Category Archives: Personal

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Redefining the Sci-Fi MMORPG Experience

What follows is the result of a random idea followed by a thought experiment followed by multiple discussions all which occurred after a decade or more of playing MMORPGs. If you are a game designer or developer and you like what you read here, please feel free to contact me at michael.bartok@gmail.com. Happy gaming!

Disclosure: In the interest of full disclosure, I do not now (September 2016), nor have I ever worked for any company that designs and/or makes video games. I have played Firefall and MechWarrior Online, and...

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Myers-Briggs for Geeks!
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator personality test has been around for quite a while. It has its supports and its detractors and multitudes of businesses and organizations the world over use it to help their employees understand who they are and how they can enhance their relationships with their coworkers. This post isn't about any of that! I get the value of understanding who you are and how you interact with others. But most of us don't relate to abstract concepts. Nope, we relate to the people we know and know about. So, in honor of that common...
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