Raph Koster
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ULTIMA ONLINE, STAR WARS GALAXIES, @PlayableWorlds. THEORY OF FUN, POSTMORTEMS, SUNDAY POEMS. AFTER THE FLOOD. @[email protected]
San Diego CA
Joined February 2009
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Recommended posts, 2017-2025: It's been over five years since the last time I gathered up recommended posts in one place and added them to the menu above. I figured I was due. As usual this will include talks and interviews as well as articles. https://t.co/EYKVWvS0i9
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It’s been over five years since the last time I gathered up recommended posts in one place and added them to the menu above. I figured I was due. As usual this will include talks and intervie…
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I never posted widely about the public health simulator design I wrote as Covid was shutting down the world. Until now. https://t.co/eO0BvIUkiA
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It’s been six years now since the early days of the Covid pandemic. People who were paying super close attention started hearing rumors about something going on in China towards the end of 20…
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Today we reveal our Stars Reach development roadmap. More than a timeline, this is a full-featured living document. Click on individual cards for more information. Watch as cards move between categories as development progresses. We want your feedback. https://t.co/WEW0cSA4d5
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This update went up today. Can't wait to see what people do!
Tomorrow's game update is named GovBot Update. It's mainly focused on setting up township governments but also includes other fixes and changes. For details, see https://t.co/KcgfUuxovW
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Stars Reach’s latest patch adds Star Wars Galaxies-esque player cities to the alpha 🔗 https://t.co/eKsUbXLx97
#StarsReach #StarWarsGalaxies #MMORPG @RaphKoster @playstarsreach
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In Stars Reach, every action or interaction with the planet affects its environment, fauna, flora, and players who play and live in it. But not everybody likes what you do… https://t.co/L6iUXSevAr
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This is unexpected. Not one, but three versions, and of course I am far from the only author whose quotes are for sale on canvas prints. Looks like three different manufacturers, and no, I do not get a cut. Fair use, I assume :D
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Well, this landed on the front page of Hacker News!
Game design is simple, actually. Except when it isn't. Here are the 12 things you need to know. https://t.co/FDbNWQjien
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We are happy to announce a new Stars Reach Video Series that we are going to name Community Power. This first episode will feature the GUNC guild and what they've built on Akacala... but what is GUNC, who are they, when did everything start? https://t.co/B8YAGiFNQR
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Last chance to tour the amazing constructions on Akacala. Next week the new government system requires a full wipe to test.
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Game design is simple, actually. Except when it isn't. Here are the 12 things you need to know. https://t.co/FDbNWQjien
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So, let’s just walk through the whole thing, end to end. Here’s a twelve-step program for understanding game design. One: Fun There are a lot of things people call “fun.” But most of them are not u…
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Stars Reach’s visual upgrades ensure it barely looks like the same game introduced last year 🔗 https://t.co/Vx7gYKz5zB
#StarsReach #RaphKoster #MMORPG @playstarsreach
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This was the last UO stuff I led. We got it done in an incredibly short amount of time, a couple of months, and it actually wrapped *early* -- the only game project I've ever had do that.
Today in RPG history... Origin Systems & EA released Ultima Online: The Second Age for PC in NA on Oct 29, 1998. This was the first expansion for Ultima Online, adding the Lost Lands to the game world. It's mindblowing that you can still play this MMORPG today. Any players here?
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We've been working on overhauling the visuals in STARS REACH for a while. Here's a look at what's coming up, as well as a look at how far we have come. :) https://t.co/WwvrcJ0olr
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Biomes Upgrade - 🧪 Stars Reach Lab Welcome back Reachers, with another Stars Reach Lab Episode. We're flying higher than usual - today we are going to explore different environments. Forest and Desert biomes are examples. Can you spot all the new ones? https://t.co/nl3x82V9eb
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Heh, I just got this as a reply to a Reddit comment on MMO design. :)
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I've been bad about blogging when stuff got added to my site. So here's a catalog of the last couple of years including a bunch of podcasts and talks!
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I really have been neglecting the blog lately. But that doesn’t mean I haven’t been adding content to the site all along. I figured it might not hurt to do a little summary of items tha…
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“No jugamos para escapar de la realidad, sino para entenderla mejor.” - Raph Koster
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UOマメ知識 UOのイントロムービーのストレンジャーの胸にはアンクが描かれています。 何故、アバタールではないのにこの印があるのでしょうか。 Raph Koster氏によると、これは当時開発中だったUltima9のモデルを使用した結果生じた矛盾だそうです。
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