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Thwomp Wizard
Joined: Sep 14, 2001 Posts: 34 | Posted: 10-06-2007 22:25  
Thought it may interest people to see Richard quoted, albeit briefly, in this week's Economist in an article on virtual worlds.
Page 14 Tech Quarterly section. June 9-15th
http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9249157
 
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Thwomp Wizard
Joined: Sep 14, 2001 Posts: 34 | Posted: 21-07-2007 12:46  
"I'd close World of Warcraft!" MUD creator Richard Bartle on the state of virtual worlds
Cute headline. Perhaps a horde of WoW players will come and burn down the Admiral Benbow.
See Guardian's gamsblog for the interview and interesting follow-up questions/answers.
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/games/archives/2007/07/17/id_close_world_of_warcraft_mud_creator_richard_bartle_on_the_state_of_virtual_worlds.html
 
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Hawumph Arch-Wizard
Joined: Jan 23, 2002 Posts: 368 From: Somewhere you don't want to go!
| Posted: 22-07-2007 12:01  
And here's Richards take on the whole thing...
Famous Last Words and Rather Too Broken
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