A quick summary of notes taken while reading the Crafting the Social World section of Synthetic Worlds. There was too much to include in one post, so feel free to view/download the complete notes here.
Elements of the MMORPG formula-
- Roles
- Advancement
- Status
- Risk & Danger
- Scarcity & Forced Cooperation
- Messaging
- Personalized Content & AI
Examples of virtual world activities and social interactions that have been carried into the ‘outside’ world-
- Group formation
- Conversation
- Events and social happenings
- Politics
- Economics
- Culture
- Violence, conflict and crime
- Sociology
- Solitary activities
