Designing Virtual Worlds

Designing Virtual Worlds
AuthorRichard Bartle
LanguageEnglish
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherNew Riders
Publication date
2003
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages741
ISBN0-13-101816-7

Designing Virtual Worlds is a book about the practice of virtual world development by Richard Bartle. It has been noted as an authoritative source regarding the history of world-based online games.[1] College courses have been taught using it.[2][3][4][5]

In 2021, the author made the book freely available under a Creative Commons license on his website.[6]

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  6. ^ "Richard Bartle Releases His Classic Book Designing Virtual Worlds for Free Online". New World Notes. 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2021-08-17.