Richard Bartle | |
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.jpg) Bartle in 2011 | |
| Born | 10 January 1960 Ripon, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | writer, professor, game researcher |
| Known for | MUD1 Designing Virtual Worlds |
| Spouse | Gail Bartle |
| Children | Jennifer Bartle, Madeleine Bartle |
| Website | http://mud.co.uk/richard/ |
Richard Allan Bartle (born 10 January 1960) is a British writer, professor and game researcher[1] in the massively multiplayer online game industry.[2][3] He co-created MUD1 (the first MUD) in 1978, and is the author of the 2003 book Designing Virtual Worlds.
- ^ "Richard Bartle: we invented multiplayer games as a political gesture". Guardian. 17 November 2014.
- ^ Radoff, Jon (April 2011). Game On: Energize Your Business with Social Media Games. p. 36. Wiley. ISBN 978-0-470-93626-9
- ^ "Game academic Richard Bartle investigates why players quit games". Venture Beat. 15 July 2017.