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    Cover of My tiny life

    My tiny life

    Julian Dibbell · 1998

    Web & InternetSecurity & Privacy
    Open LibraryAmazon
    Stats for nerds
    4recommend
    5mentions
    5people
    2011–2023years
    80% recommend20% neutral

    Mentions per year

    2011201320152017201920212023

    What Hacker News says

    1. DicIfTExSep 2023
      “A Rape in Cyberspace” was later collected into a book called My Tiny Life: Crime and Passion in a Virtual World, all about the author's relationships and experiences in LamdaMOO. Highly recommend.
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    2. branonSep 2023
      There's a great book about the original instance of this software, https://www.amazon.com/My-Tiny-Life-Passion-Virtual/dp/08050... fun old internet flamewars and a lot of discussion about the gender spectrum and how it's expressed by individuals online.
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    3. jrauserJul 2018
      If you're interested in more about LambdaMOO, Julian Dibbell's My Tiny Life is a good read: https://www.amazon.com/My-Tiny-Life-Passion-Virtual/dp/08050...
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    4. biggitybonesJan 2011
      I don't know any specifically, but the syllabus has required/suggested reading that would probably be a good place to start:

      Required Text

      Designing Virtual Worlds. Richard Bartle.

      Character Development and Storytelling for Games. Lee Sheldon.

      Suggested Reading

      Developing Online Games. Mulligan and Petrovsky.

      Massively Multiplayer Game Development. Thor Alexander et al.

      Synthetic Worlds. Edward Castronova.

      Community Building on the Web. Amy Jo Kim

      My Tiny Life: Crime and Passion in a Virtual World. Julian Dibbell

      A Theory of Fun. Raph Koster

      Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.

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    5. MiktorJul 2018
      PDF version of "My Tiny Life" is available for zero dollars on lulu dot com: http://www.lulu.com/shop/julian-dibbell/my-tiny-life-crime-a...
      thread

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