural Limits also movable if an incident occurs, soft & rarely controlled.
- Natural limits can be created or modified by Catastrophes.
- Flooding
- Avalanches
- Landslide/Rockslide
- Eruptions
- Large extends & Unknown places
- Sea
- Deserts
- Grottos
- Important drops
- Mountains
- Cliffs
- Waterfalls
- Pits
- Extreme conditions
- Heat/Drought
- Gazes/Toxin
The Glade
- You’re in a Glade.
- It’s nighttime.
- The Wood cages you.
- You could engage in them.
- But you have no light.
- And the sounds coming from them alert you.
- Beyond the woods are mountains.
2. Place Objects of Interest
- The most common type of Objects of Interest include:
- Surprising objects.
- Disproportionate objects.
- Sources of Danger.
- Sources of Excitement.
- Sources of Safety.
The Glade
- In the Middle of the glade there’s a river.
- On one side of the river there’s a little house.
- Simply made of wood & stones.
- Well kept, as suggest the little garden outside.
- There are vegetables & fruits properly sorted & even categorized.
- Multiple trees are grouped behind the house.
- From the house’s chimney comes smoke.
- Someone’s in.
- And they’re cooking something.
- There’s a cat talking with a dog.
- You’ve got mixed feelings.
- On the other side there’s a boat.
- Why is this boat on the other side?
- Why is it there?
- It looks big enough to fit 5 persons.
- Does it belong to the house’s owner?
- It doesn’t seem to be used by her, as there’s a smaller boat closer to the house.
- Also this one is off the river.
- It doesn’t seem to have been used by anyone for some time.
3. People
- People can both Limit one’s Behavior & Attract someone.
- Define Limits
- Antagonistic Goals limit each Parts options.
- Convergent Goals also limit each Parts options.
- In the 1st case, Antagonists may thwart each other.
- In the 2nd case, the Convergence of interest define some options are more consensual and therefore more desirable for the Parts.
- Arouse Interest
- People providing resources arouse interest.
- Especially People providing Information regarding the immediate Environment.
- Natural Limits
- Artificial Limits
- Sources of danger
- Atmosphere
- Audio & other Senses
- Presence of Exits
The Glade
- Should you question the house’s owner?
- Should you stay near the house for the night?
- Should you inspect the boat?
- Should you look for someone in the Boat?
