Comments on MMO Pioneer Raph Koster: Virtual Reality Developers Must Learn from Virtual World History Or Repeat Its MistakesTypePad2016-05-25T19:18:34ZSLHamlethttps://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2016/05/virtual-worlds-vr-raph-koster-gdc/comments/atom.xml/sirhc deSantis commented on 'MMO Pioneer Raph Koster: Virtual Reality Developers Must Learn from Virtual World History Or Repeat Its Mistakes'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef01b7c8645e21970b2016-05-27T14:46:15Z2016-05-27T14:46:15Zsirhc deSantisSo basically the lessons of applying tech fixes to 'social problems' (for want of a better word that would be...<p>So basically the lessons of applying tech fixes to 'social problems' (for want of a better word that would be printable) will as ever be ignored. Faster ban hammers then please. Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.</p>
<p>( PS.. I missed the Conan O'Brien ref as didn't realise he was supposed to be funny =^^= )</p>Wagner J Au commented on 'MMO Pioneer Raph Koster: Virtual Reality Developers Must Learn from Virtual World History Or Repeat Its Mistakes'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef01bb0906e778970d2016-05-26T00:09:37Z2016-05-26T00:09:37ZWagner J AuWatch the Polygon videos, they're not griefer in the abusive, assholic sense the term is usually associated with. That's why...<p>Watch the Polygon videos, they're not griefer in the abusive, assholic sense the term is usually associated with. That's why I compared them to Conan O'Brien, who does similar smart ass shit with a roving camera and it's all in good-hearted fun.</p>Amanda Dallin commented on 'MMO Pioneer Raph Koster: Virtual Reality Developers Must Learn from Virtual World History Or Repeat Its Mistakes'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef01bb0906d5d2970d2016-05-25T21:45:46Z2016-05-25T21:45:46ZAmanda DallinIronic that the NWN post just prior to this one was celebrating griefers. That's the cultural problem. A sizable segment...<p>Ironic that the NWN post just prior to this one was celebrating griefers. That's the cultural problem. A sizable segment of the virtual community are fine with griefers they find amusing no matter how they disrupt others.</p>Dartagan Shepherd commented on 'MMO Pioneer Raph Koster: Virtual Reality Developers Must Learn from Virtual World History Or Repeat Its Mistakes'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef01bb0906cfec970d2016-05-25T20:53:58Z2016-05-25T20:53:58ZDartagan ShepherdWow, flashbacks. Spent many hours of dev time on MUDs, hosted many MUDs on Pentium 90's. Hosted the official sites...<p>Wow, flashbacks. Spent many hours of dev time on MUDs, hosted many MUDs on Pentium 90's. Hosted the official sites for GreedMUD, NeonMUCK, and so on.</p>
<p>He's right about the roots, the paths of logical progression and lessons past. The only thing new is the interface to the world.</p>