Photographic and eidetic memory

[nik1979]

Photographic or Eidetic Memory as defined in RAW may be perfect for a above-realistic game, but what about when the advantage is only applied to Temporary Memory, would it be appropriate for a realistic game?

Got the idea from the "Missing Prereq for Speed readiing" thread from Nerdvana.

[Fred Brackin]

Originally Posted by nik1979

Photographic or Eidetic Memory as defined in RAW may be perfect for a above-realistic game, but what about when the advantage is only applied to Temporary Memory, would it be appropriate for a realistic game?

Got the idea from the "Missing Prereq for Speed readiing" thread from Nerdvana.

Eidetic Memory (4e version) is fine for a totally realistic game. Some people just have a very good memory. What's unrealistic about that?

By the way, what's Temporary Memory by your definition?

[Dragondog]

Perhaps nik is refering to Short Term Memory?

[Fred Brackin]

Originally Posted by Dragondog

Perhaps nik is refering to Short Term Memory?

Sure but that has no particular meaning in Gurps.

[Dragondog]

I agree with you. I only gave my opinion on what nik was talking about. nik seems to think RAW is too much.

[Anaraxes]

Short term memory (or "working memory" as it seems to be called these days) is apparently an important component of "intelligence", so just use IQ to represent that. (Instead of "seven plus or minus two", call it IQ - 3 items.)

[vicky_molokh]

Originally Posted by Anaraxes

Short term memory (or "working memory" as it seems to be called these days)

Not the same thing.

[pawsplay]

Originally Posted by Anaraxes

Short term memory (or "working memory" as it seems to be called these days) is apparently an important component of "intelligence", so just use IQ to represent that. (Instead of "seven plus or minus two", call it IQ - 3 items.)

7 +/-2 goes for even most of the smartest people in the world.

[Peter Knutsen]

Originally Posted by pawsplay

7 +/-2 goes for even most of the smartest people in the world.

Really? I'd have assumed that the +/-2 represented something like one standard deviation, or perhaps 2, which would still mean that millions of people are disregarded in the statistic.

[nik1979]

Originally Posted by Dragondog

I agree with you. I only gave my opinion on what nik was talking about. nik seems to think RAW is too much.

Yup, RAW is only human. Treating as sacred text doesnt make it live up to its flexibility clause.

on PM and EM well, if they were limted to short-term (or what ever definition on temporary memory) memory it would make sense that it didn't affect Intelligence and in skills.

If it did affect permanent memory- a character should apply his PM and EM bonus on any factual recall like area knowledge, Law, geography, current affairs, sciences etc. which would make their seriously mis-represent their effective skill.