Time: 1 hour
Device: Laptop
Location: Bedroom
I died twice in this session. I was killed by two human pumpkin farmers and I somehow lost my spider pet. In the ghost world, I had to hunt down my body in order to return to the game. The second time I died, I was killed by a couple dogs during a quest. After that, I took a break, and then returned to my side quest which involved looking for specific flowers. I completed all of the flowers and then got stuck in rugged terrain. I accidentally jumped to the bottom of a steep hill and couldn’t move out of that one spot. Luckily, I was able to transport myself somewhere else with a hearthstone.
Out of the four distinct player categories defined in Bartle’s article from class, I consider myself a combination of an achiever and an explorer. During these three sessions, I’ve avoided interacting with other players and focused almost entirely on completing each assigned quest. So far, the side quests generally involved gathering plants or killing specific Undead characters (and creatures). I enjoy collecting items for some reason, which is why I consider myself an achiever. I’m more interested in acting on and with the world instead of the surrounding players. Outside of playing the game with my friend Alyssa, I haven’t tried to socialize and no one has tried to socialize with me (thankfully).
I’ve spent some time exploring the different towns and found some fascinating objects. I saw some sort of electricity generator with a skull (it might have something to do with magic). The picture blow shows this strange construction. I clicked on the object but I couldn’t interact with it. I wonder if a mage / magic user can interact with it.
In the sky, I noticed that a giant air balloon shaped like a shark would go by. I found it rather amusing. Why a shark with yellow eyes?
