Richard Bartle - Part 1 - MUD (Multi User Dungeon)

While there are many founders of the video game industry writ large, the dawn of multiplayer gaming is a much more select group of luminaries and our guest today, Richard Bartle is most definitely one of them. He cocreated MUD1, the first Multi User Dungeon game as a college student and has gone on to help shape the academic view of gaming ever since. Recorded: January 2025 Video version: Get us on your mobile device: Android: iOS: And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! Send comments on Mastodon @videogamenewsroomtimemachine@oldbytes.space Or twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram Or Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com Links: Books by Richard: How to Be a God Dheghōm ( Erwā Bhéwonom Copyright 2025 Karl Kuras

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Richard Bartle - Part 1 - MUD (Multi User Dungeon) is an episode from Video Game Newsroom Time Machine by Karl Kuras.

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