Everyone’s a player (in a mid-90s MUD)
(They/Them)
Kenzie Woodbridge
Let me tell you what I’ll tell you
Me thinking I’m just sooooo funny - throughout.
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1.
Context
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BCIT:
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Me: Kenzie (they/them)
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Docs are
awesome!
Documentation:
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Docs are
many!
2.
These are the people in your docs neighbourhood
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“Sprout”
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“Turnip”
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“Kale”
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“Broccoli”
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3.
MUDs and Player Type Theory
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Richard Bartle & Roy Trubshaw
MUD:
Multi-User Dungeon
Place your screenshot here
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Interact
Act
Players
World
“Socializer”
“Explorer”
“Killer”
“Achiever”
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Player Type Theory? What’s that?
Caveat Time!
The full compexity of the human experience cannot possibly be summed up with a simplistic “There are four types of people” declaration (or a “There are four lights” declaration for that matter) and I want to assure you that I am not attempting to do so. You are a complicated and wonderful human being with many many facets and so am I and all of us together are only a small part of the amazing complexity available on this beautiful planet we live on, which itself is only a tiny part of the amazing complexity and beauty and depth and interestingness of the universe and all of this is available for deep and interesting conversation, as am I after this talk, so don’t worry. Together we can combat the slow trundle towards oversimplification, but this is just a 30-minute tech writing talk so I had to follow the KISS principle, though I don’t like that because “stupid” is an ableist slur which I prefer not to use. Also, climate change is real and caused by human activity!
4.
Connections and implications for documentation
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Interact
Act
Players
World
“Socializer”
“Explorer”
“Killer”
“Achiever”
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Users
Technology
Interact
Act
Players
World
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Docs are for everyone!
5.
Challenges, solutions, and strategies
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“Sprout”
Socializer
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Socializer/Sprout documentation support
Public Support Strategies
Expect to:
Structural Support Strategies
Expect to:
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“Turnip”
Explorer
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Explorer/Turnip documentation extraction
Reframing Strategies
Demonstrate that documentation:
Writing Support Strategies
Expect to:
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“Kale”
Achiever
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Achiever documentation gamification
Gamifying Strategies
To motivate achievers:
Achievement Support Strategies
Expect to:
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“Broccoli”
Killer
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Killer/Broccoli documentation… something
Self-protection Strategies
Protect yourself:
Go Forward Strategies
You should:
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Users
Technology
Interact
Act
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How can I help?
How could you not know?
On time, on budget!
I ruin everything.
Thanks!
Let’s chat?
You can find me at:
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kwoodbridge@gmail.com
linkedin.com/in/kenziewoodbridge/
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Credits
Special thanks to all the folks in the world helping others (sometimes for free):
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