A year or two back there was an online video (Boingboing tv?) showing an interview with a young artist (British?) who had mounted a camera behind and above his back, which fed the live video to goggles he wore. He'd also dressed in a getup that would make him look like a game character, spiky hair and such. "Live 3rd person perspective" in other words. Half an hour of googling and I can't find the darn video or any info relating to the artist. I think part of the video was shot in Japan, where he staggered around and posed in front of people, á la WoW taunting.
posted by monocultured on Oct 19, 2009 - 2 answers

What's the best massively multiplayer role-playing game for actual role-playing? [more inside]
posted by MrVisible on Jun 11, 2009 - 20 answers

Why is World of Warcraft so addictive? [more inside]
posted by Sully on Apr 6, 2009 - 39 answers

A friend really wants me to get into World of Warcraft with him. My wife has graciously agreed. I know little to none about the game, never played an MMO before (RPG, yes, MMO, no). My friend plays Hoard characters. As a rank amateur, what do I need to know? Give me the works...
posted by Spyder's Game on Feb 26, 2009 - 29 answers

I have a few semi-related questions about how MMORPG guilds operate inside: [more inside]
posted by empath on Jul 16, 2008 - 18 answers

Game Design: In an MMO, how do you build an economy that will 'balance' itself? Obviously, having solid inputs and outputs are one thing, and balancing those inputs with the demand for the item, but what other things need to be taken into account? [more inside]
posted by SpecialK on Feb 9, 2008 - 23 answers

Now that World of Warcraft has abandoned all attempts at creativity, my friends and I would like a fun, casual, multi-player game where we can hang out. Any ideas? [more inside]
posted by iwhitney on Aug 3, 2007 - 33 answers

What should I do about my dad's WoW addiction? [more inside]
posted by jkoby on Jun 30, 2007 - 21 answers

What is a good computer or network game that has high addiction value? The problem is I'm not really looking for fantasy-world slaying action. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 11, 2007 - 43 answers

NotWOWFilter: Are there any decent semi-casual MMORPGs out there? [more inside]
posted by Rallon on May 31, 2007 - 29 answers

Can anyone recommend a World of Warcraft guild that meets my specifications? [more inside]
posted by cyrusdogstar on Feb 26, 2007 - 10 answers

Should I start playing World of Warcraft? [more inside]
posted by Doublewhiskeycokenoice on Nov 29, 2006 - 57 answers

Give me some good suggestion about what to do in Eve Online. [more inside]
posted by darkripper on Nov 25, 2006 - 9 answers

Science and Metaphysics from the inside of virtual worlds? [more inside]
posted by empath on Nov 20, 2006 - 13 answers

Help me name my MMORPG guild, please! [more inside]
posted by bkudria on Oct 6, 2006 - 20 answers

Can anyone recomend any good weblogs on MMORPGs? [more inside]
posted by chunking express on Aug 22, 2006 - 11 answers

What would it entail to produce a MMORPG in the western genre with subtle steampunk and/or horror undertones ? [more inside]
posted by ZachsMind on Aug 9, 2006 - 17 answers

Is Project Entropia a good playground for a 14-year-old? Does its economic model encourage the exercising of real-world social skills, or is it just another unaccountable identity-hopping scammer's paradise? [more inside]
posted by flabdablet on May 17, 2006 - 4 answers

Advice needed on how to get my husband away from World of Warcraft, and whether I should. [more inside]
posted by theredpen on May 6, 2006 - 29 answers

MMORPG Filter: Is there anyone who can give me advice on a good build to Solo in City of Heroes? I have a 17th level Super Strenth/ Invounrable Tanker named Brigs who has a respec. I need to make him a good solo'er (Work and family make me too unreliable to team with, sadly), adn I don't want to waste my one free respec. Any suggestions from past tankers?
posted by TrueVox on Mar 7, 2006 - 11 answers

I have a great MMORPG idea, but have found the learning curve to be formidable. Are there any turnkey php packages for starting a tiny, simple MMORPG game with basic sets of objects and places, using mysql, with the ability to scale it up? [more inside]
posted by rolypolyman on Jan 6, 2006 - 17 answers

Does Comcast hate World of Warcraft? [more inside]
posted by dagnyscott on Jan 3, 2006 - 10 answers

A friend in Illinois and I (here in California) would like to play an online RPG together. We really don't care about monsters and stuff; we want to harass and kill other players (and each other). That's just more fun. He's on a PC, I'm on a mac, we both have fast connections and decent machines ... we tried the free version of Wolfenstein, and while I enjoy killing nazis, his blowing me up with grenades got old after awhile. Any suggestions? Can we be pirates or ninjas on World of Warcraft? Or, like, cowboys? Cause those things are all really cool. I wish there were a massive pirates RPG, that would be the best. Also: it can't be super expensive because we've got, like, bills to pay and stuff.
posted by luriete on May 6, 2005 - 17 answers

What's a good MMORPG to get started with? I don't want to pay a monthly fee, and I want something that is beginner-friendly. Star Wars Galaxies seemed like the way to go, but I won't be playing it enough to pay a monthly fee on top of the purchase price.
posted by quibx on Jun 24, 2004 - 20 answers