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'''Julian Dibbell''' ({{pronEng|dɨˈbɛl}}) (born [[February 23]], [[1963]] in [[New York, New York]], [[United States|U.S.]]) is a technology [[journalist]] with a particular interest in social systems within online communities. His [[1993]] article ''[[A Rape in Cyberspace]]''<ref>[http://www.juliandibbell.com/texts/bungle_vv.html Dibbell, Julian. "A Rape in Cyberspace." ''The Village Voice'' 21 Dec 1993.]</ref> detailed attempts of [[LambdaMOO]], an online community to deal with lawbreaking in its midst. The article was later included in Dibbell's book, ''My Tiny Life: Crime and Passion in a Virtual World''. Additionally, Dibbell has chronicled the evolution of online worlds for ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' Magazine, and has written about his attempt to make a living playing [[MMORPG]]s in the book ''Play Money: or, How I Quit My Day Job and Made Millions Trading Virtual Loot''. |
'''Julian Dibbell''' ({{pronEng|dɨˈbɛl}}) (born [[February 23]], [[1963]] in [[New York, New York]], [[United States|U.S.]]) is a technology [[journalist]] with a particular interest in social systems within online communities. His [[1993]] article ''[[A Rape in Cyberspace]]''<ref>[http://www.juliandibbell.com/texts/bungle_vv.html Dibbell, Julian. "A Rape in Cyberspace." ''The Village Voice'' 21 Dec 1993.]</ref> detailed attempts of [[LambdaMOO]], an online community to deal with lawbreaking in its midst. The article was later included in Dibbell's book, ''My Tiny Life: Crime and Passion in a Virtual World''. Additionally, Dibbell has chronicled the evolution of online worlds for ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' Magazine, and has written about his attempt to make a living playing [[MMORPG]]s in the book ''Play Money: or, How I Quit My Day Job and Made Millions Trading Virtual Loot''. Dibbell is also a founder of the academic gaming research blog [[Terra Nova (blog)|Terra Nova]]. |
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Revision as of 16:29, 25 July 2008
Julian Dibbell (Template:PronEng) (born February 23, 1963 in New York, New York, U.S.) is a technology journalist with a particular interest in social systems within online communities. His 1993 article A Rape in Cyberspace[1] detailed attempts of LambdaMOO, an online community to deal with lawbreaking in its midst. The article was later included in Dibbell's book, My Tiny Life: Crime and Passion in a Virtual World. Additionally, Dibbell has chronicled the evolution of online worlds for Wired Magazine, and has written about his attempt to make a living playing MMORPGs in the book Play Money: or, How I Quit My Day Job and Made Millions Trading Virtual Loot. Dibbell is also a founder of the academic gaming research blog Terra Nova.
Works
- Dibbell, Julian. My Tiny Life: crime and passion in a virtual world. Owl Books, 1999. ISBN 0805036261
- Dibbell, Julian. Play Money: or, How I Quit My Day Job and Made Millions Trading Virtual Loot. Basic Books, 2006. ISBN 0465015352
Notes
External links
- Official site
- The Life of the Chinese Gold Farmer - By Julian Dibbell, published in the New York Times on June 17, 2007.
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