MMORPGs

The thing that kills in the MMORPGs is the peer pressure; you might have experienced it in MUDs too.

MeMe: Five questions nathreee 2007

Using techniques he learned as a brilliant participant in MMORPGs, Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games, he easily eludes his pursuers and continues to track his victims, some of whom Kathryn is able to save, some not.

Roadside Crosses by Jeffery Deaver: Book summary 2010

One of the things I like about WoW as opposed to other MMORPGs is how it supports many different play styles.

msagara: Cast in Silence Chapter, and a question msagara 2009

As one of the co-teachers of the "Law and Games" seminar (Spring '07), I can attest it was meaty: there are a ton of commercial, securities, tort, contract, IP and other property issues raised by the conduct and transactions in MMORPGs such as World or Warcraft and Second Life.

Discourse.net: Bailouts 2009

Today's post about MMORPGs is about interaction with other players.

MMORPGs for dummies nathreee 2007

These practices are a serious problem in MMORPGs, not only because they destabilize the virtual economy, but also because it takes away the fun from honest players.

Shopping spree nathreee 2007

This sounds very much like what happens in MMORPGs like EverQuest and SecondLife.

inkblurt · IA Community as MMORPG? 2006

Because wealth accrues due to temporal investment, the rich and powerful in MMORPGs are people who can devote a lot of time to games, which means that they tend to be poor in real life.

Boing Boing: February 8, 2004 - February 14, 2004 Archives 2004

Fascinating academic paper explores the way that gamers in MMORPGs are beginning to assert property and moral rights over the digital artifacts (including their own avatars) in gamespace.

Boing Boing: May 25, 2003 - May 31, 2003 Archives 2003

Wonderful research paper talks about the ways that Mafia-style social groups made up of relatives or meatspace friends can affect the gameplay in MMORPGs, especially Everquest.

Boing Boing: June 1, 2003 - June 7, 2003 Archives 2003