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February 27, 2006

Dungeons and Dragons Online

I stopped playing Dungeons and Dragons many moons ago, but this is really tempting. It's remarkable to think about how great an influence D&D has been on the computer gaming industry... World of Warcraft, King's Quest, Zork, etc.

Dungeon Masters in Cyberspace - New York Times

"As gaming has become more popular, you've started to see a change in how it's perceived socially," he said. "It went from something you did as a 13-year-old in the basement to something you might do with buddies in the living room. And a lot of those 13-year-olds are now 35-, 40-year-old guys. And we're hoping we can appeal to them."

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