Massively multiplayer online role-playing game

Massively multiplayer online role-playing games, or MMORPGs for short, are a unique and evolving area of online entertainment. They can bring together millions of different players who assume digital personalities known as avatars. Within these online games, each of which is constructed with different rules and goals, players interact with each other, form relationships, join guilds or in-game corporations, and carry out complex and collaborative missions. Some of the more popular games include World of Warcraft,? Eve Online,? and EverQuest.? Virtual social worlds, like Second Life,? share many of the same characteristics as MMORPGs, and can develop leadership capabilities as well.

MMORPG Issues

• Real Money Trade
• Leadership Development
• Cyber Bullying
• Economics of MMORPGS

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Word of Entertainment Gaming
History:	Gaming Timeline History of Multiplayer Games Multi-User Dungeons Gaming Consoles
Technology:	Underlying Game Technology Trends in E-gaming
Economics:	In-Game Advertising Casual Gaming Mini-Trasactions Virtual Property Virtual Economies
Benefits:	Leadership Development Wii and Health
Controversies:	Cyberbullying Health Concerns Game Addiction Gold Farming Sex in Games Violence in Games
Compiled and written by: Bryan CHEN Shenglong, GOH Chong Sheng, KOH Zi Han, LIN Jiaqi and Dominic SIM Kuangwei, July 2007.