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AGDC: Club Penguin's Merrifield On Why Genuine Counts

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2008-09-15 20:00:00 by Simon Carless in GameSetWatch
...Merrifield in a densely-attended Austin GDC keynote. Merrifield looked to his Disneyland origins -- and now his Disney-owned online game smash -- to explain why genuine respect and caring make a massive difference If we can truly learn how to put the player first... we will build better games, stronger teams, and thus better businesses," said...
 
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Has the MMO industry been irresponsible with children?

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2008-05-09 14:30:00 by Michael Zenke in Massively
...Merrifield was sick and tired of the MMO industry's "cynicism" when it came to children. Merrifield and his partners went forward with the gamespace as a side project, a world unsupported by VC money or expectations GamesIndustry.biz sat down for a chat with the man, and delved into the context behind one of the most successful kid-oriented...
 
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Massively: Has the MMO industry been irresponsible with children?

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2008-05-09 20:31:19 by Editor in VirginWorlds MMO News
...Merrifield was sick and tired of the MMO industry's "cynicism" when it came to children. Merrifield and his partners went forward with the gamespace as a side project, a world unsupported by VC money or expectations GamesIndustry.biz sat down for a chat with the man, and delved into the context behind one of the most successful kid-oriented...
 
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Austin GDC: The Best Of Monday's Coverage

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2008-09-16 16:00:27 by Simon Carless in GameSetWatch
...Merrifield On Why Genuine Counts Customer service, above all, will drive all online game creators to create better games and businesses, said Club Penguin co-creator Lane Merrifield in a densely-attended Austin GDC keynote. Merrifield looked to his Disneyland origins -- and now his Disney-owned online game smash -- to explain why genuine...
 
Tags: austin, austin gdc, game, online game creators, online game smash, game universe, microsoft game studios, gdc austin, players interact avatar
 
 
 
 
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Reminder: 2008 Austin GDC Early Reg Ends July 31st

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2008-07-30 12:00:51 by Simon Carless in GameSetWatch
...Merrifield - ends tomorrow, July 31st Austin GDC 2008 is presented by Think Services, organizers of the industry-leading Game Developers Conference (GDC) and the parent of Gamasutra.com and related websites, including this one The event is a three-day, multi-track game conference taking place at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas...
 
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Reminder: Early Registration For Austin GDC Ends Today

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2008-08-27 04:00:45 by Simon Carless in GameSetWatch
...Merrifield - ends today, August 27th - full rundown inside Austin GDC 2008 is presented by Think Services, organizers of the industry-leading Game Developers Conference (GDC) and the parent of Gamasutra.com and GameSetWatch.com The event is a three-day, multi-track game conference taking place at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas...
 
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Worlds Collide: A 2008 Worlds In Motion Summit Preview

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2008-01-08 08:00:21 by Simon Carless in GameSetWatch
...Merrifield, Disney Online senior vice president of premium content Steve Parkis, Nick.com senior vice president Jason Root, Neopets senior vice president Kyra Reppen, Dr. Eyjólfur Guðmundsson, Ph.D, in-world economist for EVE Online, Gaia Online CEO Craig Sherman, John Bates, director of business development for Entropia Universe,...
 
Tags: worlds, virtual worlds hype, inaugural worlds, online worlds enjoy, online social worlds, summit, virtual worlds space, virtual, motion
 
 
 
 
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Worlds in Motion Summit Reveals New Panels, Speakers

2008-01-16 01:57:59 by Editor in VirginWorlds MMO News
 
...Merrifield, Disney Online senior vice president of premium content Steve Parkis, Nick.com senior vice president Jason Root, and Neopets senior vice president Kyra Reppen, Dr. Eyjólfur Guðmundsson, Ph.D, in-world economist for EVE Online, Gaia Online CEO Craig Sherman, John Bates, director of business development for Entropia Universe,...
 
Tags: motion summit, michael acton smith, in-world economist, eve online, raph koster, min kim, entropia universe, rafhael cedeno, corey bridges
 
 
 
 
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The Daily Recap

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2008-05-09 18:00:00 by Krystalle Voecks in Massively
...Merrifield was sick and tired of the MMO industry's "cynicism" when it came to children Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
 
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Massively: The Daily Recap

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