Post by Eric Farrington on Oct 24, 2023 14:31:45 GMT
POV. I see this acronym I see all over the world of Social Media and the Internet. It usually sets-up a joke with a funny image. However, when it comes to Wargame Design POV is more than a punchline.
So, what does POV even mean? POV is short-hand for Point of View. You may hear this term related to the role a player plays in the military structure of the game they are playing. I.e. a Corp commander or Divisional Quartermaster is the POV of the game. However, that is not what I want to address in this post. In the case of Wargame Design and the theory related to it, POV pertains to the Point of View a designer brings to how the game they are building should be played. It is through this lens that a designer makes decisions about the nature of the game, what it is trying to do on the table, and what "reality" the rules are trying to reflect.
Interested? Read all about it on the blog:
bloodandspectacles.blogspot.com/2023/10/wargame-design-having-pov.html
So, what does POV even mean? POV is short-hand for Point of View. You may hear this term related to the role a player plays in the military structure of the game they are playing. I.e. a Corp commander or Divisional Quartermaster is the POV of the game. However, that is not what I want to address in this post. In the case of Wargame Design and the theory related to it, POV pertains to the Point of View a designer brings to how the game they are building should be played. It is through this lens that a designer makes decisions about the nature of the game, what it is trying to do on the table, and what "reality" the rules are trying to reflect.
Interested? Read all about it on the blog:
bloodandspectacles.blogspot.com/2023/10/wargame-design-having-pov.html