MMOHistory


 * February 18th: New Media Spaces**

Group 1: Meridian 59 Group 2: Ultima Online Group 3: Everquest Everquest Group 4: Warhammer Online (warhammer) Group 5: World of Warcraft (World of Warcraft) Group 6: Star Trek Online (starTrek)

Once your group has been assigned, create a page for it and link from the above list. Don’t forget to list all your group members at the top of the page--first and last names.

Start researching your game online. Watch gameplay videos and look at fan-created content that supports the game experience. Write a brief section describing the gameplay as you observe it, focusing on the elements that make it distinct ffrom other MMOs. Did this game make any innovations within the genre?

How is this game similar or different from the one imagined for the world of Epic? What is the ulitmate goal of the world, and how does a player know he or she has "won"?

How does the world handle player-killing? Griefing? Are there any noteworthy incidents or events that have happened within this game that define its character? Link to videos if you can.

Why has this game thrived or failed? See if you can find others discussing this question, then speculate and form your own conclusions.

When your group is finished, add a link to the group page from each of your personal nodes. You should be doing this for every assignment throughout the semester so that at the end your node clearly ties to all your contributions.