About this episode

In this milestone episode, the hosts welcome back Dr. Richard Bartle to discuss the origins of online gaming and its future.

Welcome to Show 300. This time out we welcome Dr. Richard Bartle back to the show! The man who co-invented online gaming. See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team Subjects 1. Richard Bartle - The Original Gangster (co-invented online gaming) 2. Playing in the mud - the beginning of the games we love 3. Will there be a resurgence of classic games 4. AI and the effect on video games. 5. What's up Doc? Life after university 6. Cyberpunk 2077

People in this episode

Hosts: Julie Whitefeather, Frances Kosac

Guest: Dr. Richard Bartle

Topics covered

• online gaming
• classic games
• AI in video games
• game development
• Richard Bartle

Keywords

• online gaming
• Richard Bartle
• classic games
• AI
• Cyberpunk 2077

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Cyberpunk 2077

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