The dancers at the end of time: exploring the future of research through the world of MMORPGs

This paper looks at 'Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games': computer games played online alongside lots of other people.

The dancers at the end of time: exploring the future of research through the world of MMORPGs

Nick GadsbyWardle McLean Strategic Research Consultancy

“...in myth and ritual the great instinctive forces of civilized life have their origin: law and order, commerce and profit, craft and art, poetry, wisdom and science. All are rooted in the primeval soil of play.” Johan Huizunga

INTRODUCTION

I'll begin this paper with an apology for what is probably (and hopefully) the least catchy paper title of the conference and I promise, or hope again, that by the time you've worked your way through...

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