Online Communities!

Right,so the mayhem is over,presentations are done and dusted,normal service is resumed people.Ah, so this week we discussed massively multiplayer online games (MMOG) and their biggest sub genre, massively multiplayer online role playing games (MMORPG). Well I cant say I'm their biggest fan!That said I haven't much experience with them either. The game of focus was EverQuest. In the fantasy world of Norrath you customize your character,explore the game world,complete quests and other such bull muck! Not particularly exciting in my opinion but there are some interesting aspects of these MMO games, communities being among them. These games give the player the ability to join a faction,guild or community within the game. This ability adds a great deal to the players experience. I've never played EverQuest but I do enjoy other team based games,such as online first person shooters. The team play adds depth to a game.Not wanting to let the side down is enough,combing brains and brawn to accomplish a common goal. Also I feel that the players acceptance and sense of belonging, have led to the popularity of these such games.