| The term computer game might have one
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| | called the Virtual Adepts who try to help
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| more meaning than you realize.
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| | humanity and change the world for the
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| You are familiar with one kind, games
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| | better using computers and the Internet:
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| that run on computers? They are set in
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| | Just like some people in the 'real
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| eras from prehistoric and Roman times up
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| | world'. I'm sure Virtual Adepts would
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| to the present, and into various
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| | love the idea of giving African children
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| wonderful and depressing future worlds.
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| | wind-up laptops.
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| There are also games in the physical
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| | But remember, Mage is ABOUT computers,
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| world, played with pens and paper and
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| | not ON computer. Players and the referee
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| imagination which involve the characters
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| | just pretend to be using the Internet,
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| doing things in the virtual world of the
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| | using dice and imagination.
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| Internet. Players, and the referee, sit
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| | Of course like the rest of the world,
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| with pen and paper pretending to be using
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| | Mage exists in the virtual world too. The
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| computers. Instead of clicking a mouse to
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| | storyteller games, and White Wolf, have
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| make a computer barbarian use his sword,
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| | websites devoted to them, both official
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| these gamers roll dice to have their
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| | and fan-based. There is a remarkable
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| character 'Google' their enemy's name, or
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| | amount of good information about Mage
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| hack into their computer.
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| | available online.
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| Yes, this seem ludicrous even to me, and
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| | So, you'll find websites about how to
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| I've done it.
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| | pretend to surf the Internet, or create a
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| Remember, paper-and-pen role-playing
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| | website using a pen, paper, dice and your
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| games have evolved since their invention,
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| | imagination. Or buy printed books online
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| just like personal computers and computer
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| | to help you play your Virtual Adept's
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| games. So, while the popular media is
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| | online adventures. You can also probably
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| portraying the equivalent of 'Pong',
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| | buy the same books in PDF format. This is
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| gamers are playing the pen-and-paper
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| | useful if you use your laptop instead of
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| equivalent of Myst or Dark Age of
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| | pen and paper, as my friend Jess does.
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| Camelot.
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| | I'm amused to imagine someone using their
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| One of the better game systems in my
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| | laptop to play Dark Age of Camelot,
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| opinion is The Storyteller System from
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| | swinging swords in a computer generated
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| White Wolf Game Studios. Mostly set in
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| | world, while waiting for their fellow
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| modern times, they feature werewolves
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| | Mage players to arrive at their house.
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| called Glasswalkers who are proud of
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| | Then, when their friends 'physically'
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| being hi-tech and fond of mobile phones
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| | arrive, logging off and using their
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| and personal organizers. Another game,
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| | computer and a handful of dice to pretend
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| Mage the Ascension, features a group
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| | to surf the web as a virtual adept.
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