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MMOs from the Inside Out: The History, Design, Fun, and Art of Massively-multiplayer Online Role-playing Games
Richard A. Bartle
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Description for MMOs from the Inside Out: The History, Design, Fun, and Art of Massively-multiplayer Online Role-playing Games
Paperback. The ideas, information and instruction of a pioneer of MassivelyMultiplayer Online RolePlaying Games speak to designers and players, taking it that the games are inspirational and boundless forces for good, and aiming to enthuse an upcoming generation, inspire and educate players and designerstobe, and reinvigorate those already in the field. Num Pages: 748 pages, 91 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: UNH; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1133.
This is an astonishing collection of ideas, information, and instruction from one of the true pioneers of Massively-Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games. MMOs from the Inside Out: The History, Design, Fun, and Art of Massively-Multiplayer Role-playing Games speaks to the designers and players of MMOs, taking it as axiomatic that such games are inspirational and boundless forces for good. The aim of this book is to enthuse an up-coming generation of designers, to inspire and educate players and designers-to-be, and to reinvigorate those already working in the field who might be wondering if it’s still all worthwhile.
Playing MMOs is about ... Read more
This is an astonishing collection of ideas, information, and instruction from one of the true pioneers of Massively-Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games. MMOs from the Inside Out: The History, Design, Fun, and Art of Massively-Multiplayer Role-playing Games speaks to the designers and players of MMOs, taking it as axiomatic that such games are inspirational and boundless forces for good. The aim of this book is to enthuse an up-coming generation of designers, to inspire and educate players and designers-to-be, and to reinvigorate those already working in the field who might be wondering if it’s still all worthwhile.
Playing MMOs is about ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
APress United States
Number of pages
748
Condition
New
Number of Pages
735
Place of Publication
Berkley, United States
ISBN
9781484217238
SKU
V9781484217238
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Ref
99-15
About Richard A. Bartle
Richard A. Bartle has been playing and designing MMOs longer than anybody, having in 1978 co-written MUD - the progenitor of the entire genre. His famous Player Types model has seen widespread adoption by the MMO industry and beyond, and the online test bearing his name has been taken more than 800,000 times. His book, Designing Virtual Worlds, is the ... Read more
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