The Universe in Thai Beliefs Prior to the introduction of astronomy and the knowledge of the solar system. Thai people held fast to the stories of the earth and the universe from the holy scripture. The universe, they were told, was vast, with the Sumeru Hill at the epicenter. It was surrounded by seven rivers, running through seven mountains, stretching to the edge of the universe.
On the Sumeru is the Indra’s heaven, where heavenly beings reside. The Supreme God and his followers live on the upper level, while earthlings scatter in the four continents. The one in the middle, Chomphu Continent, is the only resided by those with defilements, committing crimes that condemn them to hell.
The deep belief in universe has great influence on Thai life, which on the force of good and bad deeds in particular. Architects and artists working on religious structures and also refer to the belief, as seen in temple murals, the design plan and the buildings, laid in accordance with the concept of Buddhist cosmology.
Considering from the existing RPG and MMORPG games from the past to present (such as Dungeon and Dragon, Ultima, Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, Ragnarok Online, MapleStory and World of WarCraft etc.), the Story Structure of all these games are based on the Middle Ages of Europe which begin from collapse of the Roman Empire (476 A.D.) to the 15th century (before the Renaissance), the society was ruled under the Feudalism, Christendom, King, Nobleman, Knight and the beliefs in witch, wizard, evil and myths. Then the characters and props in these games are generally classified as Swordman, Thief, Acolyte, Archer, Mage, Merchant, Warrior and Wizard etc. The scenes often rely on repeatedly places such as Forest, Village, Castle and Dungeon.
In 1994, there was a big change in the Story Structure of the RPG game because of arrival of Final Fantasy VI on Super Nintendo which have changed the story from the Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolutionary Ages (~1760 A.D.), which have a lot of mechanical and steam engines as the element of game. After this change the Story Structure of subsequence Final Fantasy series have evolved and expanded into the unlimited way. This is the new flavor, new pleasure and new experience for the users.
Actually, the history and the beliefs of the Oriental are also interesting such as in the Tribhum Holy Scripture which was initiated in India (from the Brahman and Hindu) and subsequently widespread to the South East Asia. The cosmology and universe in Tribhum has many spectacular places, beings and social structure, for example, in the Himmapan forest of Chomphu Continent has a lot of amazing beings and creatures originated from imagination of the ancient such as the Waree Kunchorn (the creature which the mixed between elephant and fish) and Sagoon Kraisorn (the creature which the mixed between Sinkh and Bird) etc. These are the great resource for develop the classification system of pets and monsters in the RPG and MMORPG game.
On the Sumeru is the Indra’s heaven, where heavenly beings reside. The Supreme God and his followers live on the upper level, while earthlings scatter in the four continents. The one in the middle, Chomphu Continent, is the only resided by those with defilements, committing crimes that condemn them to hell.
The deep belief in universe has great influence on Thai life, which on the force of good and bad deeds in particular. Architects and artists working on religious structures and also refer to the belief, as seen in temple murals, the design plan and the buildings, laid in accordance with the concept of Buddhist cosmology.
Considering from the existing RPG and MMORPG games from the past to present (such as Dungeon and Dragon, Ultima, Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, Ragnarok Online, MapleStory and World of WarCraft etc.), the Story Structure of all these games are based on the Middle Ages of Europe which begin from collapse of the Roman Empire (476 A.D.) to the 15th century (before the Renaissance), the society was ruled under the Feudalism, Christendom, King, Nobleman, Knight and the beliefs in witch, wizard, evil and myths. Then the characters and props in these games are generally classified as Swordman, Thief, Acolyte, Archer, Mage, Merchant, Warrior and Wizard etc. The scenes often rely on repeatedly places such as Forest, Village, Castle and Dungeon.
In 1994, there was a big change in the Story Structure of the RPG game because of arrival of Final Fantasy VI on Super Nintendo which have changed the story from the Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolutionary Ages (~1760 A.D.), which have a lot of mechanical and steam engines as the element of game. After this change the Story Structure of subsequence Final Fantasy series have evolved and expanded into the unlimited way. This is the new flavor, new pleasure and new experience for the users.
Actually, the history and the beliefs of the Oriental are also interesting such as in the Tribhum Holy Scripture which was initiated in India (from the Brahman and Hindu) and subsequently widespread to the South East Asia. The cosmology and universe in Tribhum has many spectacular places, beings and social structure, for example, in the Himmapan forest of Chomphu Continent has a lot of amazing beings and creatures originated from imagination of the ancient such as the Waree Kunchorn (the creature which the mixed between elephant and fish) and Sagoon Kraisorn (the creature which the mixed between Sinkh and Bird) etc. These are the great resource for develop the classification system of pets and monsters in the RPG and MMORPG game.
Example of mixing creatures in Himmapan forest.
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