Motivated primarily by philosophical questions involving virtual worlds, Ren has a number of interesting credits under his belt: marketing, programming, writing, start-ups, business strategy, consulting. Check his website for handy links to far more game studies literature than we can list here. Ren is among the first to express in print the idea that virtual items may be property and he's known for his writing on the moral aspects of game design. Being originally from the Danelaw, Ren connects to Terra Nova in a couple of ways - geographically, he's linked to both T.L. Taylor of Copenhagen and Richard Bartle of the Not Formerly Danish Part of England. And in spirit, he speaks for all residents of formerly Danish provinces around the globe, these being, in particular, France, Russia, Sicily, Newfoundland, and the State of Minnesota. We're relieved to finally have this important perspective represented on our blog. Ren, welcome!
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Dec 21, 2003
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Yay.
I'm not sure I can live up to that intro - so I'll try and live sideways to it.
w00t
ren
www.renreynolds.com
Posted by: ren | Dec 21, 2003 at 14:33
It was only a matter of time before you were invited - welcome aboard!
Richard
PS: Ted - I may not live in Danelaw land now, but I lived the first 18 years of my life there.
Posted by: Richard Bartle | Dec 22, 2003 at 03:20
Welcome, Ren! Based on the pieces you talked about during dinner at SoP, I can't wait to see you posting on cheating.
Cory
Posted by: Cory Ondrejka | Dec 22, 2003 at 09:37