ambient sociability
Massively on the Go: Super Mario Bros. Wonder is pretty wonderful
Not every game has to be an MMO. Adding more players in certain contexts really can ruin the experience of a game. But at...
Massively Overthinking: Showing up vs. showing off in MMOs
Last week's Daily Grind about ambient sociability got a lot of MMO gamers talking about that desire to have people around, even if they...
The Daily Grind: Do you play MMOs for ambient sociability?
In my gaming time, I switch back and forth between MMOs and solo games (often adventure or RPGs) quite often. When I'm in the...
This is why ‘playing alone together’ still makes you feel connected. But is it helping?
Whenever the topic of playing solo in MMORPGs comes up, invariably the expression "playing alone together" is worked into the conversation. This is the...
