The MMO and YOU

A presentation on the dangers andmisconceptions of MMORPGs.

As presented by Mark Vido

Massively

Multiplayer

Online

Role-

Playing

Game

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Lets start with a little game, shall we?

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The 8-8-8 principle

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“Make Love, not Warcraft”

The “WoW” effect…

World of World of Warcraft

As big as space itself…

Persistence

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The Effect

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Just Remember

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