Richard A. Bartle
1 book
About the Author
Richard A. Bartle is a pioneering game designer, writer, and academic whose work has shaped the theory and practice of massively multiplayer online role-playing games. Drawing on decades of experience creating, studying, and teaching about virtual worlds, he explores how technology, storytelling, and social interaction combine to produce compelling online communities. His influential ideas about player motivations continue to inform game design and digital culture. Bartle is the author of MMOs from the Inside Out: The History, Design, Fun, and Art of Massively-multiplayer Online Role-playing Games, a wide-ranging study of the medium’s evolution and possibilities.
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Books by Richard A. Bartle
