A character is both a tool resource and an embodied actor controlled by the game. Characters are often enemies, but also sometimes allies. They can also, depending on the game, become dolls either permanently or temporarily, and vice versa.
Though a character is a part of a game, it is not fully aware of the entire game (at least, not from the player’s perspective). It appears to play fair, make mistakes, follow choice-making heuristics and sometimes even has slightly different personality traits from other characters in the game.
Some characters have greater or lesser significance, depending on the game. Characters belong to one of four interchangeable types: Ally, Enemy, Denizen or Robot.
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A mind is a disembodied actor controlled by the game. Minds are often used as invisible enemies in single player games (such as single player Chess), but also sometimes as allies. Like a disembodied player, the mind controls characters and objects in the game but is never directly seen.
Though a mind is a part of a game, it is not fully aware of the entire game (at least, not from the player’s perspective). It appears to play fair, make mistakes, follow choice-making heuristics and sometimes even has slightly different personality traits from other minds in the game.
