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Jim Moreno posted on 2 Sep 2008 20:08

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In this week's "RoleCraft," Jim Moreno looks at different ways to roleplay with weather effects in-game.

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RoleCraft: Aligning Roleplay, Part 2

Jim Moreno posted on 18 Aug 2008 15:20

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In this week's "RoleCraft," Jim Moreno continues his look at character alignment in MMORPGs - this time focusing on how in-game factions make characters "evil" (or not).

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Clausewitz "On Gaming" - Effects of Victory, Part 3

Ithelsa posted on 11 Aug 2008 14:34

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In this week's examination of Clausewitz "On Gaming," Jonathan Steinhauer looks at what victory and defeat mean ... to NPC monsters.

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RoleCraft: Aligning Roleplay

Jim Moreno posted on 4 Aug 2008 18:54

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In this week's RoleCraft, Jim Moreno looks at the standard D&D concept of alignment, how it works in roleplaying, and how it's applied to MMORPGs.

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Clausewitz "On Gaming" - Effects of Victory, Part 2

Ithelsa posted on 28 Jul 2008 15:34

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Jonathan Steinhauer continues his application of the writings of Carl Clausewitz to MMOGs, this time focusing on defeat and "life after death" in online worlds.

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