Comments on: Disney decides to close VMK http://www.raphkoster.com/2008/04/09/disney-decides-to-close-vmk/ Raph Koster's personal website: MMOs, gaming, writing, art, music, books Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:02:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Philippines Online Games - PlayNoEvil Game Security News & Analysishttp://www.raphkoster.com/2008/04/09/disney-decides-to-close-vmk/comment-page-1/#comment-139941 Philippines Online Games - PlayNoEvil Game Security News & Analysis Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:43:19 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2008/04/09/disney-decides-to-close-vmk/#comment-139941 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] has been a bit of controversy over Disney's decision to shut down its Virtual Magic Kingdom (see Raph Koster's blog and elsewhere). A key, but perhaps forgotten, fact in all of this is that the Virtual Magic Kingdom [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%-->

[...] has been a bit of controversy over Disney’s decision to shut down its Virtual Magic Kingdom (see Raph Koster’s blog and elsewhere). A key, but perhaps forgotten, fact in all of this is that the Virtual Magic Kingdom [...]

]]> By: Raph's Website » Disney decides to close VMKhttp://www.raphkoster.com/2008/04/09/disney-decides-to-close-vmk/comment-page-1/#comment-139503 Raph's Website » Disney decides to close VMK Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:14:14 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2008/04/09/disney-decides-to-close-vmk/#comment-139503 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Disney decides to close VMK April 9th, 2008 (Visited 3556 times) Tags: club penguin, disney, pirates of the caribbean, toontown, virtual magic kingdom [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%-->

[...] Disney decides to close VMK April 9th, 2008 (Visited 3556 times) Tags: club penguin, disney, pirates of the caribbean, toontown, virtual magic kingdom [...]

]]> By: radical trust: Considering New Ethics in Virtual Communities and Cultureshttp://www.raphkoster.com/2008/04/09/disney-decides-to-close-vmk/comment-page-1/#comment-137794 radical trust: Considering New Ethics in Virtual Communities and Cultures Wed, 28 May 2008 20:42:01 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2008/04/09/disney-decides-to-close-vmk/#comment-137794 [...] Captured before closure: “My favorite web site, Virtual Magic Kingdom (VMK) is closing May 21st. I’m sad and MAD! I can’t live without my friends on VMK. PLEASE sign my guestbook like a petition to SAVE VMK for me and my friends. Pass my site on to everyone you know so they can help too. I love VMK cause I can WALK, TALK, EAT, DANCE, SHOP and play checkers all by myself. [...]

[...] Captured before closure: “My favorite web site, Virtual Magic Kingdom (VMK) is closing May 21st. I’m sad and MAD! I can’t live without my friends on VMK. PLEASE sign my guestbook like a petition to SAVE VMK for me and my friends. Pass my site on to everyone you know so they can help too. I love VMK cause I can WALK, TALK, EAT, DANCE, SHOP and play checkers all by myself. [...]

]]> By: Disney’s Virtual Magic Kingdom Closing, Fans Hysterical [Virtual Worlds] | Non-Stop Gaming Newshttp://www.raphkoster.com/2008/04/09/disney-decides-to-close-vmk/comment-page-1/#comment-136830 Disney’s Virtual Magic Kingdom Closing, Fans Hysterical [Virtual Worlds] | Non-Stop Gaming News Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:17:49 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2008/04/09/disney-decides-to-close-vmk/#comment-136830 [...] — such a visceral outpouring of emotion for one Disney virtual world out of a whole stable? Raph Koster’s blog picked up on it, and Steve at PlayNoEvil speculates that it’s an end-of-contract thing (and [...]

[...] — such a visceral outpouring of emotion for one Disney virtual world out of a whole stable? Raph Koster’s blog picked up on it, and Steve at PlayNoEvil speculates that it’s an end-of-contract thing (and [...]

]]> By: www.tibia4you.org Opisy broni, magii, pancerzy, przedmiotów i map, zasady gry, poradniki. » Blog Archive » (K) Disney’s Virtual Magic Kingdom Closing, Fans Hysterical [Virtual Worlds]http://www.raphkoster.com/2008/04/09/disney-decides-to-close-vmk/comment-page-1/#comment-136806 www.tibia4you.org Opisy broni, magii, pancerzy, przedmiotów i map, zasady gry, poradniki. » Blog Archive » (K) Disney’s Virtual Magic Kingdom Closing, Fans Hysterical [Virtual Worlds] Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:33:55 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2008/04/09/disney-decides-to-close-vmk/#comment-136806 [...] — such a visceral outpouring of emotion for one Disney virtual world out of a whole stable? Raph Koster’s blog picked up on it, and Steve at PlayNoEvil speculates that it’s an end-of-contract thing (and [...]

[...] — such a visceral outpouring of emotion for one Disney virtual world out of a whole stable? Raph Koster’s blog picked up on it, and Steve at PlayNoEvil speculates that it’s an end-of-contract thing (and [...]

]]> By: Brenda Archerhttp://www.raphkoster.com/2008/04/09/disney-decides-to-close-vmk/comment-page-1/#comment-136805 Brenda Archer Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:36:56 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2008/04/09/disney-decides-to-close-vmk/#comment-136805 Dear God. Is there *any* way Disney could migrate the userlist to another world or at least to a board or MUD so these kids could stay in touch with each other. Even being reduced to IM is going to be far better than simply losing each other, and throwing up a pure text-based solution is low overhead. I don't have the resources to do this, but if anyone does, might Disney consider it? Another option might be to allow parents to stand in for the kids and contact other parents. This gets you around the child safety issue. Parents could network on behalf of their kids by exchanging emails and could set themselves up as a parents' community, say for example in Second Life. At least this way the kids could stay in touch with each other through a secure channel - the parents. I certainly hope Disney will consider these or other suggestions to allow the community to persist even if the world is shut down. I can be reached at brenda_archer_1 at yah oo com or in Second Life as Brenda Archer (IM may be capped, if I don't reply, try again). Dear God. Is there *any* way Disney could migrate the userlist to another world or at least to a board or MUD so these kids could stay in touch with each other. Even being reduced to IM is going to be far better than simply losing each other, and throwing up a pure text-based solution is low overhead. I don’t have the resources to do this, but if anyone does, might Disney consider it?

Another option might be to allow parents to stand in for the kids and contact other parents. This gets you around the child safety issue. Parents could network on behalf of their kids by exchanging emails and could set themselves up as a parents’ community, say for example in Second Life. At least this way the kids could stay in touch with each other through a secure channel – the parents.

I certainly hope Disney will consider these or other suggestions to allow the community to persist even if the world is shut down.

I can be reached at brenda_archer_1 at yah oo com or in Second Life as Brenda Archer (IM may be capped, if I don’t reply, try again).

]]> By: MMO Clerks » Disney’s Virtual Magic Kingdom Closing, Fans Hysterical [Virtual Worlds]http://www.raphkoster.com/2008/04/09/disney-decides-to-close-vmk/comment-page-1/#comment-136803 MMO Clerks » Disney’s Virtual Magic Kingdom Closing, Fans Hysterical [Virtual Worlds] Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:24:11 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2008/04/09/disney-decides-to-close-vmk/#comment-136803 [...] — such a visceral outpouring of emotion for one Disney virtual world out of a whole stable? Raph Koster’s blog picked up on it, and Steve at PlayNoEvil speculates that it’s an end-of-contract thing (and [...]

[...] — such a visceral outpouring of emotion for one Disney virtual world out of a whole stable? Raph Koster’s blog picked up on it, and Steve at PlayNoEvil speculates that it’s an end-of-contract thing (and [...]

]]> By: otakusamahttp://www.raphkoster.com/2008/04/09/disney-decides-to-close-vmk/comment-page-1/#comment-136711 otakusama Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:02:27 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2008/04/09/disney-decides-to-close-vmk/#comment-136711 Jegrezo Doesnt Madison actually have a motorneurone disease? Many of the posts have been emphasising the fact that many children with disabilities played this game and I find it disgraceful that it is being used to gain leverage on this issue and against Disney. I have not doubted Madison's existence per se but the direct attack on the comments of the RPS website and the comments lead me to think that it is not Madison herself who is at the center of all of this. I may be wrong but there seems to be literally hundreds of comments left all over the place about this and many penned under the name madison. Please understand that I do agree that closing a server like this is bad but id rather see constructive arguments and responsibility in the coverage of this story rather than emotional blackmail. Jegrezo
Doesnt Madison actually have a motorneurone disease? Many of the posts have been emphasising the fact that many children with disabilities played this game and I find it disgraceful that it is being used to gain leverage on this issue and against Disney.
I have not doubted Madison’s existence per se but the direct attack on the comments of the RPS website and the comments lead me to think that it is not Madison herself who is at the center of all of this. I may be wrong but there seems to be literally hundreds of comments left all over the place about this and many penned under the name madison. Please understand that I do agree that closing a server like this is bad but id rather see constructive arguments and responsibility in the coverage of this story rather than emotional blackmail.

]]> By: Kerri Knighthttp://www.raphkoster.com/2008/04/09/disney-decides-to-close-vmk/comment-page-1/#comment-136700 Kerri Knight Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:29:24 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2008/04/09/disney-decides-to-close-vmk/#comment-136700 There could be a happy medium for Disney and its player community. Spinning out a chat client so they can shut down the virtual environment and all of the backend database that comes with it saves Disney money and allows the community to stay in contact while they make their transitions elsewhere. So put a 6-12 month life on a chat client, at least its a gesture of thanks to your community. There could be a happy medium for Disney and its player community. Spinning out a chat client so they can shut down the virtual environment and all of the backend database that comes with it saves Disney money and allows the community to stay in contact while they make their transitions elsewhere. So put a 6-12 month life on a chat client, at least its a gesture of thanks to your community.

]]> By: Rikhttp://www.raphkoster.com/2008/04/09/disney-decides-to-close-vmk/comment-page-1/#comment-136684 Rik Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:05:13 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2008/04/09/disney-decides-to-close-vmk/#comment-136684 Thank you for posting, Jegrezo. Everyone here has read something online that made us sad that later turned out not to be <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Story_About_A_Tree" rel="nofollow">true</a> so I hope you'll forgive the quote marks that are used when something is repeated. The Carring Bridge website is what convinced me that this time we are dealing with a true story. I dearly hope Disney does something to stop breaking up the community they created. Thank you for posting, Jegrezo. Everyone here has read something online that made us sad that later turned out not to be true so I hope you’ll forgive the quote marks that are used when something is repeated. The Carring Bridge website is what convinced me that this time we are dealing with a true story. I dearly hope Disney does something to stop breaking up the community they created.

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