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Readings Week 08
Hi and welcome back to my blog😀 Today I will be writing about some readings I looked at it during the week. 

The first reading I read was "Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts, Spades: Players Who Suit MUDs" by Richard Bartle. In this article I learnt about "MUD". "MUD" is a multi player real-time virtual world that is text based. Mud combine five different elements such as hack and slash, player versus player, role playing game, online chat and interactive fiction. In this article I also learnt about the history of MUD and the different games that used MUD years ago. 

Bartle divided players into four categories;
  • Achievers
    • Their purpose is to master the game, and they take pride in their status in the game, and how short a time they took to hone their skills. 
  • Explorers
    • Explorers want to be surprised by the game. They will seek out new areas to visit, hoping to find unique aspects of the game. They are content with their vast knowledge of the games finer points.
  • Socialisers
    • Socialisers like to interact with other players. They talk to other players and find the characters of the game the most interesting. They have many friends and contacts. 
  • Killers
    • Killers like to take action on other players. They are typically dominating, and like to do things that affect other players in the game, taking pride in the reputation that comes with it.
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Image 1: How different gamers interact with one another

By splitting up the types of video game players, it has become clearer what users look for when they want to play a game.
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  1. Classy Man Sam Fancy Reviews15 November 2019 at 12:21

    Well a good day to you Lauren!

    I must say that you have done a very good job with your in depth look into the readings of this week as they are very engaging and that they have a well structured presentation to them as well. I am glad that you can see the true understanding of the emphasis of what Fun is in Game Development and Playing games themselves. Keep up the good work.
    Cheerio!!!
    -Sam

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