Online and Offline Virtual worlds and game worlds aren’t always the same thing – that is something we discussed with Dr. Richard Bartle when he was a guest on the show. I have heard definitions given that consider virtual worlds limited to online persistent worlds, but even online worlds aren’t “online” 24/7. There is…
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A Stake in the Game
This is the “Stake in the Game” issue… First, the issue embodied by the graphic for today: Here is a quote from a recent post over at Heartless Gamers Blog, available here: “It constantly amazes me the things that Publishers and Developers push off on piracy. Pirates don’t buy games. Stopping them does not generate…
Bullet Points or Depth?
Bullet points or depth The words “casual gamer” are thrown around so much in the mmo community that it has become one of those phrases like “polished game.” In fact, when Scott Hartsman was a guest on the No Prisoners No Mercy show not long ago, he talked about games being “accessible” – and there…