Alan said:
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> There's been a lot of work done on this, at least a few years ago, in
> terms of commitment, governance, spam, etc. It played out particularly
> with MOO/MUD stuff - diffs. between guests, programmers, wizards, etc.
> etc. - Alan
I have been thinking as we talk that many of the issues we've mentioned were
heavily discussed in the early days but every time they return they are
fresh again because a new set of people are experiencing them and of course
the platforms are always changing. The users are very different too, a much
broader demographic than the mudders of the early days.
So although some of the experiences are undoubtedly similar, and the early
studies certainly relevant, I wonder how digital life is experienced by a
newcomer today compared with say in 1995 or 1985 or even 1975? To begin
with, it's increasingly mobile and ubiquitous. The geography alone is much
changed, and along with it the social and psychological structures.
sue
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