MySpace and gaming: the power of social networks
The social world of
MySpace seems a far cry from gaming, but as games become more socially focused, the two are converging--Alice, at
Wonderland, muses on a MMO that would combine the social power of MySpace with MMO dynamics. A lot of the emerging social technologies on the Web--from social bookmarking to photo sharing--could easily translate into a game world, and as a commenter on Alice's post points out, Second Life already achieves some of the same goals as the MySpace network.
With games and MySpace intertwining in new and unusual ways, perhaps MyMMOG isn't as far off as it sounds.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Sense @ Mar 1st 2006 12:58PM
Lots of people treat myspace as a game as it is. The object of the game is to get the most friends. Tila Tequila is winning.
Still, it is an interesting idea. The social aspects of MMORPGs have the power to draw in casual gamers, once they get past learning the controls.