Postmortems (eBook)

ForewordDedicationIntroductionEarly daysIn PeruUna carreraMy first gameMUDsWhat is a MUD?What is a Diku?Announcing LegendMUDA brief history of LegendMUDLegendMUDScripting Languages in Diku MUDsLegendMUD scripting examplesBeowulf1950s and what a MUD could beMoodsAFK chatLiving with playerkillingFumbling around with bad behaviorAn Open Forum on the Future of LegendMudNew Immortal StructurePlayer Code of ConductImmort Code of ConductMUD InfluenceLeaving LegendAlright guys!Ultima OnlineUltima Online is FifteenRandom UO AnecdoteOrigin CultureThe Technology Stack"Sharding" Came from UO?The Ultima Online Resource SystemPart 1Part 2Part 3How UO Rares Were BornUse-based systemsThe evolution of UO’s economySelling virtual property for real world moneyRandom UO Anecdote #2Notes on "Making of UO" articlesThe UO essaysA Story About A TreeRevisiting the Garden of RemembranceWhat Rough Beast?Who Are These People Anyway?So Let’s Get PracticalThe Man Behind the CurtainA Community CookbookA brief history of murderThe safe worldStorytelling in the online spaceTwo models for Narrative WorldsWhy Don't Our NPCs?Is it a game or is it a world?Is the future in smaller muds?PostmortemUO's influenceThe End of the WorldPrivateer OnlineStar SettlersPrivateer OnlineStar Wars GalaxiesComments from the Team letterSciFi MMPs: Lessons learnedTalking to the playersSWG Design ProcessMMO Design and Satisfying a Diverse PlayerbaseWhat is the game ABOUT?Balance and MoreA Philosophical Statement on PlayerkillingSocialization and ConvenienceAstromech Stats: Economy StatsForcing InteractionDynamic POIsThe Arts in MMOsHairdressing!Treating Players Like NumbersDo auction houses suck?Jared Diamond applied to virtual worldsShould we pursue balance?Mailbag: Action CombatThe SWG postmortem seriesTemporary Enemy FlaggingA Jedi SagaSWG's Dynamic WorldDesigning a Living Society in SWGThe social glueDid Star Wars Galaxies Fail?The NGE and Community BuildingSWG is shutting downThe End of a GalaxyTransitionsHOOWAH! Player memorabiliaSpeech at SyndCon 2010Andean BirdA Vague Game IdeaPKing DuckVague game less vagueAndean BirdInfluencesMetaplaceMetaplaceA MetaHistoryOriginal Metaplace one-sheetsWhere did the Metaplace idea come from?Reinventing MMOsLife on MetaplaceConnecting to the wider worldSome Zone Design LessonsThe Great Meep-InMetaplace Game Jam PostmortemThe Golden EggWhy Isn't Money Points?Metaplace PostmortemClosingSocial gamesAre Virtual Worlds Over?The My Vineyard storyConclusionIndexAbout the Author