social gameplay
Bitcraft explains the precise mechanics of starting and maintaining an Empire
A SCENE UNFOLDING IN BITCRAFT POST-LAUNCH:
Exemplar: "Good people of this settlement, I am Exemplar, your emperor!"
Costello: "Well I didn't vote for you."
Exemplar: "I -...
Lets Go! Baby! Friends World is a ‘so bad it’s good gem’ where players are babies in a hallucinogenic hellscape
"Always be a baby. Don't ever be a gun." Listening to that song and its irreverence will probably help your brain become malleable enough...
Exploring ‘The Video Game Debate’: Social outcomes and online gamers
Of all the chapters in Rachel Kowert and Thorsten Quandt's book The Video Game Debate: Unravelling the Physical, Social, and Psychological Effects of Video...
Massively Opinionated: Which in-game system is most beneficial to an MMO?
In this episode, Larry, Andrew, Troy, and Chuck debate MMO systems -- the neglected ones, the hated ones, and the ones an MMO just can't live without.
Guild Chat: Guild size and its effect on cohesion
Welcome along to Guild Chat, my cozy corner of the internet in which we can discuss all things guilds, the place where we all...
MMO Mechanics: How strong communities are barriers-to-exit
MMOs occupy a unique position in our game libraries because they include a wide range of clever mechanics that keep us logging in day...
PAX East 2015: Recapping the ‘Where Did Multiplayer in MMOs Go’ panel
The last time I was asked where the social aspects of MMOs went, I was pretty directly snarky: They're still there. And it's true, but...
