We’re (almost) frightened and yet delighted to welcome Torill Mortensen to Blog Hui 2006. This, from Torill’s blog:
“Agirra is a sergeant now. She is big and buff and rides a wolf. When fighting in the Arathi Basin last night Agirra alone would draw 5-6 enemy players in order to kill her – anything less and there would be tactical retreats. I have to admit there would be tactical retreats on both sides, not to speak of evasions and a certain preference for hunting down lone vulnerable stragglers, but you know, that’s the game.” (Link to the page)
The name of the game, if you’re not already there fighting for your life, is World of Warcraft. It’s a massively multiplayer online game enabling thousands of players to come together online and battle against the world and each other. Players from across the globe can leave the real world behind and undertake grand quests and heroic exploits in a land of fantastic adventure.
In her spare time, Torill is an associate professor in Media Studies at Volda College, in Norway. Torill’s doctoral thesis is entitled ‘Pleasures of the Player: Flow and Control in Online Games’, and a presentation on the topic was made at Other Players conference (http://www.itu.dk/op/), Center for Computer Game Research, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2004. Her blog includes comment on media studies, reader-response theory, Multiple User Dungeons (MUDs), role-play games, academic weirdness and online communication – put together at random.
If games development, Multiple User Dungeons (MUDs), media studies, or media wierdness is your bag, don’t miss the opportunity to hear Torill at Blog Hui 2006.
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