1. Online Games

2. Singleplayer Games
Single computer
Play alone

3. Multiplayer Games Same Computer LAN Internet See the other person
Several persons interact with each other
Know the persons
Internet
Many players
Mostly unknown persons

4. Online Games Internet games
Both MP games and Massive Multiplayer Online Games (MMOG)
Several persons have to interact with each other
Alias

5. MMOG Consistent World The world is a community Server/Client
Company has complete control over the server

6. Rules in MMOG
Rules of World
Rules of Conduct
Implicit Rules

7. Rules of World Game mechanics What the player is able to do PVE, PVP
How people interact with eachother
Basically the ”physics” of the game
Exploits

8. Toontown

9. Rules of Conduct Terms of Services Common rules The “Law” of the game
Not impersonate game staff
Not ruin the game play for other players
Not exploiting the game mechanics
Not using bots to automate the game
The “Law” of the game
What is considered ok in one game...

10. Example of ROC Player may not engage in any conduct
or communication while using the DAoC
Services which is unlawful or which restricts
or inhibits any other Player from using or
enjoying these Services.
(Dark age of Camelot)

11. Implicit rules What is considered ok by the players/game
Subjective for different players
Changes over time

12. Discussion
Is it ok to allow games which is based on killing other people, when games are looking and feeling more and more real

13. Discussion If we want to make a game as free as possible
Should we allow bullying, stealing, killing, torturing or raping in a game where there is a culprit and a victim?
Who should draw the line, and where

14. Discussion Protecting people from harassment and foul language
Toontown
Speedchat / only emotes
Safe friendlist
Restrictive interaction vs protection

15. Discussion
Self running Bots have shown to ruin gameplay for the serious gamers and making them leave the game
Blizzard created “the Warden”
A program that scans what programs you are currently running and sending it back to Blizzard
Privacy vs protecting the game

16. Discussion “Easy” access to accounts
50€ for the game, 10€ a month = 200€ for 15 months of play
Not counting the hours spent playing the character(s)