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Games? Massive Multi-User Online Worlds
China Crackdown
Article describing the government crackdown on online games considered
violent
or unhealthy.
Computer Games and
the
Military: Two Views
This document includes two articles: An Industry View, by J.C. Herz,
and A View
From the Military, by Michael Macedonia. Defense Horizons, No. 11,
Gamasutra
A News portal on game development, including articles, special
features,
guides, company reviews, and conference information.
“Massive
Growing Pains Part 1”
Article that analyzes the evolution of massive multi-player online
games and
interview two of the industry leaders Richard Garriott and Brad McQuaid.
“Missing
Classes to Play Online Games”
Article from AZ Central on how massive mutli-player online games are
changing
the lives of some college students.
MMORPG (Massively
Multiplayer Online
Role-Playing Game)
Offers an in depth explanation of Massive Multi User On-line Role
Playing
Games.
Online Game
communities are social in nature
An article by Cindy Ahuna, Switch Journal,
Online Games and Their Language
Benefits
Article describes how ESL students may be benefiting from online games.
Online Games
Discussion Forum
Extensive listing of discussions among online gamers.
Online
Virtual-World Timeline
This site, created by Raph Koster, provides a fascinating timeline of
the
development of virtual worlds, from J.R.R. Tolkien's publication of The
Hobbit
in 1937, through the present day.
Open Croquet.org
Software based on distributed computing and the presence of large
numbers of
users in the creation of open-source projects.
Talk Like a Gamer
A fun article that outlines gamer lingo.
Top Ten List
A listing of 10 most addictive online Flash games.
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