In the first part of this article, we talked about the importance of the IC / OOC distinction in text-adventure games – what happens if it does not exist, and it works. In-character/out-of-character differentiation (IC / OOC) is the establishment of a player and his character as separate units in a single sentence of the text. But this distinction is often not come naturally – it should be practiced and perfected. In this article we will explore different ways you can create player-character distinction.
The first step is to create a character with personality traits different from you. If your stocks text character from all of your likes, dislikes, habits and temperament, there is no essential character – just you. The radically different from your character you are, the more you will be forced by yourself, and think differently, how your character will react to different situations. continue reading…