Wherein I talk about games I am making
Remember months ago, when MMO-Gamer put up an interview I did with them? Well, part two of their epic article covering their Metaplace visit is up now. Very cool. 🙂
The MMO Gamer » » Metaplace Part Two: A Meeting at Rancho Bernardo
MIT’s Technology Review has a nice article giving an overview of Metaplace.
I found it on the newsstand! It’s the January 2008 issue. We’re even on the cover (as a small “Make Your Own MMO” blurb in a circle in the lower left).
Pretty good article, I thought — almost two full pages. And in case you are wondering, that one-eyed dinosaur critter is called a sqronk. Expect to hear more about him in the future.
I haven’t seen it yet, but I’ve been getting told about it. 🙂 I don’t know if it’s only in subscribers’ hands or also on newsstands.
I realized that it has been a while since I posted anything about how it is going — so here’s a bit about recent happenings.
The big thing first — yes, more alpha testers are getting in this week. 🙂 So if you’re not in yet, well, time to start calculating the odds again. Remember, there were 10,000 people in line alongside you.
Naturally enough, we are paying close attention to participation on the forums — lots of great discussions there, and a great pool of potential folks to let in early. Of course, the gang there is near and dear to my heart because they have embraced the sqronk (you’ll just have to visit to find out what that means…!)
We’ve also been doing a weekly blog post with info — the latest one just went up. These are pretty detailed posts, too, sometimes with code samples. Among the topics covered:
For example:
