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<LI><em>From</em>: "Lovecraft" <<A HREF="mailto:dave#darkages,com">dave#darkages,com</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 23:09:55 -0800</LI>
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Geoffrey MacDougall :
> At the risk of gooing, let me just state that as a student conducting my
graduate
> research into the political-sociology of virtual worlds,
Perhaps some members of the list could point out--to me--some informative
no-nonsense writings on player politics: in depth analyses of techniques;
not fluffy caricatures. For good example, the justice paper that was in
Game Developer's magazine sometime in the last year (sorry link unfound).
For bad example, "Implementing God":
<A HREF="http://www.gamasutra.com/features/game_design/19980424/implementing_god.htm">http://www.gamasutra.com/features/game_design/19980424/implementing_god.htm</A>
Geoffrey's background reminded me, but the topic is motivated by a need,
both for purpose of simulation and entertainment, to better understand MUD
player politics, and useful political mechanics.
I've designed a few online RPG political systems, most recently Dark Ages',
with very limited resources (mine, not the politicians'...). I want to
study the art and advance the art. I've found anthropology and a little bit
of real-world social science to be directly helpful, but I feel a gap that I
believe a good analysis will fill.
Dave Kennerly
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00217" HREF="msg00217.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd)</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00073" HREF="msg00073.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Ok, got some brand new core dumps.</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00062" HREF="msg00062.html">[MUD-Dev] An introduction...</A></strong>,
Geoffrey A. MacDougall <a href="mailto:geoffrey#poptronik,com">geoffrey#poptronik,com</a>, Thu 06 Jan 2000, 23:11 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00071" HREF="msg00071.html">[MUD-Dev] Laws website moves</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00061" HREF="msg00061.html">[MUD-Dev] Y2K archives</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#cp,net">claw#cp,net</a>, Thu 06 Jan 2000, 20:07 GMT
<LI><strong><A NAME="00060" HREF="msg00060.html">[MUD-Dev] Hello!</A></strong>,
F. Randall Farmer <a href="mailto:randy#communities,com">randy#communities,com</a>, Thu 06 Jan 2000, 20:05 GMT
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