Yes, and hešll even teach you how to code video games using butter:
http://blogs.electricsheepcompany.com/jerry/?p=64 and talk shop about
Accelerando and cyberpunk like therešs no tomorrow.

Raph rocks. Go to this, go to this, go to this! I wish I were in San
Diego.......

Someone please record the audio and take notes!!1!

Jerry Paffendorf

On 4/7/06 11:09 AM, "Andrew Breese" <andrew@...> wrote:

>
> This is gonna be some great geeking out!
>
> "Raph Koster is a lvl60 MMORPG designer"
>
> Indeed.
>
> -A
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "rws1st" <rws1st@...>
> To: <sdfuturists@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 1:36 AM
> Subject: [sdfuturists] Friday April 7th: The Theory of Fun by Raph Koster
>
>
>
> The San Diego Future Salon presents a talk by Raph Koster, who
> will share with us his theory of fun and speculations on the
> future of gaming.
>
> Raph Koster is a lvl60 MMORPG designer and the former Chief
> Creative Officer at Sony Online Entertainment. He was the lead
> designer for Ultima Online and its first expansion The Second
> Age and the creative director for Star Wars Galaxies. He also
> authored the book A Theory of Fun for Game Design published in
> November 2004. Previous to this, he helped create and write a
> text-based Multi-User Dungeon called LegendMUD.
>
> Friday, April 7, 2006, 7:00 PM
>
> Barnes & Noble
> 10775 Westview Parkway
> San Diego , CA 92126
>
>
> Raph's blog and web site with an extensive collection of essays:
> http://www.raphkoster.com/
>
> A Theory of Fun for Game Design:
> http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?
> z=y&isbn=1932111972&
> itm=2
>
> Wikipedia entry:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raph_Koster
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
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