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<blockquote data-quote="overgeeked" data-source="post: 8658825" data-attributes="member: 86653">I think Justin is “misreading” the video. Sandbox is not “any instance of player agency”. Matt addresses this in the videos. He’s specific that these are how video game designers use these terms. Sandbox (in video games) is player ability to select “off menu” as it were. To solve problems in ways the designers didn’t imagine. It’s a particular kind of player agency. A close synonym common to RPGs would be shenanigans. To use objects, spells, and abilities in unforeseen ways. That is only one kind of agency. Others include agency in character creation. Agency in actions taken. Agency in words spoken. Etc.Open world (in video games) is the ability to go anywhere, to select your own goals. It’s what people in RPGs commonly refer to as a sandbox. Hence the confusion.And that’s not how Matt defines railroad in those videos. So I’m not sure where Justin’s pulling that from. Matt is specific that railroading means denial of player agency in regards to shenanigans and/or path. He’s very specific about the difference between railroad and linear adventure.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="overgeeked, post: 8658825, member: 86653"] I think Justin is “misreading” the video. Sandbox is not “any instance of player agency”. Matt addresses this in the videos. He’s specific that these are how video game designers use these terms. Sandbox (in video games) is player ability to select “off menu” as it were. To solve problems in ways the designers didn’t imagine. It’s a particular kind of player agency. A close synonym common to RPGs would be shenanigans. To use objects, spells, and abilities in unforeseen ways. That is only one kind of agency. Others include agency in character creation. Agency in actions taken. Agency in words spoken. Etc. Open world (in video games) is the ability to go anywhere, to select your own goals. It’s what people in RPGs commonly refer to as a sandbox. Hence the confusion. And that’s not how Matt defines railroad in those videos. So I’m not sure where Justin’s pulling that from. Matt is specific that railroading means denial of player agency in regards to shenanigans and/or path. He’s very specific about the difference between railroad and linear adventure. [/QUOTE]

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