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This lecture introduces fundamental principles of online multiplayer games  primarily massively
multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs)  suitable for students and faculty interested
both in designing games and in doing research on them. The general focus is human-centered
computing  which includes many human-computer interaction issues and emphasizes social
computing  but also  looks at how the design of socio-economic interactions extends our
traditional notions of computer programming to cover human beings as well as machines. In
addition  it demonstrates a range of social science research methodologies  both quantitative
and qualitative  that could be used by students for term papers  or by their professors for
publications. In addition to drawing upon a rich literature about these games  this lecture is
based on thousands of hours of first-hand research experience inside many classic examples 
including World of Warcraft  The Matrix Online  Anarchy Online  Tabula Rasa  Entropia Universe
Dark Age of Camelot  Age of Conan  Lord of the Rings Online  Tale in the Desert  EVE Online 
Star Wars Galaxies  Pirates of the Burning Sea  and the non-game virtual world Second Life.
Among the topics covered are historical-cultural origins of leading games  technical
constraints that shape the experience  rolecoding and social control  player personality and
motivation  relationships with avatars and characters  virtual professions and economies 
social relations inside games  and the implications for the external society. Table of
Contents: Introduction   Historical-Cultural Origins   Technical Constraints   Rolecoding and
Social Control   Personality and Motivation   Avatars and Characters   Virtual Professions and
Economies   Social Relations Inside Games   Implications for External Society

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