print email comment close Parallel Worlds: Online Games and Digital Information Services URL: http://www.dlib.org/dlib/december05/kirriemuir/12kirriemuir.html Description: 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. Author: Kirriemuir, John Publisher: Corporation for National Research Initiative Extra Keywords MMORPG Library of Congress Subject Headings: Digital libraries Human-computer interaction Internet games LII Database Information: Record 20772 created by Jennifer English on 02/27/2006 Last modification on 02/28/2006 Published: 03/07/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/20772