Richard Bartle to appear in Metaplace on Tuesday

An early map of a MUD from Richard Bartle's collection.

Just received an email from 3D Squared that Richard Bartle, the godfather of the multiplayer online world, will appare on 'the stage' in Metaplace Central on Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at Noon Pacific Time (2PM Central, 3PM Eastern). Richard is probably best recognized for being the co-author of MUD, the first multi-user dungeon. I mentioned an interview I did with Richard in 2003 earlier. I think it's very special and symbolic to have Richard appear in Metaplace at this early stage in its evolution. I'm looking forward to the conversation.

New: Richard appeared on Pooky Amsterdam's program in Second Life. I found them particularly entertaining. So many great lines, "In the real world, there's no backspace."

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