10 stycznia to rocznica urodzin Richarda Bartle’a – pioniera gier sieciowych, współtwórcy pierwszego MUD-a oraz autora klasyfikacji typów graczy (Explorers, Achievers itd.). Bez niego nie byłoby współczesnych MMORPG-ów ani game studies. (fot. Wikipedia) #gry #MMORPG #RichardBartle #historiagier

So, money well spent? Probably not but I do like the idea of software preservation even if it’s not for something that I’m likely to even come back to.

I also found a disk with copy of #MUD1 ‘s source that its author, #RichardBartle, had kindly sent me for a university comp sci project which unfortunately didn’t go anywhere. That I’ll be holding on to for a bit longer.

MMO legend Richard Bartle reviews the highs and lows of New World | Massively Overpowered

Shout out to everyone else who cheers/takes a shot/has their own beverage or snack of choice when they see a reference to Bartle's Taxonomy of Player Types in popular culture, most recent one for me was in the The Peripheral :)

#bartle #taxonomy #playertypes #killers #achievers #socializers #explorers #theperipheral #richardbartle #gamedesign #internetanthropology