Comments on: The Hills in Times Square http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/04/06/the-hills-in-times-square/ Raph Koster's personal website: MMOs, gaming, writing, art, music, books Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:33:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ola Fosheim Grøstad http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/04/06/the-hills-in-times-square/comment-page-1/#comment-121137 Ola Fosheim Grøstad Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:10:11 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/04/06/the-hills-in-times-square/#comment-121137 Great! Too bad I don't watch TV (nor do I have access to one). Will it be available on the web? Great! Too bad I don’t watch TV (nor do I have access to one). Will it be available on the web?

]]> By: Derek Licciardi http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/04/06/the-hills-in-times-square/comment-page-1/#comment-121070 Derek Licciardi Mon, 09 Apr 2007 14:27:40 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/04/06/the-hills-in-times-square/#comment-121070 Everyone here knew that the government would eventually get involved. WoW's a billion dollar a year game. RMT is a huge new market. All this and no one's paying taxes and some might be committing fraud. Its not long before ID thieves use virtual worlds to launder money in large sums through automated means. Arriving is a good thing but we need to be prepared for the law, the accountants and the regulators because they come with the package for better or for worse. Everyone here knew that the government would eventually get involved. WoW’s a billion dollar a year game. RMT is a huge new market. All this and no one’s paying taxes and some might be committing fraud. Its not long before ID thieves use virtual worlds to launder money in large sums through automated means.

Arriving is a good thing but we need to be prepared for the law, the accountants and the regulators because they come with the package for better or for worse.

]]> By: Crepes, Soccer Moms, and Dopamine http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/04/06/the-hills-in-times-square/comment-page-1/#comment-121066 Crepes, Soccer Moms, and Dopamine Mon, 09 Apr 2007 14:11:53 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/04/06/the-hills-in-times-square/#comment-121066 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] The Truth in her mind) but decided to focus on what kind of crepe to get instead. Raph mentioned a zeitgeist moment he had in Times Square in NYC recently and this felt very much the same thing to me. The Marin [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%-->

[...] The Truth in her mind) but decided to focus on what kind of crepe to get instead. Raph mentioned a zeitgeist moment he had in Times Square in NYC recently and this felt very much the same thing to me. The Marin [...]

]]> By: The Forge · Crepes, Soccer Moms, and Dopamine http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/04/06/the-hills-in-times-square/comment-page-1/#comment-121014 The Forge · Crepes, Soccer Moms, and Dopamine Sun, 08 Apr 2007 23:49:10 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/04/06/the-hills-in-times-square/#comment-121014 [...] The Truth in her mind) but decided to focus on what kind of crepe to get instead. Raph mentioned a zeitgeist moment he had in Times Square in NYC recently and this felt very much the same thing to me. The Marin [...]

[...] The Truth in her mind) but decided to focus on what kind of crepe to get instead. Raph mentioned a zeitgeist moment he had in Times Square in NYC recently and this felt very much the same thing to me. The Marin [...]

]]> By: Andrew Wooldridge http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/04/06/the-hills-in-times-square/comment-page-1/#comment-121007 Andrew Wooldridge Sun, 08 Apr 2007 19:08:26 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/04/06/the-hills-in-times-square/#comment-121007 The great thing about something coming into mainstream like this is that it makes way for whatever is the new "next thing" which always builds upon the past. Perhaps come combination of mobile, virtual world, casual/passive gaming, social network, and search engine will be the "next - next" thing. The great thing about something coming into mainstream like this is that it makes way for whatever is the new “next thing” which always builds upon the past. Perhaps come combination of mobile, virtual world, casual/passive gaming, social network, and search engine will be the “next – next” thing.

]]> By: Tomas http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/04/06/the-hills-in-times-square/comment-page-1/#comment-120995 Tomas Sun, 08 Apr 2007 12:50:47 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/04/06/the-hills-in-times-square/#comment-120995 @Mike: yeh...It definitely won't ever be the same again. But maybe something even better will come along? @Mike: yeh…It definitely won’t ever be the same again. But maybe something even better will come along?

]]> By: Psychochild http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/04/06/the-hills-in-times-square/comment-page-1/#comment-120877 Psychochild Sat, 07 Apr 2007 10:05:54 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/04/06/the-hills-in-times-square/#comment-120877 Too late, Mike. :P Too late, Mike. :P

]]> By: Mike Rozak http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/04/06/the-hills-in-times-square/comment-page-1/#comment-120872 Mike Rozak Sat, 07 Apr 2007 02:05:29 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/04/06/the-hills-in-times-square/#comment-120872 A few years from now you may find yourself wishing that "we HADN'T arrived", and that the general public had taken no notice of virtual worlds whatsoever. A few years from now you may find yourself wishing that “we HADN’T arrived”, and that the general public had taken no notice of virtual worlds whatsoever.

]]> By: Raph http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/04/06/the-hills-in-times-square/comment-page-1/#comment-120866 Raph Sat, 07 Apr 2007 00:07:14 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/04/06/the-hills-in-times-square/#comment-120866 That's what there is to do in those spaces. Well, that, shopping, and making out. ;) That’s what there is to do in those spaces. Well, that, shopping, and making out. ;)

]]> By: csven http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/04/06/the-hills-in-times-square/comment-page-1/#comment-120865 csven Sat, 07 Apr 2007 00:01:24 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/04/06/the-hills-in-times-square/#comment-120865 Frolicking? Frolicking?

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