49 ;;Quote: a player of Adventure enjoys the same problems that a novice user hates

50 ;;Quote: difficult to get started with a new system because of disorientation, poor fit with expectations, unresponsive to actions, and empty or unchanging screen

50 ;;Quote: screen messages are a mystery to novice users; may confuse later work, or not be seen at all

50 ;;Quote: for novices, subtleties of command interpretation make actions of a command unpredictable; side effects worsen this impression

50+ ;;Quote: laissez-faire systems allow novices to become lost in a maze of messages, commands, and side effects

50 ;;Quote: the first reaction of novices is disorientation; just logging on is difficult

51 ;;Quote: most systems display little about what just happened or what is happening; novices just see a blank or static screen

52 ;;Quote: systems are tools; except for tutorials, users must direct the system; laissez-faire is inevitable and systems are conceptual mazes

53 ;;Quote: Adventure is enjoyable because it is an exploratory environment

53 ;;Quote: Adventure provides some reaction for every user action; much better than silent treatment

54 ;;Quote: Adventure scores a player on skill and achievement

55 ;;Quote: in Adventure, players don't need to know a strategy or the system

55 ;;Quote: people prefer goal-driven activities with a 50% chance of success

55 ;;Quote: in Adventure, players can not destroy the game

55 ;;Quote: in Adventure, players must actively explore the system

55 ;;Quote: learning is faster with active exploration

55 ;;Quote: self-instruction materials often cause troubles due to passive learning

55 ;;Quote: Adventure has no modes, while systems often restrict allowable commands

55 ;;Quote: Adventure intervenes when a player appears lost

56 ;;Quote: Adventure players control the game -- this increases motivation

56 ;;Quote: many systems make novice users feel incompetent

56 ;;Quote: in exploratory environments, obstacles become challenges that require action

56 ;;Quote: in exploratory environments, users expect problems and learn quickly