• Title: Designing Virtual Worlds
• Author(s) Richard A. Bartle
• Publisher: New Riders (July 15, 2003); eBook (2021 Edition, Creative Commons Licensed)
• License(s): CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
• Hardcover/Paperback: 768 pages
• eBook: PDF (947 pages), ePub, Kindle, etc.
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131018167
• ISBN-13: 978-0131018167
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Book Description

This book is the most comprehensive treatment of Virtual World design to-date from one of the true pioneers and most sought-after design consultants. It's a tour de force of VW design, stunning in intellectual scope, spanning the literary, economic, sociological, psychological, physical, technological, and ethical underpinnings of design, while providing the reader with a deep, well-grounded understanding of VW design principles. It covers everything from MUDs to MOOs to MMORPGs, from text-based to graphical VWs.

• Richard A. Bartle is a British writer, professor and game researcher in the massively multiplayer online game industry.

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