From physical to virtual and back again.

Real-World Colleagues

Virtual World Playmates

Is WoW the “new golf?

Why Does WoW Work?

AJ Kim on Game Mechanics

1) Collecting

2) Points

3) Feedback

4) Exchanges

5) Customization

Game Mechanics and Goals:The First Five Minutes

Understanding Accomplishment Progression Acquisition Communication

Nick Yee’s MMO Player Stages

The Grind

“Real World” Games:Tupperware

“Real World” Games:Super Sleuth

Real World Games:Summer Reading Programs

Implicit Online Games:eBay Feedback

Implicit Online Games:MySpace/Friendster/LinkedIn

Implicit Online Games:PageRank

Implicit to Explicit:Google Smackdown

Games That Blur Boundaries:Passively Multiplayer Online Games

Games That Blur Boundaries: Chore Wars

Games That Blur Boundaries:Seriosity’s Attent

Games That Blur Boundaries:Social Genius