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Parallel Worlds: Online Games and Digital Information Services
This December 2005 article looks at the similarities of online gaming and digital library services, and provides background about the development of online games. Explains early online games (such as MUDs or multi-user dungeon games), advancements to MMOGs (massive multiplayer online games), characteristics of online game players and games, the significance of "Web 2.0," and related subjects. From D-Lib Magazine, a publication that focuses on digital library research and development.
http://www.dlib.org/dlib/december05/kirriemuir/12kirriemuir.html
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