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International SimCon to Take Place in February
According to a press release from the Splash Entertainment Group, an international convention for players of TSO is being planned for this coming February in Detroit, Michigan. Here are the particulars from the press release: “The International SimCon (short for sim convention) will be the first of its kind since TSO’s public release one year [...]
Full StoryWoot! Go Alphaville Herald. Now get to work!
In a couple of recent posts on Terra Nova, Ted Castronova at Cal State Fullerton and Dan Hunter at U Penn’s Wharton School have had some nice – indeed, for me, inspirational – comments on the mission of the Alphaville Herald. I ordinarily don’t care much for self-promotion, but this *is* the internet and this [...]
Full StorySWG is a silly silly place
Game Girl Advance, has linked an excellent article concerning the failings of Star Wars Galaxies to do nearly anything right. Please take a moment to read The Mystery of Star Wars Galaxies. On another note, I continue to stand in awe with the rapidity with which essays and observations like these are popping up, it [...]
Full StoryThought Experiment (part1)
A while ago I was brainstorming a VR idea with a few friends and eventually have the wherewithal to write the ideas down. The concept is yet to be fully fleshed out so I’m posting the text below and would love to hear commentary and rumination about the structure and so forth. I will be [...]
Full StoryRight on the Money
Nick McCrea has put up a wonderful article about his appropos reactions to the current state of the MMORPG industry. Please saunter on over here and have a gander. Nick is the first person I have encountered to have hit the nail on the head when he describes what I, and many others, have felt. [...]
Full StoryAn 8-step Program for Saving TSO
Maxis thinks this is just a computer game, and while it is a computer game, it is not just that. One immediately sees the problem here. The move from the offline version of the Sims (which was the most successful computer game ever) to The Sims Online (which has been a massive disappointment) is arguably [...]
Full StoryA Letter from the Publisher: Our Mission at The Alphaville Herald
In a recent study, Edward Castronova at California State Fullerton calculated that if the MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-playing Game) Norrath were “real” place, the per capita gross domestic product of Norrath would make it the 79th richest country in the world (per capita), just behind Russia, but ahead of Bulgaria.
Full StoryHello!
Hello all! Before we start “seriously” blogging we thought you might like to know who we are. At the moment there are three primary authors of this blog. Glenn Given, aka squirrel, (friendster, RSO, blog) Graphic Designer for HippoPress, ne’erdowell and amateur philosopher. He is the editor in chief.& Peter Ludlow, aka Urizenus (friendster, RSO, [...]
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