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Virtual Worlds Were Supposed to Let Players Be Themselves, But Monetization Forgets That

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By Richard Bartle
| 80 Level
#GBI#Video Games#Game Development#Business MUD1 co-creator Richard Bartle reflects on the origins of virtual worlds, the player-developer contract, free-to-play, pay-to-win, Web3, and why lasting MMOs need purpose before monetization. When Roy Trubshaw and I created MUD1 at the University of Essex in 1978, I was not trying to build a product category. I was not trying to invent a business model. I was trying to build a world.
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Law ‘must continue to evolve’ in line with a rapid shift towards a digital society

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By Richard Bartle
| Out-Law.com Verified
Richard Bartle, property dispute resolution expert at Pinsent Masons, said: “This case is a something of a ‘buried treasure’ case, which, for obvious reasons, has piqued the public’s interest.
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Landlord’s repudiatory breach entitled tenant to terminate lease agreement

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By Ian Morgan, Richard Bartle
| Out-Law.com Verified
Richard Bartle and Ian Morgan of Pinsent Masons were commenting after the Privy Council ruled that a business that rented property on the Caribbean island of Nevis was entitled to walk away from the lease agreement it had signed with the landlord without penalty and to be refunded the £56,000 rent deposit it had paid before doing so.
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