When openness closes : the line between play and design

One of the informal properties often used to describe a new virtual world is its degree of openness. Yet what is an “open” virtual world? Does the phrase mean generally the same thing to different people? What distinguishes an open world from a less open world? Why does openness matter anyway? The a...

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Main Author: Bartle, Richard
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Universität Potsdam 2008
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Online Access:http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-24536
http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2008/2453/