The Essentials of RPG Design (10)
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simoniker writes "As the latest in his Game Design Essentials series for Gamasutra, writer John Harris examines 10 games from the Western computer RPG (CRPG) tradition and 10 from the Japanese console RPG (JRPG) tradition, to figure out what exactly makes them tick. From the entry on Nethack: 'Gaining experience is supposed to carry the risk of harm and failure. Without that risk, gaining power becomes a foregone conclusion. It has reached the point where ...
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Games, design, usability, interaction-design, writing, story, inspiration
中国禁止虚拟货币交换流通货币 (8)
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中国的文化部和商务部发布了《关于加强网络游戏虚拟货币管理工作的通知》，通知禁止了虚拟货币交换真实世界内的流通货币。这一行动可能将终止快速增长的价值数十亿人民币的Gold Farming市场。 《通知》禁止网络游戏虚拟货币交易服务企业向未成年人提供服务，防止未成年人沉迷于网络游戏；《通知》明确规定，游戏活动中获得的游戏道具不属于虚拟货币；虚拟货币不得用以支付、购买实物产品或兑换其他企业的任何产品和服务，以防范网络游戏虚拟货币对现实金融秩序产生冲击；网络游戏虚拟货币出售方用户须使用有效身份证件进行实名注册....网络游戏运营企业不得变更网络游戏虚拟货币的单位购买价格，在新增虚拟货币发行种类时，需根据本通知第三条所列材料内容报文化行政部门备案....网络游戏虚拟货币交易服务企业必须保留用户间的相关交易记录和账务记录，保留期自交易行为发生之日起步少于180天....
China Bans Gold Farming (24)
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InformationWeek is reporting that the Chinese government has declared a ban on the sale of virtual goods for real currency. This move is poised to shut down a several billion yuan a year business that has been growing by leaps and bounds every year. "The trading of virtual currency for real cash employs hundreds of thousands of people worldwide and generates between $200 million and $1 billion annually, according to a 2008 survey conducted by ...
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xhaker said:
Interesting
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phillip said:
Just like the Russians shutting down casinos, China is fucking their people and denying them economic freedom.
