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As the new heralds the old let us take a moment to ponder online video game interfaces

User interfaces are the root problem that holds back 3D MMOs from mass appeal – as in 300 million people playing them. Today’s interfaces were designed by 1st generation gamers who had limited research to support their designs and that have since been incrementally improved and expanded.

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Posted 08 December 2008 † Ron Williams § Development § Online Games § Virutal Worlds ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: design, Twitter, user interface

James Wallis at Playful 08 in London talks about innovation in video games

In a great presentation on the state of innovation in video games, veteran game designer and consultant James Wallis walks us through a brief history of modern interactive narrative and how it has influenced today’s video games including the MMO World of Warcraft and the recent FPS hit Portal.

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Posted 23 November 2008 † Ron Williams § Development § Game Companies § Online Games ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: innovation, Narrative

10 ways to bring your video game into the Web 2.0 world.

10 ways for developers to bring their video game and virtual world design into the Web 2.0 world

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Posted 13 November 2008 † Ron Williams § Development § Free to Play Business Model § Marketing § Online Games § Virutal Worlds ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: buzz generation, community management, design, free to play, Free to Play Business Model, Guitar Hero, iPhone, Marketing, Open Source, operations, Web 2.0

Video game developers need to wake up – Microsoft is ahead of you with Web 2.0!

Microsoft has announced they are embracing Web 2.0 for their new Microsoft Live portal. While not surprising, the move does shine a spotlight on web properties and video games that are not Web 2.0 enabled today.

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Posted 13 November 2008 † Ron Williams § Development § Free to Play Business Model § Game Companies § Marketing § Online Games ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: Microsoft, social network, Web 2.0, Web 3.0