autism, computer games
games can be extremely frustrating to me because while they do use fixed sets of rules to determine everything, a lot of them don't actually TELL me what all those exact rules are, so i just have to guess and i always guess wrong and lose and get really frustrated
and like, if that's what i wanna do,, i can just go hang out with some neurotypicals instead
re: autism, computer games
@frostwolf yup! i've actually been using some strategy guide from 2004-2009 for simcity 2000 in the past few days, and it's really helping me understand the game better
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re: autism, computer games
@wolfgang Nice! =^.^=
...oh hey, that's actually a game we picked up on CD at the thrift store! Now that we have an optical drive, we can play it.
I opened it, immediately got overwhelmed, and closed it. >,,>
re: autism, computer games // game rec
@wolfgang (No Man's Sky is one game we've played that seems to do a good job of explaining the rules. And it's got helpful mini-tutorial prompts Everywhere! Much better about that than, say, Subnautica. While we have used the wiki sometimes, it's mostly for "how does this specific building part work" or "what's the crafting recipe again?".)
(...And the stargates. Those have some nuances to how the codes are assigned, but you don't need to know that for normal use, only for blind-dialing to places you've never been.)
re: autism, computer games // game rec
@wolfgang Like, install a component (which you can do before finding the parts)? Up pops a mini quest display that tells you exactly where to find everything you need. It's GREAT.
re: autism, computer games
@wolfgang Oh yeesh, never thought about that. Wikidiving is immensely helpful for us, but games themselves should explain this crap.