tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4068183698747623113.post2447892392266118730..comments2023-10-29T10:40:34.638-04:00Comments on A CS Professor's blog: Fiction, life, computer gamesClaire Mathieuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10957755706440077623noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4068183698747623113.post-75712478589426652292011-10-16T20:32:22.579-04:002011-10-16T20:32:22.579-04:00In one of the campaigns of Warcraft 3:The Frozen T...In one of the campaigns of Warcraft 3:The Frozen Throne, the main character (Arthas) loses power as the game goes on. Previously that power was acquired by the same character in Warcraft 3, also as a playable character. Kind of similar to what you mention.Abel Molinahttp://www.cs.uwaterloo.ca/~amolinap/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4068183698747623113.post-62302842286295196302011-10-09T19:57:14.740-04:002011-10-09T19:57:14.740-04:00Actually, I often read fiction randomly, rather th...Actually, I often read fiction randomly, rather than in order, and then read it more carefully at leisure if I find it worthwhile. I seem to enjoy it as much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4068183698747623113.post-62189554532485404612011-10-01T03:16:52.805-04:002011-10-01T03:16:52.805-04:00Jessica Delmar was a drug addict game, a nerd and ...Jessica Delmar was a drug addict game, a nerd and did not have many friends, the divorce of his parents make him lose his.cheap insurancehttp://www.onlineautoinsurance.com/cheap/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4068183698747623113.post-18396295685098092242011-09-30T13:24:49.888-04:002011-09-30T13:24:49.888-04:00I don't see such a sharp divide. Enjoyment is ...I don't see such a sharp divide. Enjoyment is part of the reason why I read math papers, and knowledge is part of the reason why I read fiction - not because I care so much about what happens to fictional characters, but because it gives some knowledge about human nature. (Although I do read trashy airport novels just to pass the time and throw them away afterwards).Claire Mathieuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10957755706440077623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4068183698747623113.post-91803980088393105482011-09-30T11:31:30.609-04:002011-09-30T11:31:30.609-04:00I read fiction for enjoyment. It is a story. I rea...I read fiction for enjoyment. It is a story. I read math proofs for knowledge. If I wanted knowledge from a fiction then i would go straight to the end to find out what happened.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4068183698747623113.post-58391575256338151652011-09-30T10:42:48.929-04:002011-09-30T10:42:48.929-04:00Anonymous, you're right of course. But why do ...Anonymous, you're right of course. But why do we not read fiction like a Math paper?Claire Mathieuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10957755706440077623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4068183698747623113.post-43710783005943013492011-09-30T10:37:22.111-04:002011-09-30T10:37:22.111-04:00Fiction often jumps back and forth in time. It'...Fiction often jumps back and forth in time. It's not that it describes life in the order that it happened. It's that the author chose in which order you discover things, and wrote things in an order that should make sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com