The teammate conversations in Left 4 Dead continue to intrigue us. The way teammate speech conveys useful information about both 1) your internal status and 2) their own status, actions and observations, feels quite immersion-strengthening.
A similar way of conveying information can be found in improvisational theatre. This is described in a book I'm currently reading, "Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking" by Malcolm Gladwell. The way that actors play their roles is to a full extent shaped by the other actors' reactions and dialogue. The informational content of the lines of your fellow actors shapes the setting and the plot of the play ("It's really cold here"), and also your internal status (e.g. "You look angry, what's the matter?"), providing a ground for the continued play. Good improvisational actors are those capable of maintaining the frame set by the other actors.
To a certain extent, this form of interaction is also used in live action role-playing.
I think that this might be relevant to us and should possibly be a part of our study of other art forms.
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