capitalism in virtual worlds - by nancy zuo - general zuo's chicken
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on my mmorpg-pilled childhood
I’m writing this piece as a tribute to my hours spent on MMORPG games, and as a personal reflection after having been thrown back to my fascination with virtual worlds after having experienced the VR equivalent of MMOs recently (VRChat, thanks to Anthony). My childhood was half spent in reality and the other half spent playing MMORPGs (massive multiplayer online role-playing games) and Facebook world-building games. Think Club Penguin, Fantage, MapleStory, YoWorld, Poptropica, TinierMe, Moshi Monsters, Animal Jam, etc. I spent thousands of hours throughout the summer of 4th grade through…
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