by Karen Hertzberg on Mar 27, 2008
More Legends of Gaming
A few days ago, the Ten Ton Hammer staff introduced readers to two of
the founding fathers of massively multiplayer gaming, Randall Farmer
and Chip Morningstar, and their initial MMOG project, Habitat. Today,
we're proud to present you with the second half of that interview in
all its extensive glory. In the second part, Randy and Chip discuss the
initial ideas behind Habitat, their thoughts on the influence the game
had over MMOGs, and where the future will take them. Enjoy!
Chip: One thing that I'm alternately proud of and embarrassed by is the
propagation of the term "Avatar", which has really become the common
term to use when describing your character in one of these worlds. It
was my coinage, and it's certainly expanded to take on a life of its
own in ways that I continue to be bemused by.