presentation given during the Game In' Action conference- Goteborg, 2007

1. Luca Rossi, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo” PROPERTY PRACTICES IN WORLD OF WARCRAFT

2. MMORPG HAVE NO GOALS…

3. SO, WHERE’S THE FUN?

4. FUN CAMES FROM INTERACTION WITH PLAYERS AND WORLD

5. WORLD IS THE STAGE OF GAME EXPERIENCE AND IT IS REQUIRED TO BE COHERENT (INNER COHERENCE)

6. ITEMS

7. (before equip): Gift, Sell, (equipped): Disenchant, Drop, Binds on Equipement Disenchant, Drop, Binds on PickUp Equip, Share, Gift, Sell, Disenchant, Drop, Normal (not bounded)

9. NO DEVIANT BEHAVIOUR IS ALLOWED

10. PROPERTY IN WOW HAS TO DEAL WITH THE UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF VALUABLE RESOURCES

11. WHERE ARE THE BAD GUYS?

12. LOOT AS UNCERTAINTY TIME THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR DEVIANCE

13. WHY NJ IS A LIMITED PHENOMENA * ?

15. GAME AND THE REST OF THE WORLD SOCIAL INTERACTIONS PLAYER AND THE GAME GAME AS A FORMAL SYSTEM GAME