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to providing a more dramatically interesting, and even emotionally involving, virtual world.
Another innovative aspect of Black and White is in its cybernetics: every aspect of play is controlled with the mouse, using a highly intuitive “gestural system.” With this, you can stroke your creature, teach him how to play with balls, or smack him if he takes an unhealthy interest in his own excrement.
As detailed in Chapter 3, systems of control are crucial to the success of videogames, and such imaginative new control engines can open up novel gameplay possibilities. There was a certain disappointment, then, as Nintendo unveiled the controllers for its new GameCube
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