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From: jbates+@cs.cmu.edu (Joseph Bates)
Subject: Re: "To Plot or not to Plot?" and Oz Project
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A recent post suggested that the Oz project is trying to build
plotless  worlds.  To the best of my knowledge, this is not the
case.  Oz considers the long term structure of an experience
(ie, plot or story) to be of great importance, and emphasizes
this along with characters and effective presentation style
in its research.  This view is summarized in a paper called
"Virtual Reality, Art, and Entertainment" that appeared in
the first issue of PRESENCE, a journal from MIT Press.

Joe Bates
