Omnia Autem Probate — 2 of 19

Volume - Story Mechanics

Book - Actions

Part - Photographing

Photographing is an action applying to one visible thing and requiring light.

Understand "photograph [something]" as photographing.

Check photographing when the camera is not carried:

say "You can hardly photograph without your camera." instead.

Check photographing when the noun is the camera:

say "Unless you've got some setup with mirrors, that's going to to be tricky." instead.

Report photographing:

say "You snap a photo of [the noun]."

Before photographing:

if the camera is in the location of the player:

silently try taking the camera;

say "You grab the camera first."

Instead of photographing when the noun is the player:

say "You never got into the 'selfie' craze."

After photographing the Albert Memorial:

say "Passerby can't believe you would waste your time photographing that."

Test photograph with "photograph statue" holding the camera in Broad Walk.

Test camera-not-held with "drop camera / north / photograph statue" holding the camera in Palace Gate.

Test photo-camera with "photograph camera" holding the camera.

Test implicit-camera with "drop camera / photograph statue" holding the camera in Broad Walk.

Test bad-photo with "photograph memorial" holding the camera in Flower Walk.

Test photo-self with "photograph myself" holding the camera.