Beginnings

Greetings and Salutations:

This blog will be a forum for the discussion of all of the exciting phenomenon relating to M)assively M)ultiplayer O)nline R)oleplaying G)ames.

Massive: Large or imposing, as in quantity, scope, degree, intensity, or scale.

Multiplayer: Two or more people playing a game and competing with each other via computer. (Is it not funny how a term that had so many applications prior to the advent of the PC has been co-opted in this fashion?. More comments on this later)

Online: (bigger definition than the others so far)

1. Under the control of a central computer, as in a manufacturing process or an experiment.
2. Connected to a computer or computer network.
3. Accessible via a computer or computer network.

Roleplaying:

1. Psychology. A therapeutic technique, designed to reduce conflict in social situations, in which participants act out particular behavioral roles in order to expand their awareness of differing points of view.
2. An instance or situation in which one deliberately acts out or assumes a particular character or role.

Game:

1. An activity providing entertainment or amusement; a pastime: party games; word games.
2. 1. A competitive activity or sport in which players contend with each other according to a set of rules.

Game: Mathematics. A model of a competitive situation that identifies interested parties and stipulates rules governing all aspects of the competition, used in game theory to determine the optimal course of action for an interested party. (Very interesting aspect of this, since everything is computer based for what we will be discussing here).

Role-Playing Game: A game in which players assume the roles of characters and act out fantastical adventures, the outcomes of which are partially determined by chance, as by the roll of dice.

Much more to come....

Leslie