Welcome to Show 101! This week we spend time contrasting Star Wars the Old Republic and World of Warcraft. After that we discuss evil versus good in SWTOR. This week we also revisit the subject started by Dr. Richard Bartle in Show 101 freedom to be yourself in virtual worlds. We finish up the show…
Average Brown Wookie and other themes
Let’s talk about music. No not the kind you hear when you turn on the am band of your radio (for those of you who still have radios) and hear the same three songs repeated endlessly. What I had in mind was the music of people like Matt Uelman and Peter Mcconnell. Matt Uleman brought…
Romancing the Wookie
TWO’S A COMPANY – For those of you not in the know, Star Wars the Old Republic (SWTOR) has companion characters. This is nothing new to those of you out there who like stand alone pc games like the Fallout series or Bioware’s own Mass Effect series. For MMOs, however, it is a relative new…
Evil is as evil does
EVIL IS AS EVIL DOES – When I was young I used to hear Annette Funicello repeat “beauty is as beauty does” every week on the Mickey Mouse Club. For years I wondered what in the world she was talking about. I realize that I am twisting the phrase into contortions that would make Chaucer*…
Better than Chocolate
Star Wars the Old Republic is one of the most compelling games we have ever played. It’s better than chocolate. It’s like trying to eat just one potato chip. It’s almost better than coffee. So how could we help but have one of our own write fan fiction about it? You can read it here….
Show 100 is LIVE! Woo Hoo!
http://virginworlds19.libsyn.com/webpage/2011/12 Welcome to show 100! Literally months in the making coordinating schedules with guests from all over the world. We start out with our favorite moments from past 100 shows. This show includes community guests, industry professionals and even Dr. Richard Bartle! You can listen to the show here (http://virginworlds19.libsyn.com/webpage/2011/12) on www.virginworlds.com or on…