Religion and MMO’s
While listening to an episode of Econ Talk, the guest speaker, Edward Castronova, likened the lore of a massively multiplayer online game (MMO) such as World of Warcraft to religion. (Please note: I am grossly oversimplifying … if you enjoy playing MMOs it is a great listen)
He also spoke to the human need for mythology and lore in most peoples’ lives. The host and Mr. Castronova briefly consider the possibility that players of MMOs and religions may clash in the future as MMOs soar in popularity. If so, the skirmishes between Christians and Dungeons & Dragons in the 80’s were only the opening salvo …
3 years ago