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Persistence and Storytelling in MMOs

I was going to simply respond in the comments of this post. but it got so long winded and involved that I thought I’d better post it here rather than hijack someone elses blog. Read on for my take on one of the stickiest problems in MMO creation.

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Tony Hart Dies

Veteran childrens television presenter, Tony Hart, has died at the age of 83.
Millions of children have grown up watching Mr. Hart on programs such as Vision On, Take Hart, and Hart Beat, which encoureged creativity and artistry in the young. Im remeberance of a man who made a huge contribution to millions of lives I [...]

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Simon Of Space is now available

Simon Of Space, by the author known as Cheeseburger Brown, from whose pen came The Darth Side and other great works of internet science fiction, has been published and is available from Amazon US, Barnes and Noble and direct from the publisher.

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How many would it take today?

In the early years of the 5th century B.C., 300 brave souls stood against seemingly insurmoutable odds and brought an army reputed to number in the millions to a halt. The story of King Leonidas and his men is enough to give even the most cynical of people hope that freedom will prevail.
The 300 Spartans [...]

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World Without Oil – Coming April 30

World Without Oil – Coming April 30
Another ARG, due to start on April 30, 2007. Less of a game and more of a collaborative thought experiment. A what if game, where the players are challenged to find ways of reducing the impact of an ‘Oil Shock’. Could end up bogged down in flights of science [...]

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YouTube – Halo live

YouTube – Halo live
This, apart from the needless Mario Bros themed interlude, is stunning. Nuff Said

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My Political Education: Lesson 1, Part 3

If you haven’t been following this Part 1 and Part 2 are worth reading otherwise you won’t have any idea what we’re on about.
I contend that art (in terms of IP) should have the shortest protection possible (the lifetime of the artist), Midwesterner disagrees.
Here is my reasoning:
For the purposes of brevity art is defined as [...]

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The Temple

The Temple
A short story inspired by a song. Name the song and win… well nothing really, just the satisfaction of being a smart bugger.

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