The first World of Warcraft expansion, The Burning Crusade, was released on Wednesday. For those who don’t know what an expansion is, in computer game terms, it refers to a release of new content or features that substantially adds to a game. (Wikipedia also has a definition.) Even though neither of us has been playing [...]
Joi Ito in a Japan Times interview, on games, and specifically World of Warcraft: Video games have always been kind of stigmatized, and they are kind of a working-class entertainment. When I go to my WoW guild, my raid leader is a night-shift nurse. We have bartenders. We have unemployed people, lots of military folks, [...]
There’s a lot to learn when you first visit a virtual world (Second Life) or MMORPG world (eg. Norrath or Azeroth). Being able to move around is one of the most important factors. It’s usually done with a combination of using your keyboard, for the general direction (forwards, backwards, right, left) and the mouse (pointing [...]