Luca Rossi, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo” PROPERTY PRACTICES IN WORLD OF WARCRAFT

MMORPG HAVE NO GOALS…

SO, WHERE’S THE FUN?

FUN CAMES FROM INTERACTION WITH PLAYERS AND WORLD

WORLD IS THE STAGE OF GAME EXPERIENCE AND IT IS REQUIRED TO BE COHERENT (INNER COHERENCE)

ITEMS

(before equip): Gift, Sell, (equipped): Disenchant, Drop, Binds on Equipement Disenchant, Drop, Binds on PickUp Equip, Share, Gift, Sell, Disenchant, Drop, Normal (not bounded)

loot buy from vendors auction house craft ITEMS: how can i get them?

loot

buy from vendors

auction house

craft

NO DEVIANT BEHAVIOUR IS ALLOWED

PROPERTY IN WOW HAS TO DEAL WITH THE UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF VALUABLE RESOURCES

WHERE ARE THE BAD GUYS?

LOOT AS UNCERTAINTY TIME THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR DEVIANCE

WHY NJ IS A LIMITED PHENOMENA * ?

POINTLESS IN THE LONGTIME NJ WILL AFFECT REPUTATION

POINTLESS IN THE LONGTIME

NJ WILL AFFECT REPUTATION

GAME AND THE REST OF THE WORLD SOCIAL INTERACTIONS PLAYER AND THE GAME GAME AS A FORMAL SYSTEM GAME